Nordley Joanna C Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 42-6612873

Nordley Joanna C Trust is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $701K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $30K. Net investment income was $50K.

Nordley Joanna C Trust at a glance

In short: Nordley Joanna C Trust gave $30K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$700,559
+2.5% 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 Nordley Joanna C Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Holy Trinity Parish Foundation: $12KHoly Trinity Parish Foundation$12KSt Edmond Catholic School Inc: $12KSt Edmond Catholic School Inc$12KSacred Heart Church: $6KSacred Heart Church$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Holy Trinity Parish Foundation ($12K). Together the top 3 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Fort DodgeRuthven

How Nordley Joanna C Trust gives

  • Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 71% 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$20K$40K$60K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2025) to $52K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Holy Trinity Parish Foundation Fort Dodge, IAGeneral Operating$12,000
St Edmond Catholic School Inc Fort Dodge, IAGeneral Operating$12,000
Sacred Heart Church Ruthven, IAGeneral Operating$6,000
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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$700,559$64,409$47,996$30,0003$32,630$49,553$45,920
2024$683,780$53,611$56,951$40,0003$42,483$39,876$43,684
2023$687,211$49,607$67,325$52,0003$54,360$36,166$40,909
2022$705,177$17,111$61,056$45,0003$47,376$12,674$43,720
2021$749,091$67,772$55,845$38,0003$40,488$53,423$48,515
2020$737,148$72,213$52,595$38,0003—$59,625$40,817
2019$717,939$39,361$56,670$40,0003—$26,728$41,137

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nordley Joanna C Trust reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nordley Joanna C Trust'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

    $13K (2019) → $15K (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: $15KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$15K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Nordley Joanna C Trust

How much does Nordley Joanna C Trust give each year?

Nordley Joanna C Trust gave $30K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 3 grants.

What is Nordley Joanna C Trust's typical grant size?

Nordley Joanna C Trust's median grant in 2025 was $12,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Nordley Joanna C Trust give grants?

Nordley Joanna C 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 Fort Dodge, IA (2 grants).

Does Nordley Joanna C Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Nordley Joanna C Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Nordley Joanna C Trust?

Nordley Joanna C Trust reported $701K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (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 Nordley Joanna C Trust?

Nordley Joanna C Trust is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $701K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Nordley Joanna C Trust's EIN?

Nordley Joanna C Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6612873. 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 3, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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