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Orr Waldon H and Adele Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 746523535

Orr Waldon H and Adele Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $317,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $35,000 and the largest $60,000. 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 $313,000 the year before.

10% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$312,00012$7.0 million
2024$313,00010$7.5 million
2025$317,00010$8.9 million

How to apply

ContactWells Fargo Philanthropic Services
100 N Main St 6th Floor, Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone or email(855) 435-4108, philanthropic@wellsfarog.com
What to submitAPPLY ONLINE AT www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/orr-charitable-trust
DeadlinesJuly 31 each year
RestrictionsNo limitations, however an emphasis is placed on health, human services, and religious purposes.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Orr Waldon H and Adele Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas8$226,000
Oklahoma1$55,000
District of Columbia1$36,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brazos Valley Food Bank Inc
Bryan, TX
General operating$60,000
First United Methodist Church of
Blackwell, OK
General operating$55,000
Boys Clubs of Brazos County Inc
Bryan, TX
General operating$45,000
American National Red Cross
Washington, DC
General operating$36,000
Methodist Retirement Communities
Bryan, TX
General operating$35,000
Hospice Brazos Valley Inc
Bryan, TX
General operating$35,000
Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center Inc
Bryan, TX
General operating$20,000
Girl Scouts of Central Texas Inc
Austin, TX
General operating$15,000
Twin City Mission
Bryan, TX
General operating$10,000
Sam Houston Area Council Bsa
Houston, TX
General operating$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Orr Waldon H and Adele Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: July 31 each year.

How much does Orr Waldon H and Adele Charitable Trust give?

$317,000 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $35,000.

Who runs Orr Waldon H and Adele Charitable Trust?

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

What does Orr Waldon H and Adele Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and youth programs.

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