Trail Blazer Camps Trust
Trail Blazer Camps Trust is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $964K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $47K. Net investment income was $78K.
Trail Blazer Camps Trust at a glance
In short: Trail Blazer Camps Trust gave $47K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $47,136
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,136
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $47,136
- Total assets
- $964,124
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (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 Trail Blazer Camps Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trail Blazer Camps ($47K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
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 Trail Blazer Camps Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% 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 $41K (2019) to $51K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $47K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trail Blazer Camps Brooklyn, NY | General Support Grant | $47,136 |
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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 | $964,124 | $79,752 | $50,338 | $47,136 | 1 | $47,644 | $78,026 | $50,894 |
| 2024 | $938,971 | $79,109 | $50,767 | $48,555 | 1 | $49,075 | $77,418 | $48,264 |
| 2023 | $905,782 | $61,738 | $53,105 | $51,192 | 1 | $51,499 | $60,123 | $43,962 |
| 2022 | $894,031 | $48,147 | $54,235 | $51,192 | 1 | $51,658 | $45,675 | $45,444 |
| 2021 | $900,253 | $126,608 | $52,912 | $51,192 | 1 | $51,787 | $125,658 | $50,472 |
| 2020 | $829,609 | $43,203 | $48,032 | $46,466 | 1 | — | $41,750 | $43,973 |
| 2019 | $833,797 | $55,411 | $46,059 | $41,432 | 1 | — | $53,841 | $43,207 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trail Blazer Camps Trust reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Trail Blazer Camps Trust's only listed officer is Deutsche Bank Trust Company N A, Trustee on filings since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deutsche Bank Trust Company N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
$501 (2020) → $645 (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: Deutsche Trust Company NA (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Deutsche Bank Trust Company NA (2019) — 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 $645, to Deutsche Bank Trust Company N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Trail Blazer Camps Trust
How much does Trail Blazer Camps Trust give each year?
Trail Blazer Camps Trust gave $47K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $49K across 1 grant.
How large is Trail Blazer Camps Trust?
Trail Blazer Camps Trust reported $964K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $48K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (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 Trail Blazer Camps Trust?
Trail Blazer Camps Trust is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in New York, NY. It holds $964K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Trail Blazer Camps Trust operate?
Trail Blazer Camps Trust has awarded grants in New York.
What is Trail Blazer Camps Trust's EIN?
Trail Blazer Camps Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6043148. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Trail Blazer Camps Trust funds
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