Christ Episcopal Church Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker New Bern, NC EIN: 51-0145189

For the benefit, development, expansion and maintenance of the work of the church and for missions, projects and/or charities sponsored by, connected with, or selected by the church and which the board of trustees shall aprove.

Christ Episcopal Church Trust at a glance

In short: Christ Episcopal Church Trust gave $6K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$5,700
-84.2% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
Average grant
$5,700
Median grant
$5,700
Total assets
$1,836,453
+7.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Christ Episcopal Church Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Trinity Center: $6KTrinity Center$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Trinity Center ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

11<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New BernSalter PathWinterville

How Christ Episcopal Church Trust gives

  • Giving fell 86% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2024) to $41K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Trinity Center Salter Path, NCSteamer Replacement$5,700
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,836,453$112,585$48,231$5,7001$109,685
2023$1,714,647$-7,498$48,205$36,015Total only$-17,523
2022$1,550,505$81,410$60,230$15,0002$78,090
2021$1,855,939$218,819$89,989$40,7004$215,819
2020$1,706,083$124,124$84,623$34,0004$124,124
2019$1,502,328$96,382$80,536$32,6254$94,663

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Christ Episcopal Church Trust

Based on IRS filings

Christ Episcopal Church Trust is a public charity, based in New Bern, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $110K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Christ Episcopal Church Trust is led by Lee Knott, Chairman since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 5 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Lee Knott

    Chairman

    Trustee → Chairman, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Canady

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Jutras

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Chance

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Shields

    Grant Coordinator

    Trustee → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Grant Coordinator, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Kathleen Rice (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Kirby H. Smith III (2019–2021) — Chairman
  • Former: Elizabeth E. Jutras (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Jason L. Thuringer (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: William J. Brubaker (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Christ Episcopal Church Trust

How much does Christ Episcopal Church Trust give each year?

Christ Episcopal Church Trust gave $6K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it reported $36K in grants paid.

How large is Christ Episcopal Church Trust?

Christ Episcopal Church Trust reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $113K.

Where does Christ Episcopal Church Trust operate?

Christ Episcopal Church Trust has awarded grants in North Carolina.

What is Christ Episcopal Church Trust's EIN?

Christ Episcopal Church Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0145189. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 8, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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