Private foundation · EIN 23-2111548 · Rochester, New York

The Educational Charitable Trust

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 36 grants paid, $168K total, median $2,750. 39% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
36
$168K
Median grant
$2,750
Stays in NY
39%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.1M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned ParenthoodWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$20K
Amnesty International USAWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$15K
Innocence ProjectNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$15K
International Refugee Assistance ProjectAlbert Lea, MNCharitable endeavors$15K
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$15K
US Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$15K
Doctors Without BordersHagerstown, MDCharitable endeavors$10K
American Jewish World ServiceEtna, NHCharitable endeavors$5,000
Brain and Behavior Research FoundationNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$5,000
Everyday ZenOceanside, CACharitable endeavors$5,000
Food Water WatchWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$5,000
Jay Street Education FundWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$5,000
No Kid HungryPhiladelphia, PACharitable endeavors$5,000
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALCharitable endeavors$5,000
Friends Without a BorderNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$4,000
Committee to Protect JournalistsNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$3,000
International Campaign for TibetWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$3,000
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$3,000
ACLU FoundationBeaverton, ORCharitable endeavors$2,500
Safer CountryAlexandria, VACharitable endeavors$2,000
Smile TrainWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$2,000
Wnet ThirteenNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$2,000
DorotNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$1,000
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILCharitable endeavors$1,000
Jacob Burns FoundationPleasantville, NYCharitable endeavors$1,000
Riverside Park ConservancyNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$1,000
Save Ellis IslandBranchville, NJCharitable endeavors$500
Uws Campaign Against HungerNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$300
The Bowery MissionNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$250
City HarvestBrooklyn, NYCharitable endeavors$200
Ny Public LibraryNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$200
LA Amistad Dba Lakewood CenterCasselberry, FLCharitable endeavors$200
USA for Unhcr the Un Refugee AcademyWashington, DCCharitable endeavors$200
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CTCharitable endeavors$200
Internation Fellowship for Christians and JewsChicago, ILCharitable endeavors$200
Convenant HouseNew York, NYCharitable endeavors$100

By state: District of Columbia 9 · New York 14 · Minnesota 1 · Maryland 1 · New Hampshire 1 · California 1

About this foundation

The Educational Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation in Rochester, New York, administered in care of Fox Rothschild Obrien & Frankel, tax-exempt since 1979. 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 The Educational Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Educational Charitable Trust give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $168K across 36 grants, a median of $2,750.

Where does The Educational Charitable Trust give?

District of Columbia (9 grants), New York (14 grants), Minnesota (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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