The Foscue Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saint Louis, MO EIN: 56-6044947

The Foscue Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $314K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $21K.

The Foscue Foundation at a glance

In short: The Foscue Foundation gave $22K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$22,000
+10.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,500
-17.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,500
Total assets
$313,667
-1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (50% 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 Foscue Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Laguna Blanca School: $10KLaguna Blanca School$10KAllentown Art Museum: $6KAllentown Art Museum$6KHigh Point Community Foundation: $5KHigh Point CommunityFoundation$5KWilderness Youth Project Incorporated: $1KWilderness Youth ProjectIncorporated$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Laguna Blanca School ($10K). Together the top 4 received $22K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Santa BarbaraAllentownHigh Point

How The Foscue Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). 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$30K2 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2020) to $22K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $22K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Laguna Blanca School Santa Barbara, CAGeneral Operating$10,000
Allentown Art Museum Allentown, PAGeneral Operating$6,000
High Point Community Foundation High Point, NCGeneral Operating$5,000
Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated Santa Barbara, CAGeneral Operating$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$313,667$25,032$28,454$22,0004$24,312$21,348$20,274
2024$317,275$23,505$25,832$20,0003$22,226$19,711$19,441
2023$319,220$6,540$25,522$20,0003$22,230$6,420$18,167
2022$338,537$16,426$26,208$20,0005$22,228$12,930$19,107
2021$348,431$37,451$26,787$20,0003$22,342$33,549$21,541
2020$337,748$31,568$25,549$20,0002—$28,369$18,066

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Foscue Foundation reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Foscue Foundation'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

    $4K (2020) → $5K (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

Wells Fargo Bank N a — Trustee: $5KWells Fargo Bank N aTrustee$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about The Foscue Foundation

How much does The Foscue Foundation give each year?

The Foscue Foundation gave $22K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 3 grants.

What is The Foscue Foundation's typical grant size?

The Foscue Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,500, and its average grant was $5,500, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Foscue Foundation give grants?

The Foscue Foundation gives mostly in California: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (27%) and North Carolina (23%). The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Barbara, CA (2 grants).

Does The Foscue Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of The Foscue Foundation'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 Foscue Foundation?

The Foscue Foundation reported $314K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Foscue Foundation's EIN?

The Foscue Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6044947. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

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

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