Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 61-6019528

Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund is a private foundation, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $249K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $13K.

Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund at a glance

In short: Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$11,685
+4.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$11,685
+4.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$11,685
Total assets
$249,371
-1.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Courageous Kids: $12KCourageous Kids$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Courageous Kids ($12K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

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

Cities

ScottsvilleNashvilleBowling GreenKnoxvilleLexington

How Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund gives

  • Giving grew 363% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 107% 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$5K$10K$15K4 grants2019 6 grants2020 4 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $13K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Courageous Kids Scottsville, KYGeneral Operating$11,685
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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$249,371$16,453$20,335$11,6851$16,625$12,938$15,473
2024$253,283$13,536$15,951$11,1491$14,287$11,847$14,823
2023$255,696$2,909$10,294$5,6741$7,974$3,739$13,449
2022$263,091$15,769$7,822$2,5253$4,825$13,436$13,382
2021$255,256$37,873$14,794$9,6504$11,950$35,484$15,987
2020$232,139$24,650$17,508$13,0256—$22,342$12,502
2019$225,095$9,812$17,823$12,8004—$5,092$12,663

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund's only listed officer is Truist Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Truist Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2021) → $7K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Branch Banking & Trust Company (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Branch Banking AND Trust Company (2019) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Truist Bank — Trustee: $7KTruist BankTrustee$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Truist Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund

How much does Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund give each year?

Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 1 grant.

How large is Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund?

Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund reported $249K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $15K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund operate?

Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund has awarded grants in Kentucky, Tennessee.

What is Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund's EIN?

Carpenter-Dent Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6019528. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 7, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 18, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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