Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 51-6500901

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $60K. Net investment income was $98K.

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust at a glance

In short: Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust gave $60K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$60,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,000
-25.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,157,811
+2.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Delaware (100% 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 Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Friendship House Inc: $20KFriendship House Inc$20KMilford Housing Development Corp: $15KMilford Housing DevelopmentCorp$15KFirst State Community Action Agency: $10KFirst State Community ActionAgency$10KLuther Towers: $10KLuther Towers$10KModern Maturity Center: $5KModern Maturity Center$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Friendship House Inc ($20K). Together the top 5 received $60K.

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

WilmingtonDoverMilfordNew CasteNew Castle

How Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 78% 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$25K$50K$75K$100K6 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2020) to $85K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $60K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friendship House Inc Wilmington, DETransitional Housing for Homeless Individuals$20,000
Milford Housing Development Corp Wilmington, DELow Income Housing$15,000
First State Community Action Agency Wilmington, DEService to Low Income Individuals$10,000
Luther Towers Wilmington, DELow Income Housing$10,000
Modern Maturity Center Wilmington, DEServices and Outreach for the Elderly Population$5,000
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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$1,157,811$103,527$70,597$60,0005$61,420$97,527$78,837
2024$1,124,881$115,199$87,660$80,0005$81,350$108,975$75,948
2023$1,097,342$86,683$92,569$85,0005$86,300$80,683$72,664
2022$1,103,228$59,184$89,043$80,0005$81,200$53,184$74,264
2021$1,133,087$117,944$70,782$61,0004$62,600$111,860$75,502
2020$1,085,925$106,475$62,175$55,0004—$102,887$65,064
2019$1,041,625$110,728$83,924$70,0006—$110,715$66,328

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust reported a distributable amount of $79K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joshua Twilley

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martin Luther Foundation

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust

How much does Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust give each year?

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust gave $60K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 5 grants.

What is Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's typical grant size?

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust give grants?

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust gives mostly in Delaware: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Wilmington, DE (5 grants).

Does Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's largest grantees?

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Friendship House Inc ($20,000), Milford Housing Development Corp ($15,000) and First State Community Action Agency ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust?

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $61K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $79K (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 is Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's EIN?

Mary W Rawlins Memorial Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-6500901. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 3, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 13, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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