Helen E Danner Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Stockton, CA EIN: 94-6244818

To provide scholarships for education

Helen E Danner Trust at a glance

In short: Helen E Danner Trust gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,932
+24.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$24,932
+24.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$24,932
Total assets
$936,360
+2.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Helen E Danner Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

San Joaquin Delta College: $25KSan Joaquin Delta College$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Joaquin Delta College ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Stockton

How Helen E Danner Trust gives

  • Giving grew 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $33K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CASee form 990, page 2, part iii for details$24,932
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$936,360$59,828$40,778$24,9321$59,828
2024$917,310$114,962$35,475$20,0001$114,962
2023$838,460$70,906$29,401$15,0001$70,906
2022$797,714$24,009$35,806$18,0001$24,009
2021$809,511$117,903$48,978$32,8001$117,903
2020$740,586$23,597$45,064$30,5921$23,597
2019$762,053$37,154$44,949$30,0811$37,154

About Helen E Danner Trust

Based on IRS filings

Helen E Danner Trust is a public charity, based in Stockton, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $936K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $60K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Helen E Danner Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of Stockton, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of Stockton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    $12K (2019) → $15K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of Stockton — Trustee (5): $15KBank of StocktonTrustee (5)$15K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $15K, to Bank of Stockton (Trustee (5)).

Frequently asked questions about Helen E Danner Trust

How much does Helen E Danner Trust give each year?

Helen E Danner Trust gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $20K across 1 grant.

How large is Helen E Danner Trust?

Helen E Danner Trust reported $936K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $60K.

Where does Helen E Danner Trust operate?

Helen E Danner Trust has awarded grants in California.

What is Helen E Danner Trust's EIN?

Helen E Danner Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6244818. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 6, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 22, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 9, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 18, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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