Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Litchfield, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $355K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $29K.
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus at a glance
In short: Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus gave $25K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,500
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,083
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $355,355
- +0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (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 Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Danbury HS Scholarship Fund ($7K). Together the top 2 received $11K.
Organizations only. It also paid 4 individual scholarships ($14,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 50 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 118% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2020) to $25K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Danbury HS Scholarship Fund Litchfield, CT | Scholarship | $7,000 |
| Newtown Scholarship Association Litchfield, CT | Scholarship | $3,500 |
| 4 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $14,000 |
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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 | $355,355 | $35,395 | $32,918 | $24,500 | 6 | $26,523 | $29,262 | $22,533 |
| 2024 | $352,898 | $18,146 | $28,807 | $21,000 | 6 | $22,924 | $12,308 | $21,716 |
| 2023 | $363,662 | $13,031 | $28,025 | $21,000 | 6 | $22,744 | $7,325 | $19,572 |
| 2022 | $378,670 | $15,373 | $33,415 | $24,596 | 18 | $26,435 | $9,691 | $20,595 |
| 2021 | $396,779 | $56,165 | $29,215 | $21,000 | 14 | $23,024 | $49,930 | $22,990 |
| 2020 | $369,999 | $10,570 | $28,389 | $21,000 | 18 | — | $5,019 | $20,594 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus reported a distributable amount of $23K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus's only listed officer is Union Savings Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Union Savings Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$6K (2020) → $7K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Union Savings Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus
How much does Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus give each year?
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus gave $25K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 6 grants.
What is Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus's typical grant size?
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $4,083, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus give grants?
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Litchfield, CT (2 grants).
Does Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (6 grants).
How large is Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus?
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus reported $355K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $23K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus?
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Litchfield, CT. It holds $355K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus's EIN?
Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6449102. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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