Pate Fund
Pate 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 $285K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $17K.
Pate Fund at a glance
In short: Pate Fund gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,750
- +87.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,250
- Total assets
- $284,533
- -0.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- South Carolina (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 Pate Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Medical University of South Carolina ($6K). Together the top 4 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Pate Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $16K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC | General Operating | $6,000 |
| Prince George Winyah Parish Georgetown, SC | General Operating | $3,500 |
| SC Department of Natural Resources Columbia, SC | General Operating | $3,000 |
| Low Country Day School Inc Pawleys ISL, SC | General Operating | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $284,533 | $21,283 | $22,449 | $15,000 | 4 | $17,653 | $16,645 | $17,265 |
| 2024 | $285,960 | $13,662 | $18,857 | $12,000 | 6 | $14,500 | $9,135 | $16,598 |
| 2023 | $290,883 | $10,959 | $20,471 | $14,000 | 6 | $16,483 | $6,758 | $15,401 |
| 2022 | $300,719 | $11,708 | $23,367 | $16,000 | 5 | $18,510 | $7,406 | $16,404 |
| 2021 | $312,435 | $34,842 | $21,397 | $14,000 | 5 | $16,649 | $30,073 | $18,265 |
| 2020 | $298,940 | $20,290 | $21,144 | $14,100 | 9 | — | $15,950 | $15,887 |
| 2019 | $299,846 | $28,169 | $20,948 | $14,000 | 8 | — | $21,807 | $15,487 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pate Fund reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pate Fund's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; 1 of 4 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$5K (2019) → $6K (2025)
Dorothy Pate Bridgers
Advisory Committee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stella Law Pate Ford
Advisory Committee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wallace F. Pate Jr.
Advisory Committee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Pate Fund
How much does Pate Fund give each year?
Pate Fund gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $12K across 6 grants.
What is Pate Fund's typical grant size?
Pate Fund's median grant in 2025 was $3,250, and its average grant was $3,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pate Fund give grants?
Pate Fund gives mostly in South Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Pate Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Pate Fund'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 Pate Fund?
Pate Fund reported $285K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Pate Fund's EIN?
Pate Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6017422. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
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