Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Swansea, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $233K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $24K.
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee at a glance
In short: Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee gave $10K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,472
- -2.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,618
- -2.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,618
- Total assets
- $233,120
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (50% 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 Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 76% 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 (2020) to $12K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $10,472 |
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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 | $233,120 | $27,514 | $17,145 | $10,472 | 4 | $12,504 | $23,825 | $16,447 |
| 2024 | $222,794 | $23,687 | $16,930 | $10,740 | 4 | $15,679 | $22,433 | $2,185 |
| 2023 | $216,037 | $18,684 | $17,860 | $11,762 | 3 | $17,235 | $18,059 | $16,213 |
| 2022 | $215,213 | $15,999 | $15,631 | $9,656 | 3 | $14,379 | $14,747 | $16,485 |
| 2021 | $214,845 | $20,509 | $15,182 | $9,201 | 3 | $15,172 | $16,320 | $15,627 |
| 2020 | $209,518 | $10,513 | $13,924 | $8,124 | 3 | — | $10,513 | $15,002 |
| 2019 | $212,929 | $10,333 | $13,991 | $8,191 | 4 | — | $10,333 | $13,923 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee reported a distributable amount of $16K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee's only listed officer is First Bank, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Bank
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
$5K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: First Bank Wealth Management (2019–2024) — Jill Bastian
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 First Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee
How much does Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee give each year?
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee gave $10K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 4 grants.
What is Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee's typical grant size?
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee's median grant in 2025 was $2,618, and its average grant was $2,618, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee give grants?
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee gives mostly in Missouri: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Arizona (25%) and Virginia (25%).
Does Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee?
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee reported $233K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $16K (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 Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee?
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Swansea, IL. It holds $233K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee's EIN?
Laverna Evans Schlrshp First BK Ttee's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1179974. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 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 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 23, 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 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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