Millington F Carpenter Tuw

Private foundation · Grantmaker Birmingham, AL EIN: 42-6097621

Millington F Carpenter Tuw is a private foundation, based in Birmingham, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $431K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $22K.

Millington F Carpenter Tuw at a glance

In short: Millington F Carpenter Tuw gave $36K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$36,480
+348.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,120
+348.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,795
Total assets
$430,897
-5.9% 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 Millington F Carpenter Tuw funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Sacred Heart School: $17KSacred Heart School$17KMonticello Community Schools: $17KMonticello Community Schools$17KUniversity of Iowa Foundation Attn MS: $3KUniversity of Iowa FoundationAttn MS$3KUniversity of Northern Iowa Foundation: $300University of Northern IowaFoundation$300

The largest 2025 recipient was Sacred Heart School ($17K). Together the top 4 received $36K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MonticelloCedar FallsIowa City

How Millington F Carpenter Tuw gives

  • Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 154% 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$20K$40K$60K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2024) to $44K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $36K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sacred Heart School Monticello, IAGeneral Operating$16,590
Monticello Community Schools Monticello, IAGeneral Operating$16,590
University of Iowa Foundation Attn MS Iowa City, IAGeneral Operating$3,000
University of Northern Iowa Foundation Cedar Falls, IAGeneral Operating$300
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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$430,897$22,485$49,254$36,4804$49,057$22,467$31,821
2024$457,754$21,583$18,961$8,1364$11,793$14,574$41,669
2023$440,478$23,264$55,119$44,3284$47,886$16,058$28,434
2022$475,572$26,665$35,615$24,6304$28,010$19,786$29,436
2021$484,622$51,197$50,356$31,4164$36,421$37,647$31,449
2020$484,299$22,962$22,684$21,0724—$22,786$27,910
2019$480,949$32,984$35,920$23,8364—$25,093$27,770

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Millington F Carpenter Tuw 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

Millington F Carpenter Tuw's only listed officer is Regions Bank, Trustee on filings since 2019 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Regions Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $9K (2019) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Regions Bank Trust Dept (2022–2023) — 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 2024 IRS filing

Regions Bank — Trustee: $9KRegions BankTrustee$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $9K, to Regions Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Millington F Carpenter Tuw

How much does Millington F Carpenter Tuw give each year?

Millington F Carpenter Tuw gave $36K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 4 grants.

What is Millington F Carpenter Tuw's typical grant size?

Millington F Carpenter Tuw's median grant in 2025 was $9,795, and its average grant was $9,120, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Millington F Carpenter Tuw give grants?

Millington F Carpenter Tuw 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 Monticello, IA (2 grants).

Does Millington F Carpenter Tuw give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Millington F Carpenter Tuw'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 Millington F Carpenter Tuw?

Millington F Carpenter Tuw reported $431K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $49K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Millington F Carpenter Tuw's EIN?

Millington F Carpenter Tuw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6097621. 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 May 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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