H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016

Private foundation · Grantmaker Muncie, IN EIN: 35-6218859
N/A

H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Muncie, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $125K in total assets. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $8K.

H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 at a glance

Total assets
$124,700
+2.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$8,334
+10.5% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$4,258
-26.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,904
-22.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

FranklinRedkey

How H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 gives

  • Giving fell 51% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 56% 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$1K$2K$3K$4K2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $976 (2023) to $3K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Redkey Main St United Methodist Church Redkey, INGeneral Operations$832
Indiana Masonic Home Inc Franklin, INGeneral Operations$832
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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$124,700$8,334$4,904——$4,258$7,739$7,613
2024$121,270$7,541$6,342$1,6642$5,788$6,988$7,098
2023$120,071$9,977$6,470$9762$5,984$9,491$6,506
2022$116,575$-1,234$14,672$2,0282$6,104$1,200$7,157
2021$132,481$40,435$8,350$3,3622$7,819$39,954$2,430

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016's only listed officer is First Merchants Private Wealth Advi ORS, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • First Merchants Private Wealth Advi ORS

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2024) → $2K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: First Merchants Private Wlth Adviso (2021–2023) — Trustee

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

First Merchants Private Wealth Advi ORS — Trustee: $2KFirst Merchants Private…Trustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to First Merchants Private Wealth Advi ORS (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016

How large is H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016?

H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 reported $125K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (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 H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016?

H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 is a private foundation focused on N/A, based in Muncie, IN. It holds $125K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 operate?

H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016 has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016's EIN?

H E Rathfon Charitable Trust 001016's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6218859. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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