Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Richmond, VA EIN: 56-2297729

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Richmond, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $597K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $45K. Net investment income was $31K.

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$45,297
+15.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,099
+15.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$13,589
Total assets
$597,046
-2.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (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 Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Baptist General Association of VA: $27KBaptist General Association ofVA$27KHope Tree Family Services: $14KHope Tree Family Services$14KEverbless: $5KEverbless$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Baptist General Association of VA ($27K). Together the top 3 received $45K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

RichmondSalem

How Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 95% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2021) to $47K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $45K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Baptist General Association of VA Richmond, VASupport Religious Missions of Organization$27,178
Hope Tree Family Services Salem, VASupport Religious Missions of Organization$13,589
Everbless Richmond, VASupport Religious Missions of Organization$4,530
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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$597,046$38,197$54,022$45,2973$46,290$30,589$48,787
2024$612,871$27,983$49,022$39,3343$41,088$20,542$45,597
2023$633,910$40,361$49,753$40,5674$42,333$33,649$41,102
2022$643,302$40,561$56,801$47,2074$48,805$33,132$42,164
2021$659,542$44,596$48,186$37,7634$39,361$36,244$48,803
2020$663,132$69,683$49,970$40,6633—$62,330$40,752
2019$643,419$31,399$50,846$39,8703—$23,779$41,002

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust is led by Everbless, Trustee on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Everbless

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2022) → $6K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Virginia Baptist Foundation (2019–2021) — 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

Everbless — Trustee: $6KEverblessTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to Everbless (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust

How much does Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust give each year?

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust gave $45K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $39K across 3 grants.

What is Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $13,589, and its average grant was $15,099, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust give grants?

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Richmond, VA (2 grants).

Does Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Religious Missions of Organization" (3 grants).

How large is Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust?

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust reported $597K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $46K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (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.

What is Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust's EIN?

Charles & Betsy Rawls Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2297729. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 10, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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