Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $552K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $24K.
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 at a glance
In short: Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $24,516
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,516
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $24,516
- Total assets
- $552,024
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Methodist Hospital Foundation ($25K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). 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
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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2024) to $25K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Foundation Houston, TX | General | $24,516 |
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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 | $552,024 | $30,403 | $34,712 | $24,516 | 1 | $27,706 | $24,053 | $29,145 |
| 2024 | $556,314 | $42,291 | $29,657 | $22,546 | 1 | $25,631 | $38,627 | $27,601 |
| 2023 | $536,688 | $30,286 | $26,322 | $23,193 | 1 | $26,006 | $30,120 | $25,359 |
| 2022 | $536,775 | $34,494 | $29,800 | $25,333 | 1 | $28,295 | $34,073 | $26,155 |
| 2021 | $529,998 | $57,758 | $27,020 | $22,781 | 1 | $25,985 | $57,528 | $28,537 |
| 2020 | $501,135 | $37,236 | $25,595 | $22,614 | 1 | — | $36,906 | $25,594 |
| 2019 | $488,313 | $22,387 | $27,889 | $24,346 | 1 | — | $22,169 | $25,410 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 reported a distributable amount of $29K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489's only listed officer is JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2021 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
$3K (2021) → $9K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: JP Morgan Chase Bank N A (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $9K, to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489
How much does Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 give each year?
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 1 grant.
How large is Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489?
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 reported $552K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $28K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $29K (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 Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489?
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $552K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 operate?
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489 has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489's EIN?
Pauline N Knight Charitable Trust NO5489's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 74-6119421. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 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 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
- 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 22, 2024)
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