Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $241K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $15K.
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust at a glance
In short: Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust gave $10K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- +150.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $241,079
- +0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was S Baptist Theological Seminary ($5K).
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
32 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 32 grants of 32 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2023) to $12K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $5,000 |
| S Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville, KY | Scholarship | $5,000 |
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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 | $241,079 | $18,567 | $18,022 | $10,000 | 2 | $13,856 | $14,719 | $14,237 |
| 2024 | $240,668 | $17,491 | $15,092 | $8,000 | 4 | $11,526 | $13,766 | $14,587 |
| 2023 | $237,203 | $8,043 | $14,376 | $8,000 | 8 | $11,133 | $4,623 | $12,539 |
| 2022 | $243,602 | $8,916 | $16,835 | $10,000 | 10 | $13,125 | $5,605 | $13,242 |
| 2021 | $251,752 | $27,825 | $19,250 | $12,000 | 8 | $15,323 | $24,137 | $14,768 |
| 2020 | $243,155 | $19,068 | $17,221 | $11,000 | 5 | — | $16,021 | $12,835 |
| 2019 | $241,329 | $21,678 | $17,567 | $11,990 | 6 | — | $18,433 | $13,119 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$4K (2019) → $5K (2025)
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 $5K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust
How much does Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust give each year?
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust gave $10K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 4 grants.
How large is Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust?
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust reported $241K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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.
What is Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust?
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $241K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust operate?
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust has awarded grants in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, Texas.
What is Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust's EIN?
Jones Adora S Ministerial Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6506484. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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