Spratt Leah Charitable Trust
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Kansas City, Missouri. Its 2025 filing reports 13 grants totaling $68,092, including support for organizations in Missouri, Washington, DC, and Nebraska.
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Spratt Leah Charitable Trust gave $68K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Missouri. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $68,092
- -4.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -13.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,238
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,270
- Total assets
- $1,559,338
- +1.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Spratt Leah Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 419248, Kansas City, MO 64141-6248
Phone: (816) 234-2000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Spratt Leah Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pony Express National Museum ($19K). Together the top 10 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
73 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 73 grants of 73 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant-dollar distribution was 95% to Missouri, 4% to Washington, DC, and 1% to Nebraska. Most listed 2025 grantees were in Missouri, including several in St. Joseph.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Spratt Leah Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 12 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2020) to $71K (2024). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $68K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pony Express National Museum St Joseph, MO | Towards Virtual Prog and | $18,822 |
| Pony Express PumpkinFest Inc St Joseph, MO | Sponsorship of Pumpkinfest | $10,000 |
| The Allied Arts Council - Arts Fund St Joseph, MO | Used at the Discretion of | $7,000 |
| Saint Joseph Symphony St Joseph, MO | Annual Symphony Fund | $6,000 |
| Mosaic Life Care Foundation St Joseph, MO | Used at the Discretion of | $6,000 |
| MWSU Foundation St Joseph, MO | Support for Students IN | $5,000 |
| Social Welfare Board Saint Joseph, MO | Friends of the Free | $4,270 |
| Mount Mora Cemetery St Joseph, MO | General Operation-Repairs | $3,000 |
| YWCA USA Washington, DC | Growing Resilient | $2,500 |
| Freudenthal Center for Parkinson's Saint Joseph, MO | The To Be Used at | $2,000 |
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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 | $1,559,338 | $137,145 | $107,345 | $68,092 | 13 | $71,927 | $102,467 | $68,046 |
| 2024 | $1,530,588 | $89,657 | $106,438 | $71,200 | 15 | $74,919 | $58,138 | $65,472 |
| 2023 | $1,553,424 | $73,419 | $106,787 | $66,950 | 17 | $69,700 | $37,523 | $62,060 |
| 2022 | $1,578,545 | $139,264 | $112,012 | $67,900 | 14 | $70,666 | $100,082 | $69,444 |
| 2021 | $1,551,484 | $143,915 | $102,081 | $68,500 | 14 | $71,403 | $113,637 | $64,975 |
| 2020 | $1,511,222 | $89,214 | $91,486 | $60,000 | 12 | — | $60,485 | $58,810 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spratt Leah Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $68K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations and activities including arts and cultural programs, symphony programming, student support, scholarships, social welfare, health care, and cemetery repairs.
Among its 2025 grantees, YWCA USA describes its mission as eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity. YMCA of Greater Omaha describes its work as serving children, adults, and families through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility programs.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 13 grants totaling $68,092. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $18,822, with a median grant of $4,270.
Notable 2025 grants included $18,822 to Pony Express National Museum for virtual programming; $10,000 to Pony Express PumpkinFest Inc for PumpkinFest sponsorship; $7,000 to The Allied Arts Council - Arts Fund, to be used at its discretion; $6,000 to Saint Joseph Symphony for its annual symphony fund; and $6,000 to MOSAIC LIFE CARE FOUNDATION, to be used at its discretion. Other reported grants included $5,000 to MWSU Foundation for student support, $4,270 to Social Welfare Board for Friends of the Free, $2,500 to YWCA USA, and $1,000 to YMCA of Greater Omaha.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Commerce Bank as trustee.
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Commerce Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Commerce Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$11K (2020) → $15K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Commerce Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Spratt Leah Charitable Trust
How much does Spratt Leah Charitable Trust give each year?
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust gave $68K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $71K across 15 grants.
What is Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $4,270, and its average grant was $5,238, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Spratt Leah Charitable Trust that year got $1K on average.
Where does Spratt Leah Charitable Trust give grants?
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust gives mostly in Missouri: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were St Joseph, MO (10 grants).
Does Spratt Leah Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Occasionally: 8% of Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Used at the Discretion of" (3 grants).
Who are Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Pony Express National Museum ($18,822), Pony Express PumpkinFest Inc ($10,000) and The Allied Arts Council - Arts Fund ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Spratt Leah Charitable Trust?
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $72K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $68K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Spratt Leah Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations and activities including arts and cultural programs, symphony programming, student support, scholarships, social welfare, health care, and cemetery repairs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Spratt Leah Charitable Trust?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's EIN?
Spratt Leah Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-6809669. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Spratt Leah Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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