Caritas Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Antonio, TX EIN: 27-6027165

Caritas Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $8K.

Caritas Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Caritas Charitable Trust gave $8K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,000
+42.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
-36.4% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,143
+123.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$750
Total assets
$6,018
+131.3% 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 Caritas Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

First Presbyterian: $2KFirst Presbyterian$2KMusical Bridges: $2KMusical Bridges$2KGreater Edwards Aquifer Alliance: $2KGreater Edwards AquiferAlliance$2KHill Country Cowby Camp: $750Hill Country Cowby Camp$750Church of the Incarnation: $500Church of the Incarnation$500San Antonio Tuesday Muscal Club: $500San Antonio Tuesday MuscalClub$500Cactus Pear Music Festival: $250Cactus Pear Music Festival$250

The largest 2025 recipient was First Presbyterian ($2K). Together the top 7 received $8K.

Grant Size Distribution

49 grants across all recorded years

49<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 49 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

San AntonioDallasConverseNew YorkIngramWarrentonWashingtonBartlesvilleCaryChesapeakeGatesvilleHoustonHuntsville

How Caritas Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2024 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$5K$10K$15K11 grants2021 10 grants2022 10 grants2023 11 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $11K (2023). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
First Presbyterian San Antonio, TXContribution$2,200
Musical Bridges San Antonio, TXContribution$1,925
Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance San Antonio, TXContribution$1,875
Hill Country Cowby Camp Ingram, TXContribution$750
Church of the Incarnation Dallas, TXContribution$500
San Antonio Tuesday Muscal Club San Antonio, TXContribution$500
Cactus Pear Music Festival Converse, TXContribution$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$6,018$12,720$9,304$8,0007—$219
2024$2,602$31,469$31,115$5,61511$5,615$325
2023$2,248$7,475$11,280$10,61310—$169
2022$6,052$1,001$7,218$6,55010$6,550$406
2021$12,268$2,733$6,763$5,97511—$675

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Caritas Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $219 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Caritas Charitable Trust is led by Anna Armstrog, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anna Armstrog

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Caritas Charitable Trust

How much does Caritas Charitable Trust give each year?

Caritas Charitable Trust gave $8K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 11 grants.

What is Caritas Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Caritas Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $1,143, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Caritas Charitable Trust give grants?

Caritas Charitable Trust gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Antonio, TX (4 grants).

Does Caritas Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Caritas Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (7 grants).

Who are Caritas Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Caritas Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include First Presbyterian ($2,200), Musical Bridges ($1,925) and Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance ($1,875), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Caritas Charitable Trust?

Caritas Charitable Trust reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $13K.

How much is Caritas Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Caritas Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $219 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Caritas Charitable Trust's EIN?

Caritas Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-6027165. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 28, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 10, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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