Brooke M Lessig Charitable Trust

Saint Louis, MO
Tax-exempt since Feb. 2010
EIN: 23-6791282

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$46.6k (2024)

Expenses

$85.7k (2024)

Total Assets

$985k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$46,617

Expenses

$85,673

Net Income

-$39,056

Net Assets

$984,524

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$32,572	69.9%
Sales of Assets	$14,045	30.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$65,040	75.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$30,078	35.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$984,524
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$984,524

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee)	$20,052	$0
Richard E Wells (Co Trustee)	$10,026	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 6, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$33,367

Expenses

$83,052

Net Income

-$49,685

Net Assets

$1,022,673

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$31,294	93.8%
Sales of Assets	$541	1.6%
Other Income	$1,532	4.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$57,097	68.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$27,975	33.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,022,673
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,022,673

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee)	$18,650	$0
Richard E Wells (Co Trustee)	$9,325	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 7, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

-$29,945

Expenses

$79,287

Net Income

-$109,232

Net Assets

$1,071,869

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$35,685
Sales of Assets	-$65,630
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$50,030	63.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$29,149	36.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,071,869
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,071,869

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee)	$19,433	$0
Richard E Wells (Co Trustee)	$9,716	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 9, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$148,703

Expenses

$80,199

Net Income

$68,504

Net Assets

$1,182,135

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$28,854	19.4%
Sales of Assets	$119,849	80.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$58,846	73.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$32,064	40.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,182,135
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,182,135

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee)	$21,376	$0
Richard E Wells (Co Trustee)	$10,688	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 11, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$80,910

Expenses

$86,451

Net Income

-$5,541

Net Assets

$1,113,442

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$31,980	39.5%
Sales of Assets	$48,930	60.5%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$67,083	77.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$29,052	33.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,113,443
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,113,442

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee)	$18,915	$0
Richard E Wells (Co Trustee)	$10,137	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 5, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$108,454

Expenses

$85,577

Net Income

$22,877

Net Assets

$1,119,111

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$27,432	25.3%
Sales of Assets	$81,022	74.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$66,629	77.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$28,470	33.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,119,112
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,119,111

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee)	$18,814	$0
Richard E Wells (Co Trustee)	$9,656	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 4, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$75,563

Expenses

$85,338

Net Income

-$9,775

Net Assets

$1,096,331

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,485	32.4%
Sales of Assets	$51,078	67.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$65,354	76.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$28,842	33.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,096,331
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,096,331

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Wells Fargo Bank Na (Trustee)	$19,501	$0
Richard Wells (Co Trustee)	$9,341	$0

990-PF

Filed on May 3, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$49,914

Expenses

$83,293

Net Income

-$33,379

Net Assets

$1,150,229

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$20,804	41.7%
Sales of Assets	$29,110	58.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$61,687	74.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$29,930	35.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,150,229
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,150,229

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$95,393

Expenses

$83,809

Net Income

$11,584

Net Assets

$1,182,320

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,849	26.0%
Sales of Assets	$70,544	74.0%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$66,221	79.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$31,448	37.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,182,320
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,182,320

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$65,141

Expenses

$69,077

Net Income

-$3,936

Net Assets

$1,171,198

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$24,381	37.4%
Sales of Assets	$40,760	62.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$45,804	66.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$30,142	43.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,171,198
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,171,198

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$12,753

Expenses

$54,663

Net Income

-$41,910

Net Assets

$1,173,751

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$26,276	> 100%
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$41,260	75.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$25,164	46.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,173,752
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$1,173,751

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$47,614

Expenses

$108,359

Net Income

-$60,745

Net Assets

$1,217,766

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$39,867	83.7%
Sales of Assets	$7,747	16.3%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$95,112	87.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$21,425	19.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$1,217,766
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$1,217,766

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Brooke M Lessig Charitable Trust

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Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $46.6k (2024)

Expenses $85.7k (2024)

Total Assets $985k (2024)

Total Liabilities $0 (2024)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2012

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2011

Revenue

$46.6k (2024)

Expenses

$85.7k (2024)

Total Assets

$985k (2024)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2024)

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