Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 54-6088106

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $528K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $35K. Net investment income was $35K.

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment at a glance

In short: Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$528,174
-0.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (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 Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA: $35KCharlottesville Albemarle SPCA$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA ($35K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Charlottesville

How Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 117% of 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$100K$200K$300K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2019) to $201K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA Charlottesville, VAGeneral Operating$35,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$528,174$45,050$47,450$35,0001$37,214$35,208$31,860
2024$530,995$31,703$46,553$35,0001$37,119$21,920$31,098
2023$545,202$26,713$214,117$201,0001$203,254$15,350$36,805
2022$733,198$32,055$57,339$42,0001$44,265$20,400$39,428
2021$758,737$89,440$50,641$35,0001$37,376$76,646$43,859
2020$719,822$52,239$49,020$35,0001—$41,168$38,091
2019$716,688$70,814$48,337$35,0001—$59,674$37,554

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment'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

    $12K (2019) → $11K (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

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $11KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment

How much does Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment give each year?

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 1 grant.

How large is Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment?

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment reported $528K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $37K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment?

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $528K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment operate?

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment's EIN?

Lucy L Bleecker SPCA Endowment's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-6088106. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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