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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-7686621

Ruben Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $163,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $163,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,790,604
  • Tax year 2024

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,763,748
  • Tax year 2023

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,734,262
  • Tax year 2022

    $148,005

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,780,847
  • Tax year 2021

    $166,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,933,259
  • Tax year 2020

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,824,983
  • Tax year 2019

    $137,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,894,549
  • Tax year 2018

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,970,006

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Foundation for AIDS ResearchNew York, NY

    General operating

    $16,300
  2. Smile Train IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $16,300
  3. Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA

    General operating

    $16,300
  4. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenGalveston, TX

    General operating

    $16,300
  5. American National Red CrossWashington, DC

    General operating

    $16,300
  6. Texas Children's HospitalHouston, TX

    General operating

    $16,300
  7. Star of Hope MissionHouston, TX

    General operating

    $16,300
  8. Special Olympics Texas IncSan Antonio, TX

    General operating

    $16,300
  9. Make-A-Wish Foundation of AmericaPhoenix, AZ

    General operating

    $16,300
  10. American Society for the PreventionNew York, NY

    General operating

    $16,300

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals1 grant $16,30014% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $16,30014% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $16,30014% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $16,30014% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $16,30014% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $16,30014% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $16,30014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $65,200
  2. New York3 grants $48,900
  3. Arizona1 grant $16,300
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $16,300
  5. Virginia1 grant $16,300

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $54,428

The return

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