Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 59-7001925

The Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust is a private foundation based in Orlando, Florida. Its reported giving includes scholarships to individual recipients and support for charitable, educational, and religious organizations.

Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust at a glance

In short: Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust gave $29K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,750
+42.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
11
-8.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,614
+54.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$1,267,829
+1.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust

How to Apply

The 2024 filing lists an application and says there is no deadline for grant applications. Scholarship applicants must be Lake County, Florida, high school students; the filing lists March 31 as the scholarship application deadline.

Contact

Application contact: Melanie Cianciotto
Mailing address: 333 S Garland Ave, Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 237-4485

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

81 grants across all recorded years

81<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 81 grants of 81 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation is based in Orlando, Florida. In 2025, 85% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida, 8% to Massachusetts, and 7% to Georgia. Its grant-program information gives special consideration to projects located in Lake County, Florida.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

OrlandoGainesvilleTampaLeesburgHanoverLakelandBostonCullowheeMount ForaNew YorkTallahasseeWashingtonBushnellEustisLa CrosseMt DoraNew York CityOrlandWasingtonAtlanta

How Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust gives

  • Giving fell 62% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 65% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K25 grants2019 17 grants2021 21 grants2022 20 grants2023 12 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2024) to $98K (2019). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $29K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
11 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$28,750
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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$1,267,829$76,730$55,506$28,75011$45,240$66,578$69,699
2024$1,246,751$29,188$38,765$20,25012$32,463$21,724$63,112
2023$1,256,649$37,065$113,091$89,50020$96,881$32,126$58,662
2022$1,332,675$136,859$101,283$75,49021$82,967$118,578$70,187
2021$1,297,099$185,694$63,859$41,00017—$170,058$67,176
2019$1,237,020$57,458$121,799$98,25025—$41,310$66,384

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust reported a distributable amount of $70K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The grant-program information states that the McKinneys intended to fund organizations that are charitable, religious, and educational in nature. It gives priority to research in mathematics, geography, climatology, meteorology, geology—including deep-sea studies and tectonic plates—and astronomy conducted at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Other qualified educational institutions are a second priority. The program lists operating, program, and project support, with awards of $5,000–$10,000.

The foundation’s 2024 filing says scholarship applicants must be high school students in Lake County, Florida. It also states that awards to organizations have no restrictions as long as the institution qualifies as tax exempt.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $28,750. The grants ranged from $2,000 to $4,500, with a median of $2,000. All 11 listed grants were scholarships to individual recipients. The 2024 filing describes a separate application process for grants to organizations.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Truist Bank as trustee.

Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust's only listed officer is Truist Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Truist Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    $16K (2021) → $20K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Suntrust Bank (2019) — 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

Truist Bank — Trustee: $20KTruist BankTrustee$20K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to Truist Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust

How much does Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust give each year?

Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust gave $29K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $20K across 12 grants.

What is Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust's typical grant size?

Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,614, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust give grants?

Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust gives mostly in Florida: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (8%) and Georgia (7%).

Does Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (11 grants).

How large is Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust?

Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $45K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $70K (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 does Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust fund?

The grant-program information states that the McKinneys intended to fund organizations that are charitable, religious, and educational in nature. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust?

The 2024 filing lists an application and says there is no deadline for grant applications. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust's EIN?

Edgar P & Nona B McKinney Charitbale Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-7001925. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 27, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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