Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Lubbock, TX EIN: 26-6698053

Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Lubbock, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $131K.

Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust gave $131K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $131K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$130,638
+144.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$130,638
+144.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$130,638
Primary geography
Texas (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Texas Girls & Boys Ranch: $131KTexas Girls & Boys Ranch$131K

The largest 2024 recipient was Texas Girls & Boys Ranch ($131K).

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 21 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Lubbock

How Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving grew 1144% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$150K10 grants2020 8 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $131K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $131K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Texas Girls & Boys Ranch Lubbock, TXServe Children in Needfocus on Equine Therapy$130,638
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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
2024—$347$142,608$130,6381$141,410—$2,358
2023$142,261$1,888$62,095$53,5501$60,240$33$9,177
2022$202,468$379$10,036$7,5001$9,315—$9,972
2021$212,125$111$12,956$10,5008$12,278—$10,967
2020$224,970$237$13,306$10,75010——$11,612

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust is led by R. Paul O'Briant, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • R. Paul O'Briant

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2020) → $10K (2024)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

R Paul O'Briant — Trustee: $10KR Paul O'BriantTrustee$10K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $10K, to R Paul O'Briant (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust

How much does Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust give each year?

Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust gave $131K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $54K across 1 grant.

Where does Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust operate?

Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Texas.

How much is Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust's EIN?

Virginia McKinney Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6698053. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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