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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3403398

Avery Les and Ruth Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $227,997 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

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

    $227,997

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,942,389

  • Tax year 2024

    $211,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,798,292

  • Tax year 2023

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,795,923

  • Tax year 2022

    $248,272

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,846,782

  • Tax year 2021

    $209,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,041,484

  • Tax year 2020

    $211,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,932,293

  • Tax year 2019

    $215,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,914,698

  • Tax year 2018

    $220,142

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,089,376

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lutheran Church Mo SynodSt Louis, MO

    General operating

    $57,000
  2. Lutheran Church Mo World ReliefSaint Louis, MO

    General operating

    $57,000
  3. Washington Pub Lib Dev FDWashington, MO

    General operating

    $34,200
  4. Concordia SeminarySt Louis, MO

    General operating

    $28,500
  5. Concordia Theological SeminaryFort Wayne, IN

    General operating

    $28,497
  6. Immanuel Lutheran ChurchWashington, MO

    General operating

    $22,800

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Missouri5 grants $199,500
  2. Indiana1 grant $28,497

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 $67,309

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