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York Albert E & Myrtle Gunn Trust

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 746446490

York Albert E & Myrtle Gunn Trust is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $194,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $11,500 and the largest $30,000. 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 $192,000 the year before.

29% 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$191,00017$4.3 million
2024$192,00014$4.4 million
2025$194,00014$4.9 million

How to apply

ContactWells Fargo Philanthropic
100 N Main St FL 5D4001-052, Winston Salem, NC 27101
Phone or email(888) 235-4351
What to submitSee wells fargo.com/private-foundations
DeadlinesMAY 1
RestrictionsSee see wellsfargo.com/private-foundations

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What York Albert E & Myrtle Gunn Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Texas12$154,000
Colorado1$25,000
California1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Victoria Ballet Theatre
Victoria, TX
General operating$30,000
Boys Girls Clubs of Victoria Inc
Victoria, TX
General operating$25,000
Young Life
Colorado SPGS, CO
General operating$25,000
Victoria Christian Assistance Ministry
Victoria, TX
General operating$15,000
Foster Parents of Victoria
Victoria, TX
General operating$15,000
Our Lady of Victory School
Compton, CA
General operating$15,000
Billy T Cattan Recovery Outreach Inc
Victoria, TX
General operating$13,000
Vine School
Victoria, TX
General operating$10,000
Victoria Symphony Society Inc
Victoria, TX
General operating$10,000
Teens Grounded Inc
Victoria, TX
General operating$10,000
Mid Coast Construction Academy Trust
Victoria, TX
General operating$10,000
Victoria Bach Festival Association Inc
Victoria, TX
General operating$8,000
Donum Dei
Nursery, TX
General operating$5,000
Victoria Christian School
Victoria, TX
General operating$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does York Albert E & Myrtle Gunn Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does York Albert E & Myrtle Gunn Trust give?

$194,000 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $11,500.

Who runs York Albert E & Myrtle Gunn Trust?

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

What does York Albert E & Myrtle Gunn Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and youth programs.

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