Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust
Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Wichita, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $120K in total assets. In 2025, it made $1K in qualifying distributions.
Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust at a glance
- Total assets
- $119,920
- -1.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $60
- -82.4% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,277
- -99.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,135
- -98.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust gives
- Giving fell 78% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 22% 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $150K (2023) to $801K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $150K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH | Contribution to Public Charity | $100,000 |
| A Way Out Inc Carbondale, CO | Contribution to Public Charity | $50,000 |
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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 | $119,920 | $60 | $2,135 | — | — | $1,277 | — | $5,930 |
| 2024 | $121,543 | $340 | $152,470 | $150,000 | 2 | $151,513 | — | $10,019 |
| 2023 | $273,221 | $13,027 | $153,526 | $150,000 | 2 | $152,156 | $12,280 | $17,747 |
| 2022 | $413,097 | $-6,052 | $361,834 | $350,000 | 1 | $358,943 | $1,195 | $36,975 |
| 2021 | $780,983 | $49,007 | $690,678 | $685,000 | 2 | $686,763 | $45,652 | $57,679 |
| 2020 | $1,422,482 | $43,568 | $807,754 | $801,000 | 2 | — | $39,444 | $72,614 |
| 2019 | $2,186,435 | $94,859 | $738,247 | $728,000 | 3 | — | $68,737 | $125,863 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust is led by Caroline A. Cochener, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Caroline A. Cochener
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust
How large is Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust?
Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust reported $120K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (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.
Where does Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust operate?
Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust has awarded grants in California, Colorado, New York, Ohio.
What is Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust's EIN?
Caroline Cochener Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2710886. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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