Cleo Downey Charitable Trust
Cleo Downey Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $106K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $9K.
Cleo Downey Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Cleo Downey Charitable Trust gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,417
- +33.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,417
- +33.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,417
- Total assets
- $105,531
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Cleo Downey Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Presbyterian Church ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Cleo Downey Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 110% 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 $4K (2023) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Presbyterian Church Pleasanton, TX | Unrestricted General | $5,417 |
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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 | $105,531 | $11,430 | $9,246 | $5,417 | 1 | $6,805 | $9,174 | $6,164 |
| 2024 | $103,314 | $10,869 | $7,595 | $4,048 | 1 | $5,395 | $8,579 | $5,871 |
| 2023 | $100,152 | $3,703 | $7,866 | $3,708 | 1 | $5,313 | $808 | $5,417 |
| 2022 | $104,359 | $-2,750 | $13,999 | $5,057 | 1 | $8,354 | — | $5,773 |
| 2021 | $121,105 | $27,285 | $13,355 | $4,845 | 1 | $8,139 | $22,048 | $6,761 |
| 2020 | $107,025 | $9,501 | $12,909 | $4,554 | 1 | — | $4,426 | $6,041 |
| 2019 | $110,430 | $8,088 | $12,375 | $4,047 | 1 | — | $3,310 | $6,186 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cleo Downey Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cleo Downey Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$7K (2021) → $2K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Bank Of America N A (2019–2020) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to Bank of America (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Cleo Downey Charitable Trust
How much does Cleo Downey Charitable Trust give each year?
Cleo Downey Charitable Trust gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 1 grant.
How large is Cleo Downey Charitable Trust?
Cleo Downey Charitable Trust reported $106K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Cleo Downey Charitable Trust operate?
Cleo Downey Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Cleo Downey Charitable Trust's EIN?
Cleo Downey Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6417809. 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 April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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