We Trust
We Trust is a private foundation. Its listed location is not provided. Its 2025 filing reports grants for projects addressing issues including child labor and trafficking, gender-based violence, migrant rights, children’s rights, and human rights in several countries.
We Trust at a glance
In short: We Trust gave $2.3M across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $80K), top state District of Columbia. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,306,524
- +18.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- +16.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $79,535
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $24,135,223
- -6.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (4 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (30% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to We Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Phone: (215) 561-4200
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who We Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Madre Inc ($225K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.6M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($50,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
151 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 151 (41%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing describes funded projects in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar, the Philippines, Guatemala, and Honduras. These are locations named in grant purposes, not a stated geographic policy.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
Is We Trust open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 22 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $85K; repeat grants $109K. How we count
Medians: $60K first-time, $111K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 219% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.9M (2024) to $2.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $2.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Global Fund for Children Washington, DC | The grant is to support the program for preventing child labor and trafficking through community-led approaches in bangladesh. | $200,000 |
| Peoples Courage International Inc Washington, DC | The 2-year project grant is to support grassroots resilience institute program in india from 2024 to 2026. | $196,479 |
| Madre Inc New York, NY | The 3-year grant is to support the ending gender violence program from 2024 to 2027. | $150,000 |
| Mama Cash | The 3-year grant is to support and strengthen feminist movements in east, south, southeast asia and oceania from 2024 to 2026. | $150,000 |
| Unitarian Universalist Association Boston, MA | The two-year grant is to support holdeen india program for empowering women in india's informal economy from 2025 to 2027. | $150,000 |
| Thousand Currents Oakland, CA | The 2-year grant is to support the project for scaling agroecology in indonesia & strengthening movement infrastructure in asia and the pacific from 2025 to 2027. | $150,000 |
| Inter Pares | The 3-year grant is to support the strengthening civil society in myanmar project from 2024 to 2027. | $125,000 |
| Ipas | The 2-year grant is to address the need for comprehensive and client-centered services in mexico for migrants and local women victims of sexual and gender-based violence from 2024 to 2026. | $102,845 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights Washington, DC | The grant is to support the project for philippine human rights movement in preparation for international criminal court case. | $100,000 |
| Justice in Motion Inc Brooklyn, NY | The 5-year grant is to support the project for preventing abuse and human trafficking of migrant workers through education and legal action and building a stronger expanded defender network to meet pressing need from 2024 to 2029. | $90,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,135,223 | $995,893 | $2,647,676 | $2,306,524 | 29 | $2,647,676 | $1,206,544 |
| 2024 | $25,787,006 | $998,822 | $2,234,992 | $1,939,889 | 25 | $2,234,992 | $1,242,194 |
| 2023 | $27,023,176 | $586,286 | $2,290,664 | $1,993,999 | 33 | $2,290,664 | $1,251,823 |
| 2022 | $28,727,554 | $797,455 | $2,459,157 | $2,160,721 | 33 | $2,459,157 | $1,400,673 |
| 2021 | $30,389,256 | $811,343 | $2,821,862 | $2,456,646 | 31 | $2,821,862 | $1,638,278 |
| 2020 | $32,399,775 | $904,709 | $2,982,003 | $2,513,739 | 29 | — | $1,703,463 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, We Trust reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for We Trust is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for work on child safety and trafficking, women’s rights, migrant rights, human rights, and community development. The funded projects named in the filing include work in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Myanmar, the Philippines, Guatemala, and Honduras.
The grantees describe their own work in varied terms. Global Fund for Children says it partners with grassroots organizations to help children and youth reach their potential and advance their rights. MADRE says it advances women’s human rights by meeting urgent community needs and building lasting solutions to crises women face. Fund for Global Human Rights describes itself as investing in people and organizations promoting human rights in their communities. Justice in Motion says it protects migrant rights by ensuring justice across borders.
Grantmaking
In 2025, We Trust reported 29 grants totaling $2,306,524. Grant amounts ranged from $14,905 to $200,000, with a median grant of $75,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $200,000 to Global Fund for Children for a Bangladesh program addressing child labor and trafficking; $196,479 to People’s Courage International Inc. for a grassroots resilience program in India; and $150,000 each to MADRE for work on gender-based violence, Mama Cash to support feminist movements in Asia and Oceania, Unitarian Universalist Association for a program empowering women in India’s informal economy, and Thousand Currents for agroecology and movement infrastructure work in Asia and the Pacific.
Other reported grants included $125,000 to Inter Pares for work supporting civil society in Myanmar; $102,845 to Ipas for services in Mexico for migrants and local women affected by sexual and gender-based violence; and $100,000 to Fund for Global Human Rights for work related to the Philippine human rights movement. The filing also lists grants of $90,000 each to Justice in Motion and Kids in Need of Defence, and $81,424 to Aangan Trust.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Hung as officer/enforcer, Nita Ing as enforcer, and Aragon Trust Company as trustee.
We Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aragon Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2020
28 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $66K (2025)
Nita Ing
Enforcer
Officer & Enforcer → Enforcer, 2023
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Hung
Officer & Enforcer
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Sharon Hsu (2020–2021) — Officer & Secretary · Filing note: Through 13121
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $66K, to Aragon Trust Company (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about We Trust
How much does We Trust give each year?
We Trust gave $2.3M across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.9M across 25 grants.
What is We Trust's typical grant size?
We Trust's median grant in 2025 was $75,000, and its average grant was $79,535, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from We Trust that year got $85K on average.
Where does We Trust give grants?
We Trust's top state is District of Columbia, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (22%) and New York (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (7 grants), Oakland, CA (5 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Berkeley, CA (2 grants).
Does We Trust give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of We Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 29) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are We Trust's largest grantees?
We Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Madre Inc ($225,000 across 2 grants), Global Fund for Children ($200,000) and Peoples Courage International Inc ($196,479), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($50,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is We Trust?
We Trust reported $24.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does We Trust fund?
No mission statement for We Trust is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for work on child safety and trafficking, women’s rights, migrant rights, human rights, and community development. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from We Trust?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is We Trust's EIN?
We Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 98-6077250. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does We Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). We Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/we-trust-morg_aa893ebf228c44d7b5168a89521ba8b7
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