Ta Ethel Conover

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 22-6400570

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

Seton Hall University: $6KSeton Hall University$6KRutgers University: $4KRutgers University$4KHoward University: $4KHoward University$4KYale University: $1KYale University$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Seton Hall University ($6K). Together the top 4 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonNewarkSouth OrangeBaltimoreEwingGallowayNew HavenTrerrlonBowieMillersville

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

$0$10K$20K$30K6 grants2019 5 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJScholarship$6,000
Rutgers University Newark, NJScholarship$4,000
Howard University Washington, DCScholarship$4,000
Yale University New Haven, CTScholarship$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$373,685$27,581$32,255$15,0004$26,162$21,739$21,868
2024$378,846$18,279$31,353$20,0002$25,809$12,472$26,262
2023$386,565$9,784$30,742$21,0002$25,618$6,759$24,823
2022$402,954$10,530$31,394$21,0004$25,234$8,391$24,780
2021$419,895$51,069$32,128$21,0005$25,040$44,572$23,262
2020$401,196$37,834$30,806$21,0005—$32,010$20,491
2019$394,040$31,909$30,673$21,0006—$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

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $8KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$8K

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 3, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)

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