Winter Bros Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 31-6676092

Winter Bros Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16K in total assets.

Winter Bros Charitable Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$16,155
-5.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$8
-20.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$995
-84.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Winter Bros Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

FentonPacificSt CharlesSunset Hills

How Winter Bros Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 44% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 632% 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$2K$4K$6K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $5K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lynstone Park Sunset Hills, MODisabled Swing/Glider$5,335
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$16,155$8$995———$796
2024$17,142$10$6,305$5,3351$5,335$844
2023$23,437$9$3,906$2,9561$2,956$1,154
2022$27,334$3$3,868$2,9281$2,928$1,346
2021$31,199$4$4,623$3,7031$3,703$1,537
2020$35,818$11$4,369$3,4491—$1,871
2019$40,176$23$5,886$4,9952—$2,123

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Winter Bros Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $796 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Winter Bros Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Robert F. Winter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Winter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas W. Winter

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Winter Bros Charitable Foundation

How large is Winter Bros Charitable Foundation?

Winter Bros Charitable Foundation reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $8.

Where does Winter Bros Charitable Foundation operate?

Winter Bros Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Missouri.

How much is Winter Bros Charitable Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Winter Bros Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $796 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Winter Bros Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Winter Bros Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-6676092. 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 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 22, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 16, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)

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