Walter H Cambridge Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 99-6002992

Walter H Cambridge Trust is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $26K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $4K.

Walter H Cambridge Trust at a glance

In short: Walter H Cambridge Trust gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,163
+6.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,082
+6.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,082
Total assets
$26,191
-5.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (67% 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 Walter H Cambridge Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Mills-Peninsula Health Services: $1KMills-Peninsula HealthServices$1KThe Town of Grafton: $721The Town of Grafton$721

The largest 2025 recipient was Mills-Peninsula Health Services ($1K). Together the top 2 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

BurlingameGrafton

How Walter H Cambridge Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 223% of 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$1K$2K$3K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $3K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mills-Peninsula Health Services Burlingame, CAProvide Special Nursing for$1,442
The Town of Grafton Grafton, VTTo Upkeep the Town of$721
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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$26,191$3,607$4,978$2,1632$4,756$3,510$2,135
2024$27,562$3,190$4,754$2,0402$4,636$3,084$2,088
2023$29,126$1,029$5,023$2,2302$4,845$881$1,997
2022$33,122$2,423$5,230$2,6062$4,395$1,449$2,178
2021$35,900$4,176$5,117$2,4022$3,566$2,625$2,580
2020$36,839$2,485$5,021$2,4022—$1,038$2,311

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Walter H Cambridge Trust reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Walter H Cambridge Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of Hawaii, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of Hawaii

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $49 (2020) → $85 (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

Bank of Hawaii — Trustee: $85Bank of HawaiiTrustee$85

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $85, to Bank of Hawaii (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Walter H Cambridge Trust

How much does Walter H Cambridge Trust give each year?

Walter H Cambridge Trust gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.

How large is Walter H Cambridge Trust?

Walter H Cambridge Trust reported $26K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Walter H Cambridge Trust operate?

Walter H Cambridge Trust has awarded grants in California, Vermont.

What is Walter H Cambridge Trust's EIN?

Walter H Cambridge Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-6002992. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 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 April 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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