Brossman Family Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ephrata, PA EIN: 22-2860047
AcademicsStudentsEducation

Brossman Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Ephrata, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $339K. Net investment income was $241.

Brossman Family Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Brossman Family Charitable Trust gave $339K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $339K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$339,000
-3.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$339,000
-3.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$339,000
Total assets
$9,238
+78.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (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 Brossman Family Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

How Brossman Family Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$100K$200K$300K$400K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $338K (2021) to $354K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $339K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$339,000
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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$9,238$356,541$352,467$339,0001$339,000$241$304
2024$5,164$366,553$362,913$349,5001$349,500$267$146
2023$1,524$368,454$366,933$354,0001$365,461—$38
2022$3$351,988$351,985$345,0001$350,600$8—
2021—$349,473$349,473$337,5001——$131
2020—$355,133$355,133$348,0001—$2$25

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Brossman Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $304 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brossman Family Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Ephrata National Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (uncompensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ephrata National Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    $6K (2020) → $0 (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Ephrata National Bank — Trustee: $12KEphrata National BankTrustee$12K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $12K, to Ephrata National Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Brossman Family Charitable Trust

How much does Brossman Family Charitable Trust give each year?

Brossman Family Charitable Trust gave $339K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $350K across 1 grant.

How large is Brossman Family Charitable Trust?

Brossman Family Charitable Trust reported $9K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $339K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $304 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Brossman Family Charitable Trust?

Brossman Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Academics, based in Ephrata, PA. It holds $9K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Brossman Family Charitable Trust operate?

Brossman Family Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Brossman Family Charitable Trust's EIN?

Brossman Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2860047. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 14, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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