Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 16-6513818

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $431K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $31K.

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust gave $20K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,333
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$430,547
+10.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (75% 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 Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Bison Fund: $8KBison Fund$8KFisher House Foundation: $3KFisher House Foundation$3KThird Presbyterian: $3KThird Presbyterian$3KGuiding eyes for the blind: $3KGuiding eyes for the blind$3KDoctors without borders: $3KDoctors without borders$3KHUGS Foundation: $3KHUGS Foundation$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Bison Fund ($8K). Together the top 6 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 30 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

RochesterBuffaloRockvilleYorktown HeightsBaltimoreHagerstownNew YorkRocheter

How Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 102% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K5 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2020) to $20K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bison Fund Buffalo, NYScholarships for poor children$7,500
Fisher House Foundation Rockville, MDSupport for wounded veterans and families$2,500
Third Presbyterian Rochester, NYCommunity outreach for disadvantaged individuals$2,500
Guiding eyes for the blind Yorktown Heights, NYProvide training and placement for seeing eye dogs$2,500
Doctors without borders Hagerstown, MDProvide medical care to individuals regardless of location circumstance or politics$2,500
HUGS Foundation Rochester, NYProvide medical care to poor children in countries suffering high rates of disfiguring cleft lip etc.$2,500
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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$430,547$30,854$20,061$20,0006$20,000$30,793$19,527
2024$390,866$4,432$20,062$20,0006$20,062$4,370$17,724
2023$331,444$4,521$15,089$15,0006$15,000$4,432$14,520
2022$260,706$3,245$16,134$16,0006$16,000$3,211$14,612
2021$349,115$2,449$17,990$17,0006$17,000$2,449$15,755
2020$301,801$3,147$14,000$14,0005—$71,246$11,749

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donald John Cumming

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Virginia Cumming

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust

How much does Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust give each year?

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust gave $20K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 6 grants.

What is Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,333, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust give grants?

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust gives mostly in New York: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Rochester, NY (2 grants).

Does Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Bison Fund ($7,500), Fisher House Foundation ($2,500) and Third Presbyterian ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust?

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust reported $431K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's EIN?

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6513818. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 4, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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