Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust
The Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Steubenville, Ohio. Its 2025 grants supported organizations and projects in Ohio and West Virginia, including medical and educational equipment, food, produce for patients, police equipment, and building improvements.
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust gave $616K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Ohio. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $615,844
- +11.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $36,226
- -8.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,714
- Total assets
- $8,478,651
- +6.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (3 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 39, Steubenville, OH 43952
Phone: (740) 264-7173
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trinity Health System School ($79K). Together the top 10 received $530K.
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 69 (64%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 77% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio and 23% to recipients in West Virginia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 17 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $21K; repeat grants $40K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $38K repeat.
- 35% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $489K (2019) to $616K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $616K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Health System School Steubenville, OH | Medical & Educational Equipment | $79,007 |
| Farmacy WV Prescriptions for Wheeling, WV | Produce for Patients | $75,000 |
| Steubenville Police Department Steubenville, OH | License Plate Reading Cameras | $62,000 |
| Trinity Health System Outpatient Pt Steubenville, OH | Medical Equipment | $60,000 |
| Valley Hospice Steubenville, OH | Medical Equipment | $54,365 |
| Ohio Valley Youth Network Steubenville, OH | Building Improvements | $50,000 |
| The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheelin Wheeling, WV | FOOD | $45,000 |
| Jefferson County Joint Vocational Bloomingdale, OH | Educational Equipment | $44,140 |
| Trinity Health System Medical Lab Steubenville, OH | Medical Equipment | $32,714 |
| Easter Seals Steubenville, OH | Office Equipment | $28,111 |
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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 | $8,478,651 | $1,273,055 | $740,793 | $615,844 | 17 | $615,844 | $1,148,319 | $650,612 |
| 2024 | $7,933,350 | $922,820 | $666,750 | $554,791 | 14 | $554,791 | $810,861 | $615,355 |
| 2023 | $7,677,280 | $637,447 | $674,945 | $573,006 | 14 | $573,006 | $535,508 | $554,554 |
| 2022 | $7,714,778 | $374,702 | $684,927 | $589,905 | 11 | $589,905 | $269,901 | $575,288 |
| 2021 | $8,047,203 | $1,932,939 | $645,215 | $551,485 | 13 | $551,485 | $1,827,349 | $614,249 |
| 2020 | $6,761,725 | $305,860 | $572,914 | $493,406 | 12 | — | $226,352 | $525,029 |
| 2019 | $7,028,076 | $484,889 | $568,440 | $489,094 | 11 | — | $405,543 | $497,949 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $651K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for health care, education, food access, youth services, and community safety.
Among its grantees, Valley Hospice describes its work as helping individuals and families facing life-threatening illness. Ohio Valley Youth Network says it brings together churches, schools, businesses, and agencies to improve the lives of local children and teens. Easterseals says it provides services to people with disabilities, older adults, veterans, and their families; Change, Inc. describes its work as building partnerships and integrating services to help families toward healthy, self-sufficient living. United Way of Jefferson County says its mission is to increase people’s organized capacity to care for one another.
Grantmaking
The trust made 17 grants totaling $615,844 in 2025. Individual grants ranged from $2,204 to $79,007, with a median of $32,714. Recent totals were $554,791 across 14 grants in 2024 and $573,006 across 14 grants in 2023.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $79,007 to Trinity Health System School for medical and educational equipment; $75,000 to FARMACY WV Prescriptions for produce for patients; $62,000 to Steubenville Police Department for license plate reading cameras; and $60,000 to Trinity Health System Outpatient PT for medical equipment. Other notable awards included $54,365 to Valley Hospice, $50,000 to Ohio Valley Youth Network, and $45,000 to The Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists R Peterson Chalfant, David E D’Anniballe, and Jason B Chalfant as trustees.
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; all 3 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David E. D'anniballe
Trustee
On filings since 2019
$5K (2019) → $9K (2025)
Jason B. Chalfant
Trustee
On filings since 2019
$5K (2019) → $9K (2025)
R. Peterson Chalfant
Trustee
On filings since 2019
$21K (2019) → $9K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Edward M. George (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 R Peterson Chalfant (Trustee). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust
How much does Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust give each year?
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust gave $616K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $555K across 14 grants.
What is Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $32,714, and its average grant was $36,226, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust that year got $21K on average.
Where does Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust give grants?
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust gives mostly in Ohio: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was West Virginia (23%). The most frequent recipient cities were Steubenville, OH (12 grants) and Wheeling, WV (2 grants).
Does Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Medical Equipment" (5 grants) and "Food" (3 grants).
Who are Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Trinity Health System School ($79,007), Farmacy WV Prescriptions for ($75,000) and Steubenville Police Department ($62,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust?
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust reported $8.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $616K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $651K (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 does Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for health care, education, food access, youth services, and community safety. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust?
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's EIN?
Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1018187. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2024)
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