Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Henrico, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $993K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $240K. Net investment income was $37K.
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust gave $240K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $240,000
- +500.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +700.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $30,000
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $992,796
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (56% 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 Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tupelo Press ($80K across 2 grants). Together the top 6 received $240K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 18 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust gives
- Giving grew 773% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 508% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $240K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $240K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Muse Writers Center Norfolk, VA | Educational | $50,000 |
| Tupelo Press North Adams, MD | Non-Profit Publishing | $40,000 |
| Tupelo Press North Adams, MD | Non-Profit Publishing | $40,000 |
| Healthy Harvest Food Bank Warsaw, VA | Fighting Hunger | $25,000 |
| Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Inc Williamsburg, VA | Historical | $25,000 |
| The Pushcart Prize Fellowships Inc Wainscott, NY | Educational | $25,000 |
| The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore Norfolk, VA | Fighting Hunger | $25,000 |
| Healthy Harvest Food Bank Warsaw, VA | Fighting Hunger | $10,000 |
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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 | $992,796 | $283,915 | $259,834 | $240,000 | 8 | $259,834 | $36,764 | $51,099 |
| 2024 | $1,008,714 | $402,179 | $51,206 | $40,000 | 1 | $51,206 | $24,467 | $44,169 |
| 2023 | $617,740 | $196,975 | $98,984 | $90,000 | 2 | $98,984 | $48 | $23,597 |
| 2022 | $544,749 | $71 | $38,637 | $27,500 | 6 | $38,637 | $71 | $27,131 |
| 2021 | $558,316 | $519 | $36,237 | $25,000 | 1 | $36,237 | $519 | $28,832 |
| 2020 | $594,034 | $1,613 | $55,071 | $44,950 | 5 | — | $1,613 | $31,055 |
| 2019 | $647,492 | $776 | $76,065 | $65,000 | 3 | — | $776 | $34,099 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust is led by Connie Felton, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Connie Felton
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann S Chinnis
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carter C Chinnis Jr.
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust
How much does Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust give each year?
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust gave $240K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 1 grant.
What is Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $30,000, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust give grants?
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust gives mostly in Virginia: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (33%) and New York (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were North Adams, MD (2 grants), Norfolk, VA (2 grants) and Warsaw, VA (2 grants).
Does Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Fighting Hunger" (3 grants).
Who are Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Tupelo Press ($80,000 across 2 grants), The Muse Writers Center ($50,000) and Healthy Harvest Food Bank ($35,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust?
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust reported $993K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $260K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust's EIN?
Carter C Chinnis Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2250552. 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 June 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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