Magnus Charitable Trust
Magnus Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Ft Lauderdale, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 12 grants totaling $345K. Net investment income was $125K.
Magnus Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Magnus Charitable Trust gave $345K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Minnesota. 75% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $345,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- Average grant
- $28,750
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $6,185,070
- -3.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 75% first-time grantees (9 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (72% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Magnus Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mayo Clinic ($250K). Together the top 10 received $335K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 23 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Magnus Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
75%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 12 grantees (75%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $7K; repeat grants $95K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $20K repeat.
- Giving fell 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $345K (2025) to $821K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $345K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Rocester, MN | General | $250,000 |
| Innocence Project of Texas Fort Worth, TX | General | $20,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale Police Officers Foundation Fort Lauderdale, FL | General | $20,000 |
| Wounded Warrior Topeka, KS | General | $15,000 |
| Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Skokie, IL | General | $5,000 |
| Pope John Paul II Catholic School Chicago, IL | General | $5,000 |
| Mercy Home Boys & Girls Chicago, IL | General | $5,000 |
| Aerial Recovery Nashville, TN | General | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | General | $5,000 |
| Suburban Sugar Land Women Sugar Land, TX | General | $5,000 |
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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 | $6,185,070 | $174,866 | $394,888 | $345,000 | 12 | $345,000 | $124,978 | $337,966 |
| 2024 | $6,405,092 | $767,945 | $838,512 | — | — | — | — | $387,075 |
| 2023 | $6,881,579 | $1,134,084 | $1,527,600 | $357,175 | 3 | $357,175 | — | $440,811 |
| 2022 | $7,010,122 | $1,388,848 | $2,032,253 | $820,675 | 4 | $820,675 | $168,565 | $461,399 |
| 2021 | $8,019,906 | $1,392,319 | $1,741,463 | $628,809 | 4 | $628,809 | $271,607 | $479,625 |
| 2020 | $8,043,160 | $1,483,483 | $1,463,974 | $684,732 | 11 | — | $696,528 | $476,465 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Magnus Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $338K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Magnus Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maria Magnus
Trustee
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Magnus
Trustee
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Magnus Charitable Trust
How much does Magnus Charitable Trust give each year?
Magnus Charitable Trust gave $345K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Magnus Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Magnus Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $28,750, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Magnus Charitable Trust that year got $7K on average.
Where does Magnus Charitable Trust give grants?
Magnus Charitable Trust gives mostly in Minnesota: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (7%) and Florida (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Chicago, IL (2 grants).
Does Magnus Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Magnus Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Magnus Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Magnus Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Mayo Clinic ($250,000), Innocence Project of Texas ($20,000) and Fort Lauderdale Police Officers Foundation ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Magnus Charitable Trust?
Magnus Charitable Trust reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $345K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $338K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Magnus Charitable Trust's EIN?
Magnus Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4049284. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 11, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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