Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 52-6174489

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $133K. Net investment income was $185K.

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust gave $133K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $133K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$132,786
+16.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$132,786
+16.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$132,786
Total assets
$2,671,757
+1.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (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 Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Kennedy Krieger Institute: $133KKennedy Krieger Institute$133K

The largest 2025 recipient was Kennedy Krieger Institute ($133K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Baltimore

How Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% 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$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $114K (2024) to $146K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $133K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MDGeneral Support$132,786
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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$2,671,757$209,515$174,588$132,7861$150,244$185,382$153,028
2024$2,635,234$96,483$154,436$113,9851$129,002$75,602$147,803
2023$2,694,150$241,660$159,459$132,0711$149,208$228,572$131,122
2022$2,612,855$115,331$177,884$146,3621$153,425$95,626$139,134
2021$2,673,746$284,495$160,048$132,6871$141,210$264,643$154,885
2020$2,550,279$121,036$156,269$133,6441—$104,679$133,712

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $153K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Chester Hobbs IV Esq.

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $9K (2023) → $12K (2025)

  • PNC Bank N A

    Co-Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $28K (2025)

Former officers (2)
  • Former: PNC Bank NA (2020–2024) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: Wallace Dunn (2020–2022) — Co-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

PNC Bank N a — Co-Trustee: $28KPNC Bank N aCo-Trustee$28KChester Hobbs IV ESQ — Co-Trustee: $12KChester Hobbs IV ESQCo-Trustee$12K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $28K, to PNC Bank N a (Co-Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust

How much does Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust give each year?

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust gave $133K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $114K across 1 grant.

How large is Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust?

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $150K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $153K (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 Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust?

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Health, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust operate?

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust's EIN?

Stanley Phelps Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6174489. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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