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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 05-6007859

J F Preston Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $147,044 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $147,044

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,205,301
  • Tax year 2024

    $142,791

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,071,200
  • Tax year 2023

    $116,960

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,939,635
  • Tax year 2022

    $146,309

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,014,317
  • Tax year 2021

    $161,270

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,299,699
  • Tax year 2020

    $182,171

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,823,555
  • Tax year 2019

    $98,303

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,816,796
  • Tax year 2018

    $148,304

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,796,398

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    Unrestricted general

    $88,226
  2. Shriners' Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Unrestricted general

    $29,409
  3. The Miriam Hospital FoundationProvidence, RI

    Unrestricted general

    $29,409

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education1 grant $88,22660% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $58,81840% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine1 grant $88,226
  2. Florida1 grant $29,409
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $29,409

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bank of AmericaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $41,184

The return

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