Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund
Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $66K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $6K.
Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,962
- +223.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,962
- +223.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,962
- Total assets
- $66,358
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (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 Wardrope Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Martha Jefferson Hospital ($3K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund gives
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $916 (2024) to $3K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA | General Purpose | $2,962 |
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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 | $66,358 | $6,568 | $4,111 | $2,962 | 1 | $3,506 | $6,089 | $3,738 |
| 2024 | $63,901 | $4,808 | $1,715 | $916 | 1 | $1,373 | $4,471 | $3,496 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund's only listed officer is M T Trust Company, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
M T Trust Company
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$824 (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Com (2024) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 $824, to M T Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund
How much does Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund give each year?
Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $916 across 1 grant.
How large is Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund?
Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund reported $66K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund operate?
Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund has awarded grants in New York, Virginia.
What is Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund's EIN?
Jean Wardrope Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6186142. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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