KOTA Foundation Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Shreveport, LA EIN: 27-6850043

KOTA Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Shreveport, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4K in total assets.

KOTA Foundation Trust at a glance

Total assets
$4,244
+1116.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$3,900
+160.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5
-99.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who KOTA Foundation Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Shreveport

How KOTA Foundation Trust gives

  • In 2024 it paid out well above 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K3 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2024) to $8K (2023). In 2024 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Gingerbread House Shreveport, LAPublic Assistance$1,000
Byrd High School Football Booster Shreveport, LASupport School Athletics$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$4,244$3,900$5———$145
2024$349$1,500$1,500$1,000Total only$1,500$17
2023$349$4,100$7,810$7,800Total only$7,810$84
2022$4,059—$1,500$1,5002$1,500$216
2021$5,559—————$274
2020$5,559—$3,665$3,6653—$364

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, KOTA Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $145 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

KOTA Foundation Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anne Marie M Schoonover

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brett S Schoonover

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • David Schoonover

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about KOTA Foundation Trust

How large is KOTA Foundation Trust?

KOTA Foundation Trust reported $4K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4K.

Where does KOTA Foundation Trust operate?

KOTA Foundation Trust has awarded grants in Louisiana.

How much is KOTA Foundation Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, KOTA Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $145 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is KOTA Foundation Trust's EIN?

KOTA Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6850043. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 13, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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