Christine Blanc Charitable Trust
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Des Moines, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $537K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $58K.
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Christine Blanc Charitable Trust gave $22K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,976
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,325
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,663
- Total assets
- $536,619
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (67% 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 Christine Blanc Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Communication Development Center Foundation ($15K). Together the top 3 received $22K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Christine Blanc Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2024) to $25K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $22K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Development Center Foundation Madison, WI | Assisting Autistic Children | $14,650 |
| Northern AZ Animal Search and Rescue Flagstaff, AZ | Program Support | $3,663 |
| Hopi Education Endowment Fund Kykotsmovi, AZ | Education | $3,663 |
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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 | $536,619 | $64,818 | $31,896 | $21,976 | 3 | $24,922 | $58,447 | $25,551 |
| 2024 | $504,200 | $33,346 | $30,534 | $21,384 | 3 | $24,248 | $27,253 | $24,839 |
| 2023 | $500,683 | $-4,742 | $30,636 | $22,254 | 3 | $25,042 | $11,082 | $24,172 |
| 2022 | $535,900 | $-4,123 | $34,625 | $24,937 | 3 | $28,416 | $8,113 | $25,732 |
| 2021 | $574,060 | $51,607 | $32,897 | $24,031 | 2 | $28,344 | $47,213 | $29,251 |
| 2020 | $551,194 | $31,036 | $31,196 | $22,517 | 1 | — | $27,066 | $28,140 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Christine Blanc Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Bankers Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bankers Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$7K (2020) → $4K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to Bankers Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Christine Blanc Charitable Trust
How much does Christine Blanc Charitable Trust give each year?
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust gave $22K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 3 grants.
What is Christine Blanc Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $3,663, and its average grant was $7,325, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Christine Blanc Charitable Trust give grants?
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust gives mostly in Wisconsin: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Arizona (33%).
Does Christine Blanc Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Christine Blanc Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Christine Blanc Charitable Trust?
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust reported $537K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (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 Christine Blanc Charitable Trust's EIN?
Christine Blanc Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6526692. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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