The Missouri State Capitol
Foundation Lookup

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 57-6017422

Pate Fund

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $15,000 paid in grants.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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
The Pate Fund Co Wells Fargo Bank
PO Box 995
Charleston, SC 29402
(800) 352-9705
Form and materials
Applicants need only submit a letter or report setting forth the purpose of the grant and the amount requested. Need IRS determinat copy of board members & operating budget - 4 copies of request.
Deadlines
September 1st
Restrictions
Any religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational corpora association or organization, community chest, fund or foundation in the state of south carolina

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $284,533

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $285,960

  • Tax year 2023

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $290,883

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $300,719

  • Tax year 2021

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $312,435

  • Tax year 2020

    $14,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $298,940

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $299,846

  • Tax year 2018

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $292,668

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC

    General operating

    $6,000
  2. Prince George Winyah ParishGeorgetown, SC

    General operating

    $3,500
  3. SC Department of Natural ResourcesColumbia, SC

    General operating

    $3,000
  4. Low Country Day School IncPawleys Isl, SC

    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. Medical research1 grant $6,00071% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $2,50029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina4 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Wallace F Pate JrADVISORY COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stella Law Pate FordADVISORY COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dorothy Pate BridgersADVISORY COMMITTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $6,048

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (medical research), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Marion Nine Charitable TrustSaint Louis, MO 5 grants Preselected only $9,000 giving
  2. J Roland Gilbert Mary R GilbertSaint Louis, MO 2 grants Preselected only $35,000 giving
  3. The Lewis A and Donna M Patterson Char FDNSaint Louis, MO 12 grants Accepts applications $58,000 giving
  4. Buchanan N Char FoundationSaint Louis, MO 4 grants Preselected only $60,000 giving
  5. Donald L Barnes FoundationChesterfield, MO 26 grants Preselected only $51,450 giving