Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 45-6420217

Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $830K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $26K.

Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts at a glance

In short: Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts gave $5K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $2K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$4,870
-51.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
-33.3% vs 2023
Average grant
$2,435
-27.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$2,435
Total assets
$830,376
-6.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
District of Columbia (51% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

The Aspen Institute: $3KThe Aspen Institute$3KSan Francisco Art Institute: $2KSan Francisco Art Institute$2K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Aspen Institute ($3K). Together the top 2 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

New BrunswickSan FranciscoWashington

How Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts gives

  • Giving fell 35% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 203% 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $10K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Aspen Institute Washington, DCSupport Students for Careers in Arts$2,500
San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CASupport the Library & Research$2,370
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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
2024$830,376$73,239$128,550$4,8702$92,724$25,693$45,626
2023$885,687$-38,310$90,897$10,0003$84,279$22,745$46,723
2022$1,014,894$45,462$18,074$5,0002$5,250$6,838$43,766
2021$987,506$460,328$14,831$7,5002$7,500$19,733$33,414
2020$542,009$71,866$73,637————$35,460

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts is led by Craig Remington, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Craig Remington

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    $5K (2023) → $0 (2024)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Craig Remington — Trustee: $5KCraig RemingtonTrustee$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $5K, to Craig Remington (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts

How much does Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts give each year?

Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts gave $5K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $10K across 3 grants.

How large is Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts?

Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts reported $830K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $93K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts operate?

Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, New Jersey.

What is Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts's EIN?

Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-6420217. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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