Totten Seager Esther Trust
Totten Seager Esther Trust is a private foundation, based in Saint Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $180K. Net investment income was $254K.
Totten Seager Esther Trust at a glance
In short: Totten Seager Esther Trust gave $180K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $180K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $180,000
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $180,000
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $180,000
- Total assets
- $3,352,226
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Montana (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 Totten Seager Esther Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rocky Mountain College ($180K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Totten Seager Esther Trust gives
- Giving grew 53% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $118K (2019) to $180K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $180K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT | General Operating | $180,000 |
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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 | $3,352,226 | $301,892 | $254,518 | $180,000 | 1 | $195,278 | $253,993 | $207,354 |
| 2024 | $3,303,028 | $718,134 | $218,877 | $154,000 | 1 | $166,727 | $678,531 | $191,119 |
| 2023 | $2,804,161 | $546,962 | $165,922 | $118,000 | 1 | $129,759 | $510,461 | $172,889 |
| 2022 | $2,427,236 | $126,596 | $166,627 | $118,000 | 1 | $129,848 | $88,578 | $181,034 |
| 2021 | $2,469,620 | $170,129 | $166,767 | $118,000 | 1 | $130,549 | $132,316 | $197,954 |
| 2020 | $2,447,342 | $110,307 | $157,488 | $118,000 | 1 | — | $77,393 | $165,907 |
| 2019 | $2,494,523 | $138,478 | $161,007 | $118,000 | 1 | — | $103,163 | $163,289 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Totten Seager Esther Trust reported a distributable amount of $207K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Totten Seager Esther Trust's only listed officer is Wells Fargo Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wells Fargo Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$46K (2021) → $57K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: IFS Fiduciary Services (2019–2020) — See Stmt
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 $57K, to Wells Fargo Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Totten Seager Esther Trust
How much does Totten Seager Esther Trust give each year?
Totten Seager Esther Trust gave $180K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $154K across 1 grant.
How large is Totten Seager Esther Trust?
Totten Seager Esther Trust reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $195K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $207K (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.
Where does Totten Seager Esther Trust operate?
Totten Seager Esther Trust has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Totten Seager Esther Trust's EIN?
Totten Seager Esther Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1595869. 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 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 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 May 7, 2024)
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