Brooks Family Charitable Trust
Brooks Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Fort Worth, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $154K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $6K.
Brooks Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Brooks Family Charitable Trust gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,000
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,500
- +35.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,500
- Total assets
- $153,896
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% 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 Brooks Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tarrant Area Food Bank ($7K). Together the top 2 received $9K.
Grant Size Distribution
21 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Brooks Family Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2021) to $12K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant Area Food Bank Fort Worth, TX | Charitable | $7,000 |
| Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Assn Bryan, TX | Charitable | $2,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $153,896 | $5,988 | $9,343 | $9,000 | 2 | $9,343 | $5,645 | $10,281 |
| 2024 | $161,251 | $7,022 | $10,238 | $10,000 | 3 | $10,238 | $6,784 | $9,954 |
| 2023 | $169,683 | $4,121 | $10,859 | $10,500 | 4 | $10,859 | $4,926 | $9,680 |
| 2022 | $172,102 | $-1,332 | $10,727 | $10,332 | 6 | $10,727 | $8,130 | $10,125 |
| 2021 | $179,661 | $12,029 | $6,634 | $6,450 | 6 | $6,634 | $10,714 | $10,608 |
| 2020 | $174,266 | $3,432 | $12,186 | $12,000 | 5 | — | $3,388 | $9,090 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brooks Family Charitable 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
Brooks Family Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelly B Keller
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Tracey B Nielson
Trustee
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Bill R Brooks (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Tracey B Nelison (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Tracey B Neilson (2020–2021) — Trustee
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 Brooks Family Charitable Trust
How much does Brooks Family Charitable Trust give each year?
Brooks Family Charitable Trust gave $9K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 3 grants.
How large is Brooks Family Charitable Trust?
Brooks Family Charitable Trust reported $154K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Brooks Family Charitable Trust?
Brooks Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Fort Worth, TX. It holds $154K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Brooks Family Charitable Trust operate?
Brooks Family Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Florida, Texas.
What is Brooks Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
Brooks Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-6333715. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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