Karper Leslie M Tuw
Karper Leslie M Tuw is a private foundation, based in Buffalo, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $520K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $47K.
Karper Leslie M Tuw at a glance
In short: Karper Leslie M Tuw gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $520,492
- +3.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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 Karper Leslie M Tuw funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was First Evangelical Lutheran Church ($13K). Together the top 2 received $25K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Karper Leslie M Tuw gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $29K (2020). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| First Evangelical Lutheran Church Carlisle, PA | General | $12,500 |
| Carlisle United Methodist Church Carlisle, PA | General | $12,500 |
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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 | $520,492 | $56,758 | $37,038 | $25,000 | 2 | $26,500 | $47,212 | $29,897 |
| 2024 | $500,811 | $37,872 | $35,746 | $25,000 | 2 | $26,500 | $28,761 | $28,709 |
| 2023 | $499,295 | $23,406 | $37,039 | $27,194 | 2 | $28,694 | $14,859 | $26,708 |
| 2022 | $513,149 | $29,210 | $39,727 | $28,000 | 2 | $29,500 | $20,066 | $28,015 |
| 2021 | $523,726 | $59,521 | $40,054 | $29,204 | 2 | $29,204 | $48,730 | $32,346 |
| 2020 | $504,362 | $23,959 | $38,790 | $29,262 | 2 | — | $14,522 | $28,564 |
| 2019 | $519,095 | $25,969 | $38,339 | $29,128 | 2 | — | $17,021 | $28,482 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Karper Leslie M Tuw reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Karper Leslie M Tuw's only listed officer is M T Trust Company, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
M T Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$9K (2022) → $9K (2025)
Former officers (3)
- Former: M&T Trust CO (2021) — Trustee
- Former: MT Bank (2020) — Trustee
- Former: M AND T Trust CO (2019) — Trustee
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 $9K, to M T Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Karper Leslie M Tuw
How much does Karper Leslie M Tuw give each year?
Karper Leslie M Tuw gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 2 grants.
How large is Karper Leslie M Tuw?
Karper Leslie M Tuw reported $520K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (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 Karper Leslie M Tuw operate?
Karper Leslie M Tuw has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Karper Leslie M Tuw's EIN?
Karper Leslie M Tuw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6684332. 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 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
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