The Hart Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-7129721

The Hart Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $98K. Net investment income was $558.

Key facts about The Hart Charitable Trust

In short: The Hart Charitable Trust gave $98K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $98K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-7129721
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$98,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$98,000
Median grant
$98,000
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$98K

+96.0% YoY

Grant Count

1

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$98K

+96.0% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Hart Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How The Hart Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 496% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

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

Cities

New YorkCornwallAlbanyOssiningPoughkeepsieSummitAustinGraftonIthacaIthicaHudson

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K19 grants2019 17 grants2020 14 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2022) to $217K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $98K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Cambridge in America: $98KCambridge in America$98K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cambridge in America ($98K).

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 19 (89%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cambridge in America New York, NYGeneral Purpuse$98,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$93,960$141,725
Revenue$6,329$3,885$4,284
Expenses$100,289$51,650$21,500
Qualifying Distributions$98,000$50,000$20,750
Net Investment Income$558$585$2,034
Distributable Amount$2,786$5,430$6,610

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 20, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Hart Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gurnee Hart

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Marjorie Hart

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about The Hart Charitable Trust

How much does The Hart Charitable Trust give each year?

The Hart Charitable Trust gave $98K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.

Where does The Hart Charitable Trust operate?

The Hart Charitable Trust has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont.

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

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, The Hart Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $3K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is The Hart Charitable Trust's EIN?

The Hart Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7129721. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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