Fites Family Charitable Trust
Fites Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Naples, Florida. Its 2025 grants supported charitable organizations including universities, foundations, and other organizations; the stated purpose for the listed grants was to fund organizational operations.
Fites Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Fites Family Charitable Trust gave $2.8M across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $148K), top state Indiana. 32% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,804,929
- +306.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $147,628
- +370.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $15,160,820
- +4.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 32% first-time grantees (6 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Indiana (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Fites Family Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 9943 Brassie Bend, Naples, FL 34108-1923
Phone: (312) 342-0485
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Fites Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Peoria Salvation Army ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $2.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
110 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 89 grants of 110 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The trust’s 2025 grant dollars were reported as 43% to Indiana, 37% to Illinois, 18% to Florida, 2% to Arkansas, and 1% to Wisconsin.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Fites Family Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
32%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 19 grantees (32%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $170K; repeat grants $137K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 63% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 391% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 199% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $399K (2023) to $2.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $2.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Peoria Salvation Army Peoria, IL | Fund Operations of the Organization | $1,000,000 |
| Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN | Fund Operations of the Organization | $1,000,000 |
| Immokalee Foundation Immokalee, FL | Fund Operations of the Organization | $400,000 |
| Phi Kappa Psi Foundation Indianapolis, IN | Fund Operations of the Organization | $150,000 |
| Artis Naples Naples, FL | Fund Operations of the Organization | $93,500 |
| Baptist Health Foundation Little Rock, AR | Fund Operations of the Organization | $50,000 |
| Notre Dame University Notre Dame, IN | Fund Operations of the Organization | $41,429 |
| Howard Young Foundation Minocqua, WI | Fund Operations of the Organization | $10,000 |
| Potowatomi Park Foundation Chicago, IL | Fund Operations of the Organization | $10,000 |
| Salvation Army Alexandria, VA | Fund Operations of the Organization | $10,000 |
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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 | $15,160,820 | $8,585,940 | $2,894,847 | $2,804,929 | 19 | $2,804,929 | $8,496,022 | $1,411,883 |
| 2024 | $14,479,432 | $4,512,747 | $791,461 | $690,150 | 22 | $692,900 | $423,837 | $1,217,856 |
| 2023 | $10,758,146 | $807,398 | $496,828 | $399,100 | 25 | $401,850 | $740,125 | $967,500 |
| 2022 | $10,451,774 | $461,980 | $660,732 | $571,348 | 26 | $571,348 | $425,588 | $536,406 |
| 2021 | $10,667,539 | $1,763,290 | $1,407,946 | $1,333,750 | 18 | $1,333,750 | $1,783,653 | $957,672 |
| 2020 | $10,325,067 | $306,144 | $934,369 | $869,800 | 21 | — | $332,491 | $765,364 |
| 2019 | $10,949,677 | $809,556 | $859,191 | $803,541 | 33 | — | $753,906 | $776,567 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fites Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $1.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations such as Valparaiso University, Artis-Naples, the Salvation Army, and Baptist Health Foundation.
Baptist Health Foundation describes its mission as providing gifts, grants, and services to Baptist Health and other charitable organizations in furtherance of their scientific, literary, and educational purposes. Howard Young Foundation says it seeks and invests charitable support for Howard Young Health Care to improve the health and well-being of the community it serves. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the trust’s.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust made 19 grants totaling $2,804,929. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $1,000,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest grants were $1,000,000 each to Peoria Salvation Army and Valparaiso University, and $400,000 to Immokalee Foundation. Other notable grants included $150,000 to Phi Kappa Psi Foundation, $93,500 to Artis-Naples, and $50,000 to Baptist Health Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Donald V Fites as trustee, and Linda F Reed and Joyce S Hagen as directors/trustees.
Fites Family Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donald V. Fites
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joyce S. Hagen
Director & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda F. Reed
Director & Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Fites Family Charitable Trust
How much does Fites Family Charitable Trust give each year?
Fites Family Charitable Trust gave $2.8M across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $690K across 22 grants.
What is Fites Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Fites Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $147,628, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Fites Family Charitable Trust that year got $170K on average.
Where does Fites Family Charitable Trust give grants?
Fites Family Charitable Trust's top state is Indiana, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Illinois (37%) and Florida (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Peoria, IL (3 grants), Chicago, IL (3 grants), Naples, FL (2 grants) and Minocqua, WI (2 grants).
Does Fites Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Fites Family Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Fund Operations of the Organization" (19 grants).
Who are Fites Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Fites Family Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Peoria Salvation Army ($1,000,000), Valparaiso University ($1,000,000) and Immokalee Foundation ($400,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 86% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Fites Family Charitable Trust?
Fites Family Charitable Trust reported $15.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Fites Family Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations such as Valparaiso University, Artis-Naples, the Salvation Army, and Baptist Health Foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Fites Family Charitable Trust?
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Fites Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
Fites Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1375732. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Fites Family Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 31, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Fites Family Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/fites-family-charitable-trust-morg_2b9f62abbf3d4206891b517713260723
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