Haight Charitable Trust
Haight Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Santa Barbara, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $303K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $6K.
Haight Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Haight Charitable Trust gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,000
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,000
- Total assets
- $303,340
- -16.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Haight Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Santa Barbara Rescue Mission ($12K).
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Haight Charitable Trust gives
- Giving fell 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 105% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2025) to $25K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission Santa Barbara, CA | SBRM Annual Fund | $12,000 |
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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 | $303,340 | $-42,966 | $17,134 | $12,000 | 1 | $14,203 | $6,382 | $13,480 |
| 2024 | $363,440 | $-42,830 | $19,392 | $15,000 | 2 | $16,779 | $3,298 | $14,027 |
| 2023 | $425,662 | $-9,141 | $4,361 | — | — | $1,787 | $10,713 | $15,248 |
| 2022 | $439,164 | $-45,778 | $27,641 | $24,000 | 5 | $25,491 | $7,044 | $18,140 |
| 2021 | $512,583 | $41,889 | $28,200 | $25,000 | 7 | — | $20,651 | $17,493 |
| 2020 | $498,894 | $-58,927 | $22,954 | $19,100 | 3 | — | $29,047 | $18,379 |
| 2019 | $580,775 | $48,714 | $29,001 | $24,000 | 8 | — | $20,159 | $21,620 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Haight Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Haight Charitable Trust is led by Philip E. Haight, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Philip E. Haight
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/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 Haight Charitable Trust
How much does Haight Charitable Trust give each year?
Haight Charitable Trust gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 2 grants.
How large is Haight Charitable Trust?
Haight Charitable Trust reported $303K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Haight Charitable Trust operate?
Haight Charitable Trust has awarded grants in California, Indiana, Massachusetts.
What is Haight Charitable Trust's EIN?
Haight Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-7140654. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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