John W and Effie E Speas Memorial Trust

DALLAS, TX EIN: 44-6008249

The John W and Effie E Speas Memorial Trust is a private foundation established in 1943 in Missouri and currently based in Dallas, Texas. As a 501(c)(3) organization, it operates as an independent foundation with a single staff member and is managed by Bank of America N.A.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$2.0M

-1.0% YoY

Grant Count

36

-14.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$56K

+15.5% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The trust supports and promotes quality educational, cultural, human services, and health care programming. Primary funding interests include:

  • Education
  • Cultural programming
  • Human services
  • Health care
  • Youth resiliency
  • Inclusive technology
  • Healthy families support

Grantmaking

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The trust primarily funds organizations in Kansas and Missouri.

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

ATLANTABLUE SPRINGSBUCYRUSINDEPENDENCEKANSASKANSAS CITYLACYGNELAWRENCELEAVENWORTHLEAWOODLENEXAMERRIAMMISSIONOLATHEOTTAWAOVERLAND PARKPARKVILLEPRAIRIE VILLAGESHAWNEEST LOUIS

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2024:

  • Total assets: $35,444,627
  • Total revenues: $3,260,799
  • Total expenses: $2,471,350
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.1201920202021202220232024
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Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$548K$1M$2M$2M33 grants201937 grants202035 grants202146 grants202242 grants202336 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ADVENTHEALTH FOUNDATION$300KKANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWM…$250KKANSAS UNIVERSITY ENDOWM…$250KTRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER CH…$200KDONNELLY COLLEGE$200KFRIENDSHIP INN KC INC$100KOTTAWA UNIVERSITY$100KKANSAS CITY HOSPICE INC$60KVIBRANT HEALTH$50KARTS COUNCIL OF METRO GR…$50K

Grant Size Distribution

196 grants across all recorded years

148<$50K23$50–100K12$100–250K11$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from John W and Effie E Speas Memorial Trust

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Bank of America N.A. serves as Managing Director and trustee of the foundation.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

BANK OF AMERICATRUSTEE$216K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BANK OF AMERICATRUSTEE1$216,147

Contact Information

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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