Julia W Croft Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 57-6029071

Julia W Croft Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $304K. Net investment income was $608K.

Julia W Croft Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Julia W Croft Charitable Trust gave $304K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $152K), mostly in South Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$304,372
+9.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$152,186
+9.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$152,186
Total assets
$6,187,488
+4.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
South Carolina (50% 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 Julia W Croft Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Furman University: $152KFurman University$152KMercer University: $152KMercer University$152K

The largest 2025 recipient was Furman University ($152K). Together the top 2 received $304K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K10$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

GreenvilleMacon

How Julia W Croft Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% 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$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $211K (2020) to $304K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $304K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Furman University Greenville, SCUnrestricted General$152,186
Mercer University Macon, GAUnrestricted General$152,186
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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$6,187,488$668,979$404,311$304,3722$337,955$608,362$358,208
2024$5,921,123$611,833$372,431$279,3482$310,918$549,053$335,943
2023$5,687,969$169,728$364,912$286,2622$314,555$117,064$307,673
2022$5,885,250$-130,412$370,133$275,9642$304,117$68,729$314,383
2021$6,385,174$1,275,961$333,430$244,2622$274,380$1,215,629$348,257
2020$5,436,142$431,092$287,894$211,2242—$384,522$295,648

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Julia W Croft Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $358K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Julia W Croft Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of America, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $74K (2021) → $83K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bank Of America NA (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 America — Trustee: $83KBank of AmericaTrustee$83K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $83K, to Bank of America (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Julia W Croft Charitable Trust

How much does Julia W Croft Charitable Trust give each year?

Julia W Croft Charitable Trust gave $304K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $279K across 2 grants.

How large is Julia W Croft Charitable Trust?

Julia W Croft Charitable Trust reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $338K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $358K (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.

Where does Julia W Croft Charitable Trust operate?

Julia W Croft Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Georgia, South Carolina.

What is Julia W Croft Charitable Trust's EIN?

Julia W Croft Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 57-6029071. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 10, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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