Miles Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Eagan, MN EIN: 42-6534906

Miles Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Eagan, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $475K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $20K.

Miles Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Miles Charitable Trust gave $22K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$22,113
+0.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,159
+0.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,159
Total assets
$475,316
-1.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Iowa (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 Miles Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Indian Hills Community College Foundatio: $3KIndian Hills Community CollegeFoundatio$3KWapello County Historical Society: $3KWapello County HistoricalSociety$3KFood Bank of Iowa: $3KFood Bank of Iowa$3KHospice: $3KHospice$3KEcumenical Lords Cupboard: $3KEcumenical Lords Cupboard$3KSoutheast Iowa Symphony Assn: $3KSoutheast Iowa Symphony Assn$3KOttumwa Public Library: $3KOttumwa Public Library$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Indian Hills Community College Foundatio ($3K). Together the top 7 received $22K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

States

Cities

OttumwaMt PleasantDes Moines

How Miles Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 24% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K8 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2021) to $29K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $22K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Indian Hills Community College Foundatio Ottumwa, IAGeneral Operating$3,159
Wapello County Historical Society Ottumwa, IAGeneral Operating$3,159
Food Bank of Iowa Des Moines, IAGeneral Operating$3,159
Hospice Ottumwa, IAGeneral Operating$3,159
Ecumenical Lords Cupboard Ottumwa, IAGeneral Operating$3,159
Southeast Iowa Symphony Assn Mt Pleasant, IAGeneral Operating$3,159
Ottumwa Public Library Ottumwa, IAGeneral Operating$3,159
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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$475,316$27,631$32,128$22,1137$24,427$19,655$25,221
2024$479,960$16,912$31,651$22,0227$24,312$8,847$24,406
2023$494,701$12,672$30,097$19,9927$20,718$7,031$22,747
2022$512,127$122,239$39,940$28,9457$31,270$115,515$22,314
2021$429,831$57,819$27,751$18,7957$20,351$50,355$26,900
2020$399,771$11,271$30,507$22,3128—$4,893$23,845

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Miles Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $25K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Miles Charitable Trust's only listed officer is US Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • US Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $7K (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

US Bank N a — Trustee: $8KUS Bank N aTrustee$8K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to US Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Miles Charitable Trust

How much does Miles Charitable Trust give each year?

Miles Charitable Trust gave $22K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 7 grants.

What is Miles Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Miles Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $3,159, and its average grant was $3,159, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Miles Charitable Trust give grants?

Miles Charitable Trust gives mostly in Iowa: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Ottumwa, IA (5 grants).

Does Miles Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Miles Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Miles Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Miles Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Indian Hills Community College Foundatio ($3,159), Wapello County Historical Society ($3,159) and Food Bank of Iowa ($3,159), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Miles Charitable Trust?

Miles Charitable Trust reported $475K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $25K (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 Miles Charitable Trust's EIN?

Miles Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6534906. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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