Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Religion, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $414K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $21K. Net investment income was $72K.
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,750
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,750
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,750
- Total assets
- $414,266
- +12.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Hawaii (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pohai Nani Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Attnbusiness Office ($21K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% 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 $16K (2020) to $22K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pohai Nani Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Attnbusiness Office Kaneohe, HI | Maintaining Grounds | $20,750 |
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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 | $414,266 | $80,199 | $32,387 | $20,750 | 1 | $24,800 | $72,414 | $24,083 |
| 2024 | $367,276 | $15,301 | $31,789 | $20,500 | 1 | $24,462 | $7,728 | $23,848 |
| 2023 | $383,672 | $14,760 | $28,172 | $17,500 | 1 | $21,290 | $8,023 | $21,758 |
| 2022 | $397,160 | $16,663 | $28,991 | $18,000 | 1 | $21,903 | $9,650 | $22,256 |
| 2021 | $409,603 | $18,992 | $33,659 | $22,000 | 1 | $26,098 | $5,699 | $25,266 |
| 2020 | $424,199 | $13,146 | $26,759 | $16,000 | 1 | — | $6,058 | $22,013 |
| 2019 | $437,895 | $34,059 | $28,722 | $16,024 | 1 | — | $27,315 | $21,918 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust's only listed officer is First Hawaiian Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Hawaiian Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$9K (2019) → $10K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $10K, to First Hawaiian Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust
How much does Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust give each year?
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust gave $21K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 1 grant.
How large is Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust?
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust reported $414K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust?
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Religion, based in Honolulu, HI. It holds $414K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust operate?
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Hawaii.
What is Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust's EIN?
Jeannette Browning Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3969391. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
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