Millsaps Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 65-6347501

Millsaps Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Orlando, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports $336,000 in grants to 13 charitable organizations.

Millsaps Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Millsaps Charitable Trust gave $336K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Florida. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$336,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
13
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,846
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$4,301,692
+7.5% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
0% first-time grantees (0 of 13, 2025; small sample)
Primary geography
Florida (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Millsaps Charitable Trust

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The trust does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.

Contact

Mailing address: PO Box 919798, Orlando, FL 32891-9798
Phone: (407) 237-4500

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Millsaps Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

United Way Broward: $40KUnited Way Broward$40KChildren's Diagnostic and Treatment Center: $40KChildren's Diagnostic andTreatment Center$40KSalvation Army: $40KSalvation Army$40KDoctors Without Borders: $30KDoctors Without Borders$30KUNICEF USA: $30KUNICEF USA$30KMercy Ships: $30KMercy Ships$30KSouth FL PBS: $25KSouth FL PBS$25KFriends of WLRN: $25KFriends of WLRN$25KNational Audubon Society: $20KNational Audubon Society$20KNature Conservancy: $20KNature Conservancy$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was United Way Broward ($40K). Together the top 10 received $300K.

Grant Size Distribution

74 grants across all recorded years

72<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 72 grants of 74 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 52% of grant dollars went to recipients in Florida, 15% to New York, 9% each to Maryland and Texas, and 6% to Virginia.

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.

Cities

Fort LauderdaleNew YorkMiamiSunriseLindaleArlingtonPompano BeachWilmoreCoral GablesMerrifieldMerryfieldBoynton BeachGarden ValleyHagerstownLincolnOaklandOrlandoBocaBoca RatonHammond

Is Millsaps Charitable Trust open to new grantees?

0%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 0 of 13 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. How we count

  • 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 115% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$200K$400K$600K15 grants2019 16 grants2020 17 grants2021 19 grants2022 12 grants2023 13 grants2024 13 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $218K (2020) to $444K (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $336K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way Broward Ft Lauderdale, FLGeneral Operating$40,000
Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center Ft Lauderdale, FLGeneral Operating$40,000
Salvation Army Fort Lauderdale, FLGeneral Operating$40,000
Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MDGeneral Operating$30,000
UNICEF USA New York, NYGeneral Operating$30,000
Mercy Ships Garden Valley, TXGeneral Operating$30,000
South FL PBS Boynton Beach, FLGeneral Operating$25,000
Friends of WLRN Miami, FLGeneral Operating$25,000
National Audubon Society New York, NYGeneral Operating$20,000
Nature Conservancy Arlington, VAGeneral Operating$20,000
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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$4,301,692$685,433$387,329$336,00013$357,333$665,130$311,177
2024$4,002,657$440,590$377,515$336,00013$356,209$418,848$296,329
2023$3,945,259$145,757$480,991$444,00012$461,559$129,238$275,907
2022$4,226,551$231,318$359,862$320,00019$338,644$213,566$285,355
2021$4,345,311$272,803$366,773$325,00017$346,691$253,093$314,240
2020$4,437,395$26,767$254,292$218,00016—$96,105$265,265
2019$4,666,177$260,739$285,866$222,30015—$229,952$263,557

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Millsaps Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $311K 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

The available information does not state a mission for the trust. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including community services, health, international aid, public media, conservation, and theological education.

Among its grantees, the National Audubon Society describes its mission as working toward a future where birds thrive across the Americas through conservation. The Sierra Club Foundation says it promotes efforts to educate and empower people to protect and improve the natural and human environment. Asbury Theological Seminary describes its mission as preparing theologically educated, sanctified, Spirit-filled people to evangelize and spread scriptural holiness.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the trust reported 13 grants totaling $336,000. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $40,000, with a median of $25,000. Notable grants included $40,000 each to United Way Broward, Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment, and the Salvation Army; $30,000 each to Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF USA, and Mercy Ships; and $25,000 each to South FL PBS and Friends of WLRN. These grants were listed for general operating purposes.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

Truist Bank is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.

Millsaps 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

    1 hr/week

    $38K (2021) → $40K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Truist Bank FKA Suntrust Bank (2019–2020) — 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

Truist Bank — Trustee: $40KTruist BankTrustee$40K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $40K, to Truist Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Millsaps Charitable Trust

How much does Millsaps Charitable Trust give each year?

Millsaps Charitable Trust gave $336K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $336K across 13 grants.

What is Millsaps Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Millsaps Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $25,846, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Millsaps Charitable Trust give grants?

Millsaps Charitable Trust gives mostly in Florida: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (15%) and Maryland (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ft Lauderdale, FL (3 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Millsaps Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Millsaps Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Millsaps Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Millsaps Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include United Way Broward ($40,000), Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center ($40,000) and Salvation Army ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 36% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Millsaps Charitable Trust?

Millsaps Charitable Trust reported $4.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $357K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $311K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Millsaps Charitable Trust fund?

The available information does not state a mission for the trust. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including community services, health, international aid, public media, conservation, and theological education. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Millsaps Charitable Trust?

The trust does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Millsaps Charitable Trust's EIN?

Millsaps Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-6347501. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Millsaps Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 18, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 7, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Millsaps Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/millsaps-charitable-trust-morg_042011d9d9be4ec9a173a1e6cf7afe22

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