Meadows Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Corning, NY EIN: 16-6093057

Meadows Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Corning, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2022. In 2022, it awarded 4 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $1K.

Meadows Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Meadows Charitable Trust gave $37K across 4 grants in 2022 (avg $9K), mostly in New York. Source: 2022 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2022)
$37,000
Grants made (2022)
4
Average grant
$9,250
Median grant
$8,500
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2022 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2022 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2022; updated September 2026.

Who Meadows Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2022

Friends of the Addison Youth Center: $15KFriends of the Addison YouthCenter$15KAbby's Paws for a Cause: $12KAbby's Paws for a Cause$12KSalvation Army Elmira: $5KSalvation Army Elmira$5KNeighborhood Transformation Center: $5KNeighborhood TransformationCenter$5K

The largest 2022 recipient was Friends of the Addison Youth Center ($15K). Together the top 4 received $37K.

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2022 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ElmiraAddison

How Meadows Charitable Trust gives

  • In 2022 it paid out 54% 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$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 4 grants2022

In 2022 it made 4 grants totaling $37K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the Addison Youth Center Addison, NYGeneral Support$15,000
Abby's Paws for a Cause Elmira, NYGeneral Support$12,000
Salvation Army Elmira Elmira, NYGeneral Support$5,000
Neighborhood Transformation Center Elmira, NYGeneral Support$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
2022—$4,693$59,395$37,0004$37,000$1,071$68,501
2021$2,085,170$77,559$23,189———$51,950$110,541
2020$2,030,800$308,476$34,257———$276,546$89,162

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Meadows Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $69K for 2022 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Meadows Charitable Trust is led by Triangle Fund, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2022 filing

  • Triangle Fund

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Amory Houghton Jr. (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2022. "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 Meadows Charitable Trust

How much does Meadows Charitable Trust give each year?

Meadows Charitable Trust gave $37K across 4 grants in 2022, according to its 2022 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Meadows Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Meadows Charitable Trust's median grant in 2022 was $8,500, and its average grant was $9,250, across 4 grants on its 2022 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Meadows Charitable Trust give grants?

Meadows Charitable Trust gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2022 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Elmira, NY (3 grants).

Does Meadows Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Meadows Charitable Trust's 2022 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2022 IRS Form 990-PF.

How much is Meadows Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2022, Meadows Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $69K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Meadows Charitable Trust's EIN?

Meadows Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6093057. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2022.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2022

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