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Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai

Preselected recipients only Eagan, Minnesota · EIN 776214475

Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai is a private foundation in Eagan, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $202,401 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $12,370 and the largest $67,467. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $310,219 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$87,05511$4.6 million
2024$310,21914$4.8 million
2025$202,40112$5.2 million

How to apply

Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington12$202,401

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA
General operating$67,467
Tacoma-Pierce County Affordable Housing Consortium
Tacoma, WA
General operating$13,500
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
Tacoma, WA
General operating$13,500
United Way of Pierce County
Tacoma, WA
General operating$13,500
Key Peninsula Civic Center Association
Vaughn, WA
General operating$13,500
American Leadership Forum Tacoma Pierce County Chapter
Tacoma, WA
General operating$13,500
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA
General operating$11,239
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
General operating$11,239
Pierce College
Puyallup, WA
General operating$11,239
Bates Technical College Nursing
Tacoma, WA
General operating$11,239
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, WA
General operating$11,239
University of Washington Tacoma
Seattle, WA
General operating$11,239

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai give?

$202,401 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $12,370.

Who runs Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai?

Its 2025 filing lists US Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Ruth Evans Charitable Trust Tai fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and health.

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