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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 43-6647224

Allen Birge Charitable Trust

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $42,000 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

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $600,511
  • Tax year 2024

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $591,093
  • Tax year 2023

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $585,936
  • Tax year 2022

    $48,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $791,543
  • Tax year 2021

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $830,340
  • Tax year 2020

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $729,512
  • Tax year 2019

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $734,974
  • Tax year 2018

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $737,021

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. John Burroughs SchoolsSaint Louis, MO

    Education

    $12,000
  2. Dublin Irish Guard Band BoostersDublin, CA

    Education

    $3,000
  3. Forest Park ForeverSaint Louis, MO

    Land preservation

    $3,000
  4. Ladue Chapel Presbyterian ChurchSaint Louis, MO

    Religious

    $3,000
  5. St Louis Symphony OrchestraSt Louis, MO

    Music education

    $3,000
  6. Village of Elks RapidElk Rapids, MI

    Land preservation

    $3,000
  7. Channel Nine PBSSaint Louis, MO

    Education

    $2,500
  8. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Social justice

    $2,000
  9. Missouri Botanical GardenSt Louis, MO

    Land preservation/educational

    $1,500
  10. St Louis Public LibrarySaint Louis, MO

    Education

    $1,500
  11. St Lukes HospitalChesterfield, MO

    Medical services

    $1,500
  12. ChadsSaint Louis, MO

    Mental health

    $1,250
  13. Chamber Music Society of St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    Education

    $1,000
  14. Pilgrim Congregational United Church of ChristSaint Louis, MO

    Religious

    $1,000
  15. St Louis Religious Society of FriendsSaint Louis, MO

    Religious

    $1,000
  16. St Louis Art MuseumSaint Louis, MO

    Arts-education

    $750
  17. International Institute of STLSt Louis, MO

    Developmental

    $500
  18. St Lukes Hospital Internal Medicine Residency EndownmentChesterfield, MO

    Medical services

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $3,00040% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,00027% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $1,50020% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri15 grants $34,000
  2. California1 grant $3,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $3,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dr Dr Clifford Birge Clifford BirgeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dr Dr Stanley Birge Stanley Birge DTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy J Birge Nancy J Birge BirgeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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