Ketchum Foundation
Ketchum Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $190K. Net investment income was $203K.
Ketchum Foundation at a glance
In short: Ketchum Foundation gave $190K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $63K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $190,000
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $63,333
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $76,000
- Total assets
- $3,481,659
- -0.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% 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 Ketchum Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Home of NC Inc ($95K). Together the top 3 received $190K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 9 grants of 15 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Ketchum Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 $177K (2024) to $212K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $190K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boys and Girls Home of NC Inc Lake Waccamaw, NC | General Operating | $95,000 |
| Crossnore School Inc Crossnore, NC | General Operating | $76,000 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church Jacksonville, NC | General Operating | $19,000 |
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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 | $3,481,659 | $255,991 | $252,063 | $190,000 | 3 | $196,857 | $203,477 | $206,756 |
| 2024 | $3,482,185 | $178,686 | $226,926 | $177,000 | 3 | $182,908 | $131,329 | $198,611 |
| 2023 | $3,526,986 | $91,188 | $235,999 | $189,000 | 3 | $194,573 | $67,801 | $183,674 |
| 2022 | $3,675,711 | $194,086 | $267,596 | $212,000 | 3 | $217,789 | $149,995 | $194,132 |
| 2021 | $3,750,429 | $395,811 | $242,089 | $185,000 | 3 | $191,231 | $347,847 | $216,881 |
| 2020 | $3,596,123 | $274,446 | $231,634 | $180,000 | 3 | — | $232,747 | $187,477 |
| 2019 | $3,553,724 | $363,690 | $229,652 | $180,000 | 3 | — | $321,527 | $184,458 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ketchum Foundation reported a distributable amount of $207K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ketchum Foundation'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
$45K (2019) → $57K (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 $57K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ketchum Foundation
How much does Ketchum Foundation give each year?
Ketchum Foundation gave $190K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $177K across 3 grants.
What is Ketchum Foundation's typical grant size?
Ketchum Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $76,000, and its average grant was $63,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ketchum Foundation give grants?
Ketchum Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Ketchum Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Ketchum Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Ketchum Foundation?
Ketchum Foundation reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $197K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $207K (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 Ketchum Foundation's EIN?
Ketchum Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1475963. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added 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)
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