Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Riverside, CA EIN: 81-6985470

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Riverside, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $189K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $12K.

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust at a glance

In short: Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust gave $13K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,440
-4.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,688
-42.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$188,603
-2.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Immanuel Lutheran Church: $11KImmanuel Lutheran Church$11KLCMS Pacific Southwest District: $2KLCMS Pacific SouthwestDistrict$2KSt Jude: $500St Jude$500Wounded Warrior: $240Wounded Warrior$240PDSA: $200PDSA$200

The largest 2025 recipient was Immanuel Lutheran Church ($11K). Together the top 5 received $13K.

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

RiversideLoma LindaClevelandMemphisSan BernardinoCoronaTopekaBooneDoralIrvineJacksonvilleMarch Air Reserve BaseNew YorkSan DiegoWashington

How Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust gives

  • Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 135% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K13 grants2020 3 grants2021 8 grants2022 7 grants2023 3 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $27K (2020). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $13K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Immanuel Lutheran Church Riverside, CAGeneral Fund$10,500
LCMS Pacific Southwest District Irvine, CAGeneral Fund$2,000
St Jude Memphis, TNGeneral Fund$500
Wounded Warrior Jacksonville, FLGeneral Fund$240
PDSA Cleveland, OHGeneral Fund$200
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$188,603$15,906$20,926$13,4405$13,440$12,410$9,923
2024$193,621$18,685$20,864$14,0003$14,000$15,034$10,447
2023$195,800$-4,872$19,866$16,2807$19,844$2,139$10,442
2022$220,538$682$28,600$24,0008$28,600$1,574$11,604
2021$248,456$18,512$17,704$12,0003$17,704$12,808$12,058
2020$237,821$3,895$32,451$26,50013—$346$13,049

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Atkinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Atkinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust

How much does Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust give each year?

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust gave $13K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 3 grants.

What is Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's typical grant size?

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $2,688, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust give grants?

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust gives mostly in California: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's largest grantees?

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Immanuel Lutheran Church ($10,500), LCMS Pacific Southwest District ($2,000) and St Jude ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 97% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust?

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust reported $189K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN?

Atkinson Charitable Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6985470. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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