Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust
Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $186K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $6K.
Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $50,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $50,000
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $185,885
- -20.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (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 Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Somers Education Foundation ($50K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
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 Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust gives
- In 2025 it paid out 439% 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
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Somers Education Foundation Somers, CT | Unrestricted General | $50,000 |
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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 | $185,885 | $7,704 | $56,479 | $50,000 | 1 | $51,349 | $5,525 | $11,696 |
| 2024 | $234,660 | $457,335 | $2,895 | — | — | $1,135 | $203,327 | $8,073 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of America
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
$3K (2024) → $3K (2025)
Karen Dumas
Distribution Committee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Dumas
Distribution Committee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Helen Blake (2024) — Co-Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 $3K, to Bank of America (Co-Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust
How much does Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust give each year?
Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust?
Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust reported $186K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $51K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust operate?
Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust's EIN?
Wayne & Karen Dumas Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-2813597. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2024–2025
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