Helen N Poston Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Eagan, MN · EIN 43-1621702 · reported 2023–2025
30grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$292Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 30 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $35K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 64193
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0193
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 720 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest Community Food Bank | Saint Joseph, MO | $20,000 |
| Interfaith Community Services | Tucson, AZ | $20,000 |
| Pony Express Council Bsa | St Joseph, MO | $15,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 |
| Interfaith Community Services | Tucson, AZ | $15,000 |
| Interserv | Saint Joseph, MO | $15,000 |
| Salvation Army | St Joseph, MO | $15,000 |
| Pony Express Council Bsa | St Joseph, MO | $14,000 |
| Pony Express Council Bsa | St Joseph, MO | $14,000 |
| Afl-Cio Nwmo United Labor Community Serv | St Jospeh, MO | $10,000 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 |
| United Way Worldwide | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Community Food Bank | Saint Joseph, MO | $10,000 |
| NW Missouri United Labor Community Svcs | Saint Joseph, MO | $10,000 |
| Afl-Cio Nwmo United Labor Community Serv | St Jospeh, MO | $10,000 |
| Second Harvest Community Food Bank | St Joseph, MO | $10,000 |
| United Way of Greater St Joseph | St Joseph, MO | $10,000 |
| Girl Scouts of NE KS NW MO | Kansas City, MO | $7,500 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Atlanta, GA | $5,000 |
| Allied Arts Council of St Joseph | Saint Joseph, MO | $5,000 |
| Girl Scouts of NE KS NW MO | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 |
| Open Door Food Kitchen of St Joseph | St Joseph, MO | $5,000 |
| Allied Arts Council of St Joseph | St Joseph, MO | $5,000 |
| Girl Scouts of NE KS & NW MO | Overland Park, KS | $5,000 |
| Allied Arts Council of St Joseph | Saint Joseph, MO | $4,500 |
| YWCA of St Joseph | St Joseph, MO | $4,500 |
| Pony Express National Museum | St Joseph, MO | $2,500 |
| Pony Express National Museum | St Joseph, MO | $2,500 |
| Pony Express National Museum | St Joseph, MO | $2,500 |
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