Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $97K. Net investment income was $56K.
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua at a glance
In short: Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua gave $97K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $97,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,333
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,400
- Total assets
- $1,644,225
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (70% 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 Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr ($68K). Together the top 3 received $97K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 15 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2019) to $106K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $97K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr New York, NY | General Operating | $67,900 |
| RWJU Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ | General Operating | $19,400 |
| Whyy Inc Philadelphia, PA | General Operating | $9,700 |
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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 | $1,644,225 | $84,428 | $130,095 | $97,000 | 3 | $101,170 | $56,471 | $103,952 |
| 2024 | $1,689,418 | $88,910 | $127,236 | $97,000 | 3 | $100,851 | $63,688 | $99,098 |
| 2023 | $1,727,055 | $83,618 | $127,837 | $100,250 | 3 | $103,897 | $57,840 | $92,200 |
| 2022 | $1,771,595 | $30,886 | $137,355 | $105,500 | 3 | $109,240 | $31,787 | $98,715 |
| 2021 | $1,878,336 | $223,400 | $127,306 | $91,500 | 3 | $95,465 | $195,787 | $109,408 |
| 2020 | $1,782,141 | $195,944 | $119,670 | $90,000 | 3 | — | $171,265 | $94,632 |
| 2019 | $1,706,045 | $93,078 | $118,581 | $90,000 | 3 | — | $68,095 | $95,508 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua reported a distributable amount of $104K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua'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
$27K (2019) → $30K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $30K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua
How much does Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua give each year?
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua gave $97K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $97K across 3 grants.
What is Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua's typical grant size?
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua's median grant in 2025 was $19,400, and its average grant was $32,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua give grants?
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua gives mostly in New York: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New Jersey (20%) and Pennsylvania (10%).
Does Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua?
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $101K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $104K (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 Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua's EIN?
Spencer Laura Edna Charitable Tua's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-6376463. 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 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- 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 May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
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