Smith Sterling Tuw

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 56-6036044

Smith Sterling Tuw is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $103K in total assets. In 2025, it made $9K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $2K.

Smith Sterling Tuw at a glance

Total assets
$103,451
-6.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,694
+18.3% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$9,231
+29.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$11,661
+24.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Smith Sterling Tuw funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Winston-Salem

How Smith Sterling Tuw gives

  • Giving fell 20% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 150% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $6K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Forsyth Memorial Hospital Winston-Salem, NCGeneral Operating$4,000
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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$103,451$4,694$11,661——$9,231$2,296$6,162
2024$110,406$3,968$9,362$4,0001$7,145$1,779$5,904
2023$115,811$1,888$9,481$6,0001$7,358$1,444$5,755
2022$123,398$1,258$9,523$5,0001$6,401$851$6,612
2021$131,653$24,611$8,965$5,0001—$22,121$6,489
2020$115,966$12,927$8,545$5,0001—$10,671$5,981

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Smith Sterling Tuw reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Smith Sterling Tuw's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Wells Fargo Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2020) → $2K (2025)

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

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $2KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Smith Sterling Tuw

How large is Smith Sterling Tuw?

Smith Sterling Tuw reported $103K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Smith Sterling Tuw?

Smith Sterling Tuw is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $103K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Smith Sterling Tuw operate?

Smith Sterling Tuw has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Smith Sterling Tuw's EIN?

Smith Sterling Tuw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6036044. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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