Jean Risley Educational Trust
Jean Risley Educational Trust is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $595K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $53K.
Jean Risley Educational Trust at a glance
In short: Jean Risley Educational Trust gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +8.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $595,489
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Jean Risley Educational Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Jean Risley Educational Trust gives
- Giving grew 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 123% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2021) to $40K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $40,000 |
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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 | $595,489 | $63,059 | $59,350 | $40,000 | 4 | $48,198 | $52,583 | $39,265 |
| 2024 | $591,779 | $49,359 | $55,833 | $37,000 | 4 | $44,850 | $39,037 | $38,680 |
| 2023 | $598,254 | $39,564 | $49,960 | $34,000 | 3 | $40,390 | $29,483 | $35,685 |
| 2022 | $608,603 | $14,294 | $50,474 | $33,000 | 3 | $39,519 | $11,297 | $38,446 |
| 2021 | $644,553 | $69,855 | $47,230 | $30,000 | 1 | — | $59,551 | $41,549 |
| 2020 | $621,376 | $47,058 | $48,382 | $33,000 | 1 | — | $38,035 | $35,369 |
| 2019 | $623,215 | $39,792 | $52,146 | $34,300 | 1 | — | $30,711 | $38,459 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jean Risley Educational Trust reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jean Risley Educational Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$11K (2020) → $13K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Wells Fargo Bank NA (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $13K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Jean Risley Educational Trust
How much does Jean Risley Educational Trust give each year?
Jean Risley Educational Trust gave $40K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $37K across 4 grants.
What is Jean Risley Educational Trust's typical grant size?
Jean Risley Educational Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Jean Risley Educational Trust give grants?
Jean Risley Educational Trust gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Jean Risley Educational Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Jean Risley Educational Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is Jean Risley Educational Trust?
Jean Risley Educational Trust reported $595K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $48K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Jean Risley Educational Trust's EIN?
Jean Risley Educational Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3117918. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
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