Lorene Lobner Keena Trust
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $416K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $16K.
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust at a glance
In short: Lorene Lobner Keena Trust gave $20K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -40.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -71.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- +109.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $416,489
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (75% 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 Lorene Lobner Keena Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Univ of Cal Los Angeles ($5K). Together the top 3 received $15K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
38 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 38 grants of 38 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lorene Lobner Keena Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2020) to $34K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Univ of Cal Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Scholarship | $5,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $5,000 |
| Univ of CA Davis FBO West Sacramento, CA | Scholarship | $5,000 |
| Univ of CA Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | 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 | $416,489 | $22,588 | $32,193 | $20,000 | 4 | $25,036 | $15,680 | $29,751 |
| 2024 | $422,102 | $23,169 | $47,036 | $33,500 | 14 | $40,343 | $16,822 | $24,744 |
| 2023 | $445,971 | $22,383 | $35,833 | $25,000 | 11 | $29,789 | $15,589 | $30,158 |
| 2022 | $452,882 | $6,833 | $36,005 | $23,000 | 8 | $27,856 | $6,498 | $27,306 |
| 2021 | $481,852 | $73,946 | $35,900 | $23,000 | 1 | — | $66,999 | $26,919 |
| 2020 | $443,886 | $68,957 | $28,825 | $18,250 | 8 | — | $62,263 | $23,942 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lorene Lobner Keena Trust reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$8K (2020) → $8K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Lorene Lobner Keena Trust
How much does Lorene Lobner Keena Trust give each year?
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust gave $20K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $34K across 14 grants.
What is Lorene Lobner Keena Trust's typical grant size?
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lorene Lobner Keena Trust give grants?
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust gives mostly in California: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Montana (25%).
Does Lorene Lobner Keena Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Lorene Lobner Keena Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is Lorene Lobner Keena Trust?
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust reported $416K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (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 Lorene Lobner Keena Trust?
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $416K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Lorene Lobner Keena Trust's EIN?
Lorene Lobner Keena Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6429682. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS June 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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