Miller Memorial Trust Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 39-6790366

Miller Memorial Trust Fund is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $93K. Net investment income was $57K.

Miller Memorial Trust Fund at a glance

In short: Miller Memorial Trust Fund gave $93K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $93K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$93,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$93,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$93,000
Total assets
$1,421,386
-2.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (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 Miller Memorial Trust Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

First Christian Church: $93KFirst Christian Church$93K

The largest 2025 recipient was First Christian Church ($93K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

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

Galesburg

How Miller Memorial Trust Fund gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 104% 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$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $73K (2020) to $93K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $93K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Christian Church Galesburg, ILGeneral Operating$93,000
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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$1,421,386$83,809$124,949$93,0001$96,501$57,183$92,742
2024$1,462,755$121,981$121,888$93,0001$96,764$97,408$87,739
2023$1,463,624$87,226$119,164$93,0001$96,270$63,824$83,431
2022$1,495,678$112,365$123,199$89,7501$93,215$87,850$92,274
2021$1,506,011$237,713$102,807$74,8721—$213,350$93,029
2020$1,371,783$64,356$98,081$72,7011—$46,342$81,332
2019$1,405,897$103,366$100,739$76,0211—$84,294$79,028

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Miller Memorial Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $93K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Miller Memorial Trust Fund'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

    $22K (2020) → $21K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Wells Fargo Bank NA (2019) — Trustee

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: $21KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$21K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $21K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Miller Memorial Trust Fund

How much does Miller Memorial Trust Fund give each year?

Miller Memorial Trust Fund gave $93K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $93K across 1 grant.

How large is Miller Memorial Trust Fund?

Miller Memorial Trust Fund reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $97K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $93K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Miller Memorial Trust Fund operate?

Miller Memorial Trust Fund has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Miller Memorial Trust Fund's EIN?

Miller Memorial Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-6790366. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 1, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 6, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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