T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker New Orleans, LA EIN: 82-6683485

T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in New Orleans, LA. IRS filing data is available from 2017 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $592 in total assets.

T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust at a glance

Total assets
$592
-67.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,095
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

New OrleansBaton RougeAnn ArborColleyville

How T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust gives

  • In 2022 it paid out well above 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$10K$20K$30K0 grants2017 7 grants2018 5 grants2020 0 grants2021 9 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2018 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2020) to $22K (2022). In 2022 it made 9 grants totaling $22K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Louisiana Museum Foundation New Orleans, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$5,000
Memorial Hall Foundation Inc New Orleans, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$5,000
Tulane University New Orleans, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$5,000
Pro Bono Publico Foundation New Orleans, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$2,500
Friends of Beauregard-Keyes House New Orleans, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$1,000
Friends of Magnolia Mound Baton Rouge, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$1,000
New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$1,000
The Society of the Order of the Southern Cross Colleyville, TXTo Effect Exempt Purpose$1,000
Children's Hospital New Orleans (Sugarplum Ball) New Orleans, LATo Effect Exempt Purpose$600
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$592—$2,095———$60
2024$1,832—————$90
2023$1,832—————$90
2022$1,832—$24,500$22,1009$24,500$795
2021$26,332$26,100————$119
2020$232$5,000$20,916$15,5005—$216
2018$11,698—$21,635$21,6007—$1,094
2017$33,333$33,333————$205

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $60 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust is led by T. Semmes Favrot, Trustee on every filing since 2017 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • T. Semmes Favrot

    Trustee

    On filings since 2017

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2017–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust

How large is T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust?

T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust reported $592 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust operate?

T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Louisiana, Michigan, Texas.

How much is T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $60 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust's EIN?

T Semmes Favrot Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-6683485. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2017–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2017 (received by the IRS January 10, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS January 10, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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