Mensinger Charitable Trust
Mensinger Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $503K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $26K. Net investment income was $30K.
Mensinger Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Mensinger Charitable Trust gave $26K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,044
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,511
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,895
- Total assets
- $502,759
- -0.7% 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 September 2026.
Who Mensinger Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Geisinger Health ($9K). Together the top 4 received $26K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Mensinger Charitable Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 115% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2020) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $26K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Geisinger Health Danville, PA | General Operating | $9,192 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church Bloomsburg, PA | General Operating | $9,192 |
| United Way of Greater Hazleton Hazleton, PA | General Operating | $4,597 |
| Bloomsburg Elks FBO of United Cerebral Bloomsburg, PA | General Operating | $3,063 |
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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 | $502,759 | $35,684 | $39,320 | $26,044 | 4 | $32,860 | $30,167 | $28,478 |
| 2024 | $506,493 | $48,061 | $37,874 | $25,383 | 4 | $32,271 | $42,484 | $27,548 |
| 2023 | $496,139 | $-17,484 | $27,428 | $21,268 | 4 | $25,042 | $9,165 | $25,457 |
| 2022 | $541,068 | $5,823 | $30,850 | $23,241 | 4 | $27,572 | $8,993 | $26,519 |
| 2021 | $565,120 | $83,435 | $31,116 | $22,128 | 4 | $24,999 | $80,466 | $29,139 |
| 2020 | $513,570 | $120,493 | $24,330 | $19,471 | 4 | — | $118,037 | $23,578 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mensinger Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mensinger Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Truist Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Truist Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2021
12 hrs/week
$5K (2021) → $11K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Branch Banking AND Trust CO (2020) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Truist Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Mensinger Charitable Trust
How much does Mensinger Charitable Trust give each year?
Mensinger Charitable Trust gave $26K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 4 grants.
What is Mensinger Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Mensinger Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $6,895, and its average grant was $6,511, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mensinger Charitable Trust give grants?
Mensinger Charitable Trust gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bloomsburg, PA (2 grants).
Does Mensinger Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Mensinger Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Mensinger Charitable Trust?
Mensinger Charitable Trust reported $503K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Mensinger Charitable Trust?
Mensinger Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Orlando, FL. It holds $503K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Mensinger Charitable Trust's EIN?
Mensinger Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6813551. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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