The Miles Memorial Fund Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Bolivar, MO EIN: 44-6014486
EducationReligionHuman services

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bolivar, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $449K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $32K. Net investment income was $69K.

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust at a glance

In short: The Miles Memorial Fund Trust gave $32K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$31,946
+24.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,649
+24.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,099
Total assets
$448,994
+7.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (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 Miles Memorial Fund Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Southwest Baptist University: $21KSouthwest Baptist University$21KOzarks Methodist Manor: $7KOzarks Methodist Manor$7KOdd Fellows Home Association: $4KOdd Fellows Home Association$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Southwest Baptist University ($21K). Together the top 3 received $32K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BolivarMarionvilleFultonMexico

How The Miles Memorial Fund Trust gives

  • Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 116% 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$30K$40K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $32K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, MOChristian Education$21,297
Ozarks Methodist Manor Marionville, MOCare of the elderly$7,099
Odd Fellows Home Association Mexico, MOCare of the elderly$3,550
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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$448,994$70,102$40,203$31,9463$37,553$68,638$32,254
2024$419,064$77,594$33,793$25,7193$31,075$75,941$29,376
2023$375,501$48,712$16,672$10,3573$15,416$47,272$27,197
2022$327,560$10,237$29,935$19,3583$19,358$2,609—
2021$353,150$23,344$32,775$26,5583$26,558$10,780—
2020$361,219$34,932$22,114$12,7163—$7,930—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Miles Memorial Fund Trust reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust is led by Kerry Douglas, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kerry Douglas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Miles Memorial Fund Trust

How much does The Miles Memorial Fund Trust give each year?

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust gave $32K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $26K across 3 grants.

What is The Miles Memorial Fund Trust's typical grant size?

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust's median grant in 2025 was $7,099, and its average grant was $10,649, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Miles Memorial Fund Trust give grants?

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust gives mostly in Missouri: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does The Miles Memorial Fund Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Miles Memorial Fund Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is The Miles Memorial Fund Trust?

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust reported $449K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $38K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is The Miles Memorial Fund Trust?

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Bolivar, MO. It holds $449K in total assets as of 2025.

What is The Miles Memorial Fund Trust's EIN?

The Miles Memorial Fund Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 44-6014486. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 20, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 27, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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