Ta Ethel Conover
Ta Ethel Conover is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $374K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $22K.
Ta Ethel Conover at a glance
In short: Ta Ethel Conover gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,000
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,750
- -62.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $373,685
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (67% 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 Ta Ethel Conover funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Seton Hall University ($6K). Together the top 4 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Ta Ethel Conover gives
- Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 120% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2025) to $21K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | Scholarship | $6,000 |
| Rutgers University Newark, NJ | Scholarship | $4,000 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | Scholarship | $4,000 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | Scholarship | $1,000 |
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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 | $373,685 | $27,581 | $32,255 | $15,000 | 4 | $26,162 | $21,739 | $21,868 |
| 2024 | $378,846 | $18,279 | $31,353 | $20,000 | 2 | $25,809 | $12,472 | $26,262 |
| 2023 | $386,565 | $9,784 | $30,742 | $21,000 | 2 | $25,618 | $6,759 | $24,823 |
| 2022 | $402,954 | $10,530 | $31,394 | $21,000 | 4 | $25,234 | $8,391 | $24,780 |
| 2021 | $419,895 | $51,069 | $32,128 | $21,000 | 5 | $25,040 | $44,572 | $23,262 |
| 2020 | $401,196 | $37,834 | $30,806 | $21,000 | 5 | — | $32,010 | $20,491 |
| 2019 | $394,040 | $31,909 | $30,673 | $21,000 | 6 | — | $26,234 | $26,527 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ta Ethel Conover reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ta Ethel Conover'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
$7K (2019) → $8K (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 $8K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ta Ethel Conover
How much does Ta Ethel Conover give each year?
Ta Ethel Conover gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 2 grants.
What is Ta Ethel Conover's typical grant size?
Ta Ethel Conover's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $3,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ta Ethel Conover give grants?
Ta Ethel Conover gives mostly in New Jersey: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (27%) and Connecticut (7%).
Does Ta Ethel Conover give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Ta Ethel Conover's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (4 grants).
How large is Ta Ethel Conover?
Ta Ethel Conover reported $374K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ta Ethel Conover?
Ta Ethel Conover is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saint Louis, MO. It holds $374K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Ta Ethel Conover's EIN?
Ta Ethel Conover's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6400570. 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 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
- 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 April 19, 2024)
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