Prairie Fork CET 476506A00

Private foundation · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 43-6736995

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 is a private foundation, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $285K. Net investment income was $217K.

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 at a glance

In short: Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 gave $285K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $71K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$285,008
+5.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$71,252
-21.1% vs 2024
Median grant
$43,000
Total assets
$4,515,692
-1.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (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 Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

University of Missouri: $189KUniversity of Missouri$189KMo Conservation Heritage Foundation: $61KMo Conservation HeritageFoundation$61KPheasants Foreverquail Forever: $25KPheasants Foreverquail Forever$25KColumbia Center for Urban Agriculture: $10KColumbia Center for UrbanAgriculture$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Missouri ($189K). Together the top 4 received $285K.

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K3$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 13 (38%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ColumbiaJefferson CitySt ClairUnion

How Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% 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$100K$200K$300K$400K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250K (2023) to $315K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $285K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Missouri Columbia, MOProgram Support$189,358
Mo Conservation Heritage Foundation Jefferson City, MOProgram Support$61,000
Pheasants Foreverquail Forever St Clair, MOProgram Support$25,000
Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture Columbia, MOProgram Support$9,650
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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$4,515,692$277,233$346,980$285,0084$285,608$217,329$286,690
2024$4,584,271$353,978$344,267$270,9153$271,515$300,866$268,964
2023$4,577,154$772,238$300,022$249,5862$250,186$723,065$241,502
2022$4,104,533$74,679$369,996$314,6222$315,222$61,015$254,969
2021$4,399,442$482,078$358,965$301,7212$302,321$426,478$295,068
2020$4,274,302$124,218$341,053$280,5573—$73,799$261,618

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 reported a distributable amount of $287K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric Kurzejeski

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • John George

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Regina Knauer (2020–2022) — Co-Trustee

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.

Frequently asked questions about Prairie Fork CET 476506A00

How much does Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 give each year?

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 gave $285K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $271K across 3 grants.

What is Prairie Fork CET 476506A00's typical grant size?

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00's median grant in 2025 was $43,000, and its average grant was $71,252, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 give grants?

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Columbia, MO (2 grants).

Does Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Prairie Fork CET 476506A00's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (4 grants).

How large is Prairie Fork CET 476506A00?

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00 reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $286K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $287K (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 Prairie Fork CET 476506A00's EIN?

Prairie Fork CET 476506A00's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6736995. 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 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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