Trust Uw Forrest Garrison

Private foundation · Grantmaker Charleston, WV EIN: 55-6013642

Trust Uw Forrest Garrison is a private foundation, based in Charleston, WV. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $83K. Net investment income was $94K.

Trust Uw Forrest Garrison at a glance

In short: Trust Uw Forrest Garrison gave $83K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $83K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$83,322
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$83,322
Median grant
$83,322
Total assets
$1,581,653
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (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 Trust Uw Forrest Garrison funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Borough of Shickshinney PA: $83KBorough of Shickshinney PA$83K

The largest 2025 recipient was Borough of Shickshinney PA ($83K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K 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

Shickshinney

How Trust Uw Forrest Garrison gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). 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$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2021) to $98K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $83K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Borough of Shickshinney PA Shickshinney, PAGeneral Support of Citizens of Shickshinney$83,322
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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$1,581,653$146,197$115,607$83,3221$84,536$93,970$86,175
2023$1,571,650$79,758$123,442$97,7011$98,744$55,060$74,376
2022$1,570,706$35,582$113,412$86,4581$87,559$16,550$77,793
2021$1,649,132$112,271$98,004$68,6931$69,919$86,185$87,183
2020$1,635,434$60,213$97,415$70,5941—$36,811$73,679

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trust Uw Forrest Garrison reported a distributable amount of $86K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trust Uw Forrest Garrison's only listed officer is United Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • United Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $25K (2021) → $24K (2025)

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

United Bank — Trustee: $24KUnited BankTrustee$24K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $24K, to United Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Trust Uw Forrest Garrison

How much does Trust Uw Forrest Garrison give each year?

Trust Uw Forrest Garrison gave $83K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Trust Uw Forrest Garrison?

Trust Uw Forrest Garrison reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $85K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $86K (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.

Where does Trust Uw Forrest Garrison operate?

Trust Uw Forrest Garrison has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Trust Uw Forrest Garrison's EIN?

Trust Uw Forrest Garrison's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 55-6013642. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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