Sites Designated Charities Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 35-6018382

Sites Designated Charities Trust is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $367K.

Sites Designated Charities Trust at a glance

In short: Sites Designated Charities Trust gave $300K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), top state Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$300,000
-3.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$42,857
-3.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$24,990
Total assets
$5,034,265
+1.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (39% 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 Sites Designated Charities Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Questa Foundation for Education Inc: $104KQuesta Foundation forEducation Inc$104KElca Foundation: $100KElca Foundation$100KChurch Women United Inc: $42KChurch Women United Inc$42KThe Salvation Army National Corp: $25KThe Salvation Army NationalCorp$25KTrinity English Lutheran Church: $13KTrinity English LutheranChurch$13KWorld Council of Churches: $8KWorld Council of Churches$8KHeifer Project International: $8KHeifer Project International$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was Questa Foundation for Education Inc ($104K). Together the top 7 received $300K.

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K4$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 35 (71%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort WayneNew YorkAlexandriaChicagoLittle RockAtlanta

How Sites Designated Charities Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 95% 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$400K7 grants2019 7 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 7 grants2023 7 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $272K (2019) to $325K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $300K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Questa Foundation for Education Inc Fort Wayne, INGeneral Operating$104,160
Elca Foundation Chicago, ILGeneral Operating$99,990
Church Women United Inc New York, NYGeneral Operating$41,670
The Salvation Army National Corp Alexandria, VAGeneral Operating$24,990
Trinity English Lutheran Church Fort Wayne, INGeneral Operating$12,510
World Council of Churches New York, NYGeneral Operating$8,340
Heifer Project International Little Rock, ARGeneral Operating$8,340
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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$5,034,265$446,811$397,709$300,0007$308,966$367,182$324,731
2024$4,983,374$504,598$396,762$311,4637$319,952$429,636$316,363
2023$4,873,657$230,268$379,694$300,0007$307,995$154,287$290,632
2022$5,022,919$80,137$412,120$325,0027$333,226$126,331$308,136
2021$5,351,969$577,023$374,572$285,0027$293,811$501,883$338,195
2020$5,149,828$434,296$358,278$285,0027—$366,303$288,045
2019$5,077,185$250,714$360,333$272,0707—$183,637$285,479

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sites Designated Charities Trust reported a distributable amount of $325K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sites Designated Charities 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

    $69K (2019) → $78K (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: $78KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$78K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $78K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Sites Designated Charities Trust

How much does Sites Designated Charities Trust give each year?

Sites Designated Charities Trust gave $300K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $311K across 7 grants.

What is Sites Designated Charities Trust's typical grant size?

Sites Designated Charities Trust's median grant in 2025 was $24,990, and its average grant was $42,857, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Sites Designated Charities Trust give grants?

Sites Designated Charities Trust's top state is Indiana, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Illinois (33%) and New York (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fort Wayne, IN (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Sites Designated Charities Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Sites Designated Charities Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Sites Designated Charities Trust's largest grantees?

Sites Designated Charities Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Questa Foundation for Education Inc ($104,160), Elca Foundation ($99,990) and Church Women United Inc ($41,670), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Sites Designated Charities Trust?

Sites Designated Charities Trust reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $309K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $325K (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 Sites Designated Charities Trust's EIN?

Sites Designated Charities Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6018382. 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

(3)

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. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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