Preston M Green Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Clayton, MO EIN: 43-6911130

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Clayton, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $870K. Net investment income was $925K.

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Preston M Green Charitable Foundation gave $870K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $290K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$870,000
-8.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$290,000
-38.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$15,924,407
-0.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Preston M Green Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Winter Opera St Louis: $700KWinter Opera St Louis$700KMissouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation: $100KMissouri Baptist HealthcareFoundation$100KAmerican Private Radio: $70KAmerican Private Radio$70K

The largest 2025 recipient was Winter Opera St Louis ($700K). Together the top 3 received $870K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K6$50–100K9$100–250K3$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 31 (32%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

St. LouisHillsdaleJacksonvilleLudlowOxfordPevelyWentzville

How Preston M Green Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 87% 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$500K$1M$1.5M7 grants2020 7 grants2021 8 grants2022 11 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $870K (2025) to $1.0M (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $870K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Winter Opera St Louis St. Louis, MOCapital campaign for new building named preston green winter opera st. Louis arts center$700,000
Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation St. Louis, MOGeneral Operating Support$100,000
American Private Radio Oxford, MSGeneral Operating Support and Our American Stories.$70,000
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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$15,924,407$1,018,202$1,020,358$870,0003$916,646$924,515$1,051,601
2024$15,926,560$799,189$1,091,251$950,0002$993,657$710,643$979,936
2023$16,218,626$748,879$1,177,109$1,036,66611$1,079,301$664,109$951,211
2022$16,648,681$1,280,660$1,176,879$1,021,6678$1,067,124$1,187,444$1,056,271
2021$16,546,849$1,200,589$1,072,273$935,1677—$1,113,227$1,063,953
2020$16,418,533$476,278$1,034,083$890,0007—$395,023$978,851

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Preston M Green Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.1M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy Green

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $12K (2020) → $15K (2025)

  • Stephen A. Green Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $12K (2020) → $15K (2025)

  • Commerce Trust

    Trustee & Tax Preparation

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $84K (2023) → $92K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Commerce Trust Company (2020–2022) — Trustee & Tax Preparation

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Commerce Trust — Trustee: $92KCommerce TrustTrustee$92KNancy Green — Director: $15KNancy GreenDirector$15KStephen a Green Jr — Director: $15KStephen a Green JrDirector$15KCommerce Trust — Tax Preparation: $4KCommerce TrustTax Preparation$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $92K, to Commerce Trust (Trustee). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Preston M Green Charitable Foundation

How much does Preston M Green Charitable Foundation give each year?

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation gave $870K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $950K across 2 grants.

What is Preston M Green Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $290,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Preston M Green Charitable Foundation give grants?

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Missouri: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Mississippi (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were St. Louis, MO (2 grants).

Does Preston M Green Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Preston M Green Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Preston M Green Charitable Foundation?

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation reported $15.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $917K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.1M (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 Preston M Green Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Preston M Green Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6911130. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 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 September 1, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 15, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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