Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr

Private foundation · Grantmaker Maryland, NY EIN: 81-6963257

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Maryland, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $360K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $34K.

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr at a glance

In short: Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,800
+133.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$5,800
+133.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,800
Total assets
$359,591
+15.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
District of Columbia (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 Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Judicial Watch: $6KJudicial Watch$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Judicial Watch ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

WashingtonOneontaCooperstownHillsdaleMarylandWashington StreetWest Winfield

How Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr gives

  • Giving grew 48% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 53% 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$2K$4K$6K6 grants2020 3 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Judicial Watch Washington Street, DCgeneral$5,800
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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$359,591$58,432$9,891$5,8001$9,891$34,341$18,680
2024$311,050$44,710$5,360$2,4801$5,360$22,385$15,194
2023$271,700$33,842$7,630$4,7851$7,630$17,619$13,317
2022$245,488$21,320$4,680$3,9131$4,680$16,553$12,360
2021$228,848$27,365$3,617$2,1003$3,617$22,773$11,800
2020$205,184$4,719$6,159$5,1906—$16,715$10,157

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr reported a distributable amount of $19K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kent Hansel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Hansel

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    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 Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr

How much does Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr give each year?

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.

How large is Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr?

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr reported $360K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $19K (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 Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr?

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Maryland, NY. It holds $360K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr operate?

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Michigan, New York.

What is Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr's EIN?

Eunice & Grant Hansel Family Char Tr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6963257. 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 October 21, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 5, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 8, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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