Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Columbus, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $128K. Net investment income was $211K.
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund gave $128K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $128,132
- +23.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,033
- +23.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $26,975
- Total assets
- $2,038,527
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Georgia (53% 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 Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Presbyterian College ($61K). Together the top 4 received $128K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 20 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund gives
- Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. 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 $20K (2023) to $128K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $128K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian College Clinton, SC | Provide Support to the General Fund | $60,694 |
| Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Rabun Gap, GA | Provide Support to the General Fund | $26,975 |
| First Presbyterian Ch of Lagrange Lagrange, GA | Provide Support to the General Fund | $26,975 |
| Boy Scouts - Chattahoochee Council Columbus, GA | Provide Support to the General Fund | $13,488 |
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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 | $2,038,527 | $220,453 | $229,415 | $128,132 | 4 | $155,662 | $210,711 | $161,187 |
| 2024 | $1,985,198 | $106,024 | $164,750 | $103,580 | 4 | $127,571 | $94,715 | $152,107 |
| 2023 | $2,019,374 | $76,753 | $135,077 | $20,232 | 4 | $41,654 | $66,068 | $131,731 |
| 2022 | $1,994,350 | $41,447 | $53,729 | $102,200 | 4 | $124,699 | $36,662 | $131,445 |
| 2021 | $2,088,599 | $125,977 | $136,063 | $80,984 | 4 | $104,797 | $115,807 | $145,799 |
| 2020 | $2,077,470 | $102,304 | $113,984 | $101,090 | 4 | — | $93,879 | $123,687 |
| 2019 | $2,108,264 | $121,866 | $131,521 | $53,295 | 4 | — | $113,531 | $119,006 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $161K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund's only listed officer is Synovus Trust Company NA, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Synovus Trust Company NA
Trustee
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
$19K (2019) → $28K (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 $28K, to Synovus Trust Company NA (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund
How much does Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund give each year?
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund gave $128K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $104K across 4 grants.
What is Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund's typical grant size?
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund's median grant in 2025 was $26,975, and its average grant was $32,033, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund give grants?
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund gives mostly in Georgia: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Carolina (47%).
Does Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund?
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $156K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $161K (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 Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund?
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, based in Columbus, GA. It holds $2.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund's EIN?
Louise & Jimmy Gallant Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6132250. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 20, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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