Jay Henges Charitable Trust
Jay Henges Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Earth City, Missouri. It distributes trust assets to charitable organizations for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
Jay Henges Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Jay Henges Charitable Trust gave $1.5M across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $53K), mostly in Missouri. 3% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,542,000
- -55.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $53,172
- -54.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $21,496,449
- -4.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 3% first-time grantees (1 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Jay Henges Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4133 Shoreline Drive, Earth City, MO 63045
Phone: (314) 291-6660
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Jay Henges Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Forest Park Forever ($400K). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
137 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 119 grants of 137 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 87% of grant dollars went to recipients in Missouri. The remaining reported shares went to Virginia (6%), Michigan (2%), Idaho (1%), and New York (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Jay Henges Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
3%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 29 grantees (3%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $400K; repeat grants $41K. How we count
Medians: $400K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 97% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 113% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $289K (2020) to $3.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Park Forever St. Louis, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $400,000 |
| Great Rivers Habitat Alliance St. Louis, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $250,000 |
| The St Louis Zoo Foundation St. Louis, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $240,000 |
| The St Louis Symphony Orchestra St. Louis, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $150,000 |
| The Leadership Institute Arlington, VA | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $100,000 |
| Missouri Conservation Heritage Foun Jefferson City, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $50,000 |
| Pedal the Cause St. Louis, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $30,000 |
| Child Advocacy Center Wentzville, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $25,000 |
| Fathers Families Support Center St. Louis, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $25,000 |
| Folds of Honor Chesterfield, MO | Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21,496,449 | $767,963 | $1,758,734 | $1,542,000 | 29 | $1,542,000 | $562,291 | $1,359,164 |
| 2024 | $22,487,220 | $1,572,240 | $3,704,184 | $3,495,000 | 30 | $3,495,000 | $818,028 | $1,333,391 |
| 2023 | $24,619,164 | $221,031 | $1,530,814 | $1,317,000 | 30 | $1,317,000 | $292,863 | $1,238,655 |
| 2022 | $25,928,947 | $1,129,283 | $1,311,937 | $1,112,000 | 22 | $1,112,000 | $831,275 | $1,064,117 |
| 2021 | $7,472,095 | $846,271 | $515,122 | $415,000 | 26 | — | $14,811 | $389,651 |
| 2020 | $7,141,567 | $5,802,162 | $351,609 | $289,000 | 24 | — | $656,418 | $236,492 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jay Henges Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $1.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The trust’s 2025 filing describes its direct charitable activity as distributing trust assets to charitable organizations for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes.
Its grantees describe a range of activities. Forest Park Forever says its mission is to restore, maintain, and sustain Forest Park in partnership with the City of St. Louis. Great Rivers Habitat Alliance says it works to address commercial development in the 100-year confluence floodplain and encourage alternatives. Pedal the Cause says it funds cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Other supported organizations include the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, a classical-music station, and College of the Ozarks, which describes its mission as providing a Christian education.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust made 29 grants totaling $1,542,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $400,000, with a median of $15,000.
The largest grants included $400,000 to Forest Park Forever, $250,000 to Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, $240,000 to The St. Louis Zoo Foundation, $150,000 to The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and $100,000 to The Leadership Institute. Other listed grants included $50,000 to Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation and $30,000 to Pedal the Cause.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Carolyn F. Henges and Steve W. Schulte as trustees.
Jay Henges Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carolyn F. Henges
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Steve W. Schulte
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Jay Henges Charitable Trust
How much does Jay Henges Charitable Trust give each year?
Jay Henges Charitable Trust gave $1.5M across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.5M across 30 grants.
What is Jay Henges Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Jay Henges Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $53,172, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jay Henges Charitable Trust that year got $400K on average.
Where does Jay Henges Charitable Trust give grants?
Jay Henges Charitable Trust gives mostly in Missouri: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (13 grants).
Does Jay Henges Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Jay Henges Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Religious, Charitable, Scientific, E" (28 grants).
Who are Jay Henges Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Jay Henges Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Forest Park Forever ($400,000), Great Rivers Habitat Alliance ($250,000) and The St Louis Zoo Foundation ($240,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jay Henges Charitable Trust?
Jay Henges Charitable Trust reported $21.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.5M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Jay Henges Charitable Trust fund?
The trust’s 2025 filing describes its direct charitable activity as distributing trust assets to charitable organizations for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Jay Henges Charitable Trust?
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Jay Henges Charitable Trust's EIN?
Jay Henges Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1197938. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Jay Henges Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 16, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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