Walter N Charles Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Iowa City, IA EIN: 42-6326753

Support the American cancer society and the American national red cross.

Walter N Charles Trust at a glance

In short: Walter N Charles Trust gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,252
+22.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,126
+22.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,126
Total assets
$765,650
+0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Walter N Charles Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

American Cancer Society: $25KAmerican Cancer Society$25KAmerican Red Cross: $25KAmerican Red Cross$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Cancer Society ($25K). Together the top 2 received $50K.

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

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonHagerstownOklahoma City

How Walter N Charles Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2019) to $50K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MDRequired Income Dist$25,126
American Red Cross Washington, DCAnnual Distribution$25,126
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$765,650$66,436$60,001$50,2522$66,436
2024$759,215$71,883$50,515$41,0062$71,883
2023$737,847$51,881$49,537$40,7442$51,881
2022$735,503$26,541$51,816$42,6812$26,541
2021$760,778$87,548$54,978$44,9702$87,548
2020$728,208$47,091$47,787$39,2222$47,091
2019$728,904$126,713$46,990$38,5022$126,713

About Walter N Charles Trust

Based on IRS filings

Walter N Charles Trust is a public charity, based in Iowa City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $766K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $66K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Walter N Charles Trust's only listed officer is Midwestone Bank Allan Walz, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Midwestone Bank Allan Walz

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    $8K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Midwestone Bank Sandra Morrow VP (2019–2024) — 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

Midwestone Bank Allan Walz — Trustee: $8KMidwestone Bank Allan…Trustee$8K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to Midwestone Bank Allan Walz (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Walter N Charles Trust

How much does Walter N Charles Trust give each year?

Walter N Charles Trust gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $41K across 2 grants.

How large is Walter N Charles Trust?

Walter N Charles Trust reported $766K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $66K.

Where does Walter N Charles Trust operate?

Walter N Charles Trust has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Maryland, Oklahoma.

What is Walter N Charles Trust's EIN?

Walter N Charles Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-6326753. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 4, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)

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