Private foundation · EIN 32-6574088 · Saint Louis, Missouri · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Sara J Pendleton Charitable Tr

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (MAY 14) and its median grant is $15K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 46 grants paid, $640K total, median $15K. Stated restrictions: Female resident of ky, minimum gpa of 2.0, intent of working in med field, full time attendance at US school

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
46
$640K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in MO
—
of grants
Deadline
MAY 14
Assets
$10.0M

How to apply

Online at csascholars.org Contact: Sara Jean Parks Pendleton Scholarsh, Po Box 1465, Taylors, Sc, 8642683363, HANNA@CSASCHOLARS.ORG Deadlines: MAY 14 Restrictions: Female resident of ky, minimum gpa of 2.0, intent of working in med field, full time attendance at US school

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

46 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Eastern Kentycky University Fbo Lauren AllenRichmond, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Anna RowePikeville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Katherine StilesPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
Bellarmine University Fbo Katharina TuggleLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Kylee BatesPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Christina BelcherPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Bethany BentleyPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Bailey BirchfieldPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
Murray State University Fbo Katherine BohannonMurray, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Caroline BooneLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Louisville Fbo Ebony CardineLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
Murray State University Fbo Lucy ChesterMurray, KYScholarship$15K
Marshall University Fbo Zoee CrumHuntington, WVScholarship$15K
Midway University Fbo Shaina DavisMidway, KYScholarship$15K
Eastern Kentucky University Fbo Camran DiamondRichmond, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Chloe EisenbackLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
Midway University Fbo Sydney FonkenMidway, KYScholarship$15K
Eastern Kentucky University Fbo Brooke FoweeRichmond, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Shelby GregoryLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
Lindsey Wilson College Fbo Khloe HaleColumbia, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Lauren HawkinsPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
Northern Kentucky University Fbo Kaya HolbrookHighlands Heights, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Lilly KramerLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Cassandra LewandowskiLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
Galen College of Nursing Fbo Kyra LooneyLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Alexandra MarshallPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Katherine McDevittLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Taylor MesserPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
Appalachian College of Pharmacy Fbo Brianna MooreOakwood, VAScholarship$15K
Murray State University Fbo Whitney MurphyMurray, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Sarah PollyPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Victoria PostellLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
Spalding University Fbo Kayla PottsLouisville, KYScholarship$15K
Midway University Fbo Trista RitchieMidway, KYScholarship$15K
Northern Kentucky University Fbo Hannah PenningtonHighlands Heights, KYScholarship$15K
University of Pikeville Fbo Olivia VickPikeville, KYScholarship$15K
Owensboro Community & Technical College Fbo Madison HollandOwensboro, KYScholarship$10K
Owensboro Community & Technical College Fbo Brittny LindseyOwensboro, KYScholarship$10K
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical Fbo Jasmine AntonioCumberland, KYScholarship$10K
University of Pikeville Fbo Anna AskrenPikeville, KYScholarship$10K
Univeristy of Tennessee College of Pharm Fbo Karissa CliffNashville, TNScholarship$10K
Southcentral Kentucky Community & Tech Fbo Crystal CodnerGlasgow, KYScholarship$10K
Hazard Community & Technical College Fbo Valerie CornettHazard, KYScholarship$10K
Elizabethtown Community & Technical Coll Fbo Karlie GriffinElizabethtown, KYScholarship$10K
Southcentral Kentucky Community & Tech Fbo Alaina NeelyHighlands Heights, KYScholarship$10K
Southcentral Kentucky Community & Techni Fbo Eden WestBowling Green, KYScholarship$10K

By state: Kentucky 43 · West Virginia 1 · Virginia 1 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

Sara J Pendleton Charitable Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri, administered in care of Wells Fargo Bank Na Ttee, tax-exempt since 2022. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Sara J Pendleton Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Online at csascholars.org Deadlines: MAY 14.

How much does Sara J Pendleton Charitable Tr give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $640K across 46 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Sara J Pendleton Charitable Tr give?

Kentucky (43 grants), West Virginia (1 grants), Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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