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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-1621702

Helen N Poston Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Eagan, MN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $104,500 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
To 501(c)(3) organizations

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $104,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,138,153

  • Tax year 2024

    $96,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,136,715

  • Tax year 2023

    $91,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,907,026

  • Tax year 2022

    $91,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,924,770

  • Tax year 2021

    $111,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,097,444

  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,039,808

  • Tax year 2019

    $111,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,153,263

  • Tax year 2018

    $98,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,163,308

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Second Harvest Community Food BankSaint Joseph, MO

    General operating

    $20,000
  2. Interfaith Community ServicesTucson, AZ

    General operating

    $20,000
  3. Pony Express Council BSASt Joseph, MO

    General operating

    $15,000
  4. The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $15,000
  5. Afl-Cio Nwmo United Labor Community ServSt Jospeh, MO

    General operating

    $10,000
  6. United Way WorldwideAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $10,000
  7. Girl Scouts of Ne KS NW MoKansas City, MO

    General operating

    $7,500
  8. Allied Arts Council of St JosephSaint Joseph, MO

    General operating

    $4,500
  9. Pony Express National MuseumSt Joseph, MO

    General operating

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri6 grants $59,500
  2. Virginia2 grants $25,000
  3. Arizona1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • US Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $35,906

The return

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