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Herman Robert E Charitable Tr Main

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 464365075

Herman Robert E Charitable Tr Main is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $614,990 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $75,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $600,000 the year before.

37% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$640,00016$14.6 million
2024$600,00017$15.5 million
2025$614,99019$16.3 million

How to apply

ContactWells Fargo Grant Administration
100 N Main St FL 5 D4001-052, Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone or email(800) 352-3705
What to submitONLINE VIA wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/herman-charitable-trust/
DeadlinesAugust 1st annually
RestrictionsNo restrictions, but primarily supporting organizations that improve the lives of children, create opportunities for students, or enhance end of life care.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Herman Robert E Charitable Tr Main funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to North Dakota.

StateGrantsAmount
North Dakota17$554,990
Kentucky1$30,000
Minnesota1$30,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
WF Events LLC
West Fargo, ND
General operating$75,000
City of Columbus
Columbus, ND
General operating$60,000
Western Star Aviation Education Found
Williston, ND
General operating$45,000
Coyote Clay Target League Inc
Williston, ND
General operating$40,000
Hospice of the Red River Valley
Fargo, ND
General operating$35,000
Children's Museum of Minot Inc
Minot, ND
General operating$34,000
Anne Carlsen Center
Jamestown, ND
General operating$32,000
Jeremiah Program
Minneapolis, MN
General operating$30,000
Lighthouse Church of Fargo
Fargo, ND
General operating$30,000
Great Plains Food Bank
Fargo, ND
General operating$30,000
Down Home
Fargo, ND
General operating$30,000
Care Center Inc
Louisville, KY
General operating$30,000
Harmonic Creative World
Williston, ND
General operating$30,000
Perry Center Inc
West Fargo, ND
General operating$29,490
Mon-Dak Gymnastics Support Group
Williston, ND
General operating$25,000
Friends of the Children Fargo-Moorhead
Fargo, ND
General operating$25,000
Bio Girls Inc
Fargo, ND
General operating$15,000
Dakota Family Solutions
Williston, ND
General operating$12,000
Williston Coyote Foundation North Dakota
Williston, ND
General operating$7,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Herman Robert E Charitable Tr Main accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: August 1st annually.

How much does Herman Robert E Charitable Tr Main give?

$614,990 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Herman Robert E Charitable Tr Main?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Herman Robert E Charitable Tr Main fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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