Iona Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 47-5340662

Iona Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $216K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $12K.

Iona Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Iona Charitable Trust gave $6K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $3K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$6,100
+22.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$3,050
-39.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$3,050
Total assets
$216,412
+0.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Iona Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Westminster-Canterbury Foundation: $5KWestminster-CanterburyFoundation$5KFriends Association for Children: $1KFriends Association forChildren$1K

The largest 2024 recipient was Westminster-Canterbury Foundation ($5K). Together the top 2 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Richmond

How Iona Charitable Trust gives

  • In 2024 it paid out 76% 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$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $6K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Westminster-Canterbury Foundation Richmond, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Friends Association for Children Richmond, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,100
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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
2024$216,412$13,048$11,697$6,1002$10,924$12,358$14,334
2023$215,061$3,147$11,588$5,0001$10,711$5,996$12,720
2022$223,502$8,336$5,718——$4,615$7,649$12,426
2021$220,884$37,404$4,079——$3,422$36,578$13,237
2020$187,559$8,397$5,385———$7,744$10,918

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Iona Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Iona Charitable Trust is led by Greta B Peters, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Greta B Peters

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Iona Charitable Trust

How much does Iona Charitable Trust give each year?

Iona Charitable Trust gave $6K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is Iona Charitable Trust?

Iona Charitable Trust reported $216K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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 Iona Charitable Trust?

Iona Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $216K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Iona Charitable Trust operate?

Iona Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Iona Charitable Trust's EIN?

Iona Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5340662. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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