Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cleveland, OH EIN: 61-6640886

Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Cleveland, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $775K. Net investment income was $508K.

Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust gave $775K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $387K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$774,594
-1.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$387,297
-1.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$387,297
Total assets
$6,297,481
-4.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (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 Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Marietta College: $387KMarietta College$387KUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $387KUniversity of ColoradoFoundation$387K

The largest 2025 recipient was Marietta College ($387K). Together the top 2 received $775K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K6$250–500K4$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

DenverMarietta

How Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 222% 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

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $765K (2023) to $1.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $775K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Marietta College Marietta, COEstablishing and/or Funding Student Academic Scholarships$387,297
University of Colorado Foundation Denver, COEstablishing and/or Funding Student Academic Scholarships$387,297
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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$6,297,481$549,895$867,387$774,5942$816,128$507,772$367,907
2024$6,614,866$480,283$874,446$787,8502$833,374$440,373$370,886
2023$7,008,544$273,311$866,416$765,3262$810,245$227,469$363,392
2022$7,588,164$442,006$1,123,272$1,024,7022$1,075,336$362,730$388,423
2021$8,282,977$478,872$1,251,951$1,053,4242$1,053,424$360,916$483,013
2020$9,056,945$4,666,445$1,148,708$1,049,7902—$4,562,155$403,192

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $368K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Western Reserve Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Western Reserve Trust Company

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $46K (2022) → $41K (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

Western Reserve Trust Company — Trustee: $41KWestern Reserve Trust…Trustee$41K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $41K, to Western Reserve Trust Company (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust

How much does Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust give each year?

Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust gave $775K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $788K across 2 grants.

How large is Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust?

Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $816K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $368K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust operate?

Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust's EIN?

Georgia E Laurie Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6640886. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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