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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-6201850

Ed and Claude Fortson Charitable Trust

A private foundation in St Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $430,000 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

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

    $430,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,364,101
  • Tax year 2024

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,076,297
  • Tax year 2023

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,045,907
  • Tax year 2022

    $445,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $7,462,337
  • Tax year 2021

    $437,710

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,722,362
  • Tax year 2020

    $335,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,006,767

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Southern Crescent Sexual Assault CenterHampton, GA

    General support

    $65,000
  2. Fortson Youth Training CenterFayetteville, GA

    General support

    $60,000
  3. Berea Christian ChurchHampton, GA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Henry County Scholarship FoundationMcDonough, GA

    General

    $40,000
  5. Harvest Point ChurchLocust Grove, GA

    General support

    $40,000
  6. Hampton First Baptist ChurchHampton, GA

    General support

    $25,000
  7. Calvary Baptist Church of Hampton IncHampton, GA

    General support

    $20,000
  8. Hampton United Methodist ChurchHampton, GA

    General support

    $15,000
  9. A Friends House IncMcDonough, GA

    General support

    $15,000
  10. People First of Henry County IncLovejoy, GA

    General support

    $15,000
  11. Zion Baptist ChurchHampton, GA

    General support

    $15,000
  12. Boy Scouts of America Flint River CountGriffin, GA

    General support

    $10,000
  13. Remembering Officers Children IncMcDonough, GA

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Tennis People IncGriffin, GA

    General support

    $7,500
  15. Henry for Music IncStockbridge, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  16. Hampton High SchoolHampton, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  17. Hampton Elementary SchoolHampton, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Ferst Readers for Henry County GaMadison, GA

    General

    $5,000
  19. Hampton Middle SchoolHampton, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Mighty Hero Home Foundation IncMcDonough, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Rocky Creek ElementaryHampton, GA

    General support

    $5,000
  22. High Museum of ArtAtlanta, GA

    Gneral support

    $5,000
  23. Helping in His Name Ministries Food PAStickbridge, GA

    Program support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health1 grant $65,00044% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $40,00027% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $15,00010% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $7,5005% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia23 grants $430,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Edward Jones Trust CoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $72,809

The return

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