The Detterer Memorial Fund
The Detterer Memorial Fund is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $714K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $39K. Net investment income was $41K.
The Detterer Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: The Detterer Memorial Fund gave $39K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $39,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,750
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,750
- Total assets
- $714,112
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% 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 The Detterer Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Moravian University ($13K). Together the top 4 received $39K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Detterer Memorial Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2021) to $42K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $39K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | General Operating | $13,000 |
| Central Moravian Church Bethlehem, PA | General Operating | $13,000 |
| Moravian Museum of Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA | General Operating | $6,500 |
| The Society for Promoting the Gospel Bethlehem, PA | General Operating | $6,500 |
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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 | $714,112 | $53,767 | $54,875 | $39,000 | 4 | $41,525 | $41,056 | $42,567 |
| 2024 | $715,804 | $41,565 | $53,381 | $39,000 | 4 | $41,406 | $28,994 | $41,134 |
| 2023 | $726,905 | $22,000 | $52,508 | $39,000 | 4 | $41,282 | $11,698 | $38,400 |
| 2022 | $758,240 | $31,857 | $57,817 | $42,000 | 4 | $44,300 | $19,830 | $40,824 |
| 2021 | $784,447 | $93,172 | $52,130 | $36,000 | 4 | $38,415 | $79,967 | $45,376 |
| 2020 | $743,280 | $53,295 | $51,548 | $37,500 | 4 | — | $41,874 | $39,437 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Detterer Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $43K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Detterer Memorial Fund's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$13K (2020) → $14K (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 $14K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about The Detterer Memorial Fund
How much does The Detterer Memorial Fund give each year?
The Detterer Memorial Fund gave $39K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $39K across 4 grants.
What is The Detterer Memorial Fund's typical grant size?
The Detterer Memorial Fund's median grant in 2025 was $9,750, and its average grant was $9,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Detterer Memorial Fund give grants?
The Detterer Memorial Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bethlehem, PA (4 grants).
Does The Detterer Memorial Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Detterer Memorial Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is The Detterer Memorial Fund?
The Detterer Memorial Fund reported $714K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $42K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $43K (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 is The Detterer Memorial Fund's EIN?
The Detterer Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-6167185. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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