Garbarini Family Charitable Trust
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Pennington, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $106K. Net investment income was $120K.
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Garbarini Family Charitable Trust gave $106K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $105,886
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,472
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $21,177
- Total assets
- $1,800,398
- -0.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (80% 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 Garbarini Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Michigan State University Foundation ($53K). Together the top 4 received $106K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 24 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Garbarini Family Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 112% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $80K (2021) to $106K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $106K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State University Foundation East Lansing, MI | Unrestricted General | $52,943 |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Unrestricted General | $21,177 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | Unrestricted General | $21,177 |
| Lansing Community College Foundation Lansing, MI | Unrestricted General | $10,589 |
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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 | $1,800,398 | $138,562 | $137,761 | $105,886 | 4 | $117,535 | $120,473 | $105,158 |
| 2024 | $1,800,792 | $126,713 | $139,785 | $100,106 | 4 | $125,921 | $114,129 | $98,925 |
| 2023 | $1,814,122 | $-53,148 | $137,705 | $93,395 | 5 | $126,658 | $48,091 | $90,612 |
| 2022 | $2,009,333 | $632,635 | $116,666 | $88,431 | 5 | $103,969 | $125,839 | $91,546 |
| 2021 | $1,494,786 | $92,615 | $103,003 | $80,043 | 6 | $93,581 | $82,201 | $80,422 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Garbarini Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $105K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of America N A, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America N A
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$23K (2021) → $29K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $29K, to Bank of America N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Garbarini Family Charitable Trust
How much does Garbarini Family Charitable Trust give each year?
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust gave $106K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $100K across 4 grants.
What is Garbarini Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $21,177, and its average grant was $26,472, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Garbarini Family Charitable Trust give grants?
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in Michigan: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (20%).
Does Garbarini Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Garbarini Family Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Garbarini Family Charitable Trust?
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $118K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $105K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Garbarini Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
Garbarini Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6677500. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
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 2021 (received by the IRS November 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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