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Wade Family Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 461211928

Wade Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $250,000 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $125,000. 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 the same as $250,000 the year before.

0% 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$386,00010$6.7 million
2024$250,0009$7.1 million
2025$250,0009$7.8 million

How to apply

Wade Family Charitable Trust 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 Wade Family Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan5$200,000
Georgia1$12,500
New Jersey1$12,500
New York1$12,500
Virginia1$12,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Yeshivath Beth Yehudah
Southfield, MI
General support$125,000
Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit
Bloomfield Hills, MI
General support$25,000
Yad Ezra Inc
Berkley, MI
General support$25,000
Jerusalem Orphan Home Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General support$12,500
American Diabetes Association
Merrifield, VA
General support$12,500
American Cancer Society Inc
Kennesaw, GA
General support$12,500
Holy Name Medical Center Inc
Teaneck, NJ
General operating$12,500
Childrens Hospital of Michigan Fdn
Detroit, MI
General support$12,500
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
General support$12,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wade Family Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Wade Family Charitable Trust give?

$250,000 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Wade Family Charitable Trust?

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

What does Wade Family Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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