Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua is a private foundation based in Saint Louis, Missouri. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, all of whose grant dollars went to recipients in California.
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua at a glance
In short: Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua gave $82K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. 31% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $81,500
- -28.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -27.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,269
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $2,512,472
- +1.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (4 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (100% 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 Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 505 Mac H0006-092, Saint Louis, MO 63166
Phone: (888) 730-4933
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua
Who Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Just in Time for Foster Youth ($10K). Together the top 10 received $69K.
Grant Size Distribution
81 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 81 grants of 81 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to California organizations. The listed recipients include organizations in San Diego, La Mesa, Poway, and San Marcos.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 13 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 46% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 68% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2020) to $125K (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $82K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Just in Time for Foster Youth San Diego, CA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Feeding San Diego San Diego, CA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Home Start Incorporated San Diego, CA | General Operating | $10,000 |
| Community Housingworks San Diego, CA | General Operating | $7,500 |
| Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding Poway, CA | General Operating | $6,500 |
| Outside the Lens San Diego, CA | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Oasis Institute La Mesa, CA | General Operating | $5,000 |
| Pro Kids Golf Academy Inc San Diego, CA | General Operating | $5,000 |
| San Marcos Promise San Marcos, CA | General Operating | $5,000 |
| San Diego Craft Collective San Diego, CA | General Operating | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation reported 13 grants in 2025, 18 in 2024, and 18 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,512,472 | $172,705 | $127,141 | $81,500 | 13 | $94,754 | $138,641 | $140,139 |
| 2024 | $2,468,289 | $106,158 | $201,826 | $113,500 | 18 | $166,638 | $75,813 | $133,674 |
| 2023 | $2,558,823 | $300,868 | $166,895 | $125,000 | 18 | $137,842 | $271,996 | $133,303 |
| 2022 | $2,424,314 | $120,801 | $158,872 | $113,800 | 16 | $126,196 | $90,393 | $124,136 |
| 2021 | $2,463,452 | $196,594 | $130,888 | $88,000 | 16 | $100,778 | $167,706 | $129,121 |
| 2020 | $2,395,754 | $183,749 | $107,440 | $64,910 | 10 | — | $156,627 | $113,644 |
| 2019 | $1,070,272 | $178,543 | $119,989 | $80,000 | 10 | — | $151,353 | $115,058 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua reported a distributable amount of $140K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available sources do not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including foster youth, hunger relief, family safety, disability services, media arts, aging, and student career readiness.
The grantees describe their own work in these terms: Just in Time for Foster Youth focuses on relationships and resources to help transition-age foster youth thrive; Feeding San Diego connects people facing hunger with nutritious meals; and Home Start says it works to strengthen families and communities to support children’s safety and resiliency. Outside the Lens describes its work as using media arts to help young people pursue creative pathways and drive social change.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $81,500. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. All reported grant dollars went to California recipients.
Among the listed 2025 grants, Just in Time for Foster Youth, Feeding San Diego, and Home Start Incorporated each received $10,000. Community HousingWorks received $7,500, and Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding received $6,500. Other listed recipients receiving $5,000 each included Outside the Lens, Oasis Institute, Pro Kids Golf Academy, San Marcos Promise, San Diego Craft Collective, ElderHelp of San Diego, and Assistance League of Greater San Diego.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Stafford Memorial Tr Found 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
$33K (2019) → $42K (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 $42K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua
How much does Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua give each year?
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua gave $82K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $114K across 18 grants.
What is Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua's typical grant size?
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,269, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua that year got $6K on average.
Where does Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua give grants?
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (10 grants).
Does Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua's largest grantees?
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua's largest 2025 grantees include Just in Time for Foster Youth ($10,000), Feeding San Diego ($10,000) and Home Start Incorporated ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 37% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua?
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $95K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $140K (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 does Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua fund?
The available sources do not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including foster youth, hunger relief, family safety, disability services, media arts, aging, and student career readiness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua's EIN?
Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0085374. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua 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 October 2026.
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 November 7, 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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Grantable. (2026). Stafford Memorial Tr Found Tua funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/stafford-memorial-tr-found-tua-morg_db17244ae2e94dc583a4f239d2a98ed2
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