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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1625912

Charles Foundation

A private foundation in Abbeville, LA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $348,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $348,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $24,810

  • Tax year 2024

    $342,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $23,931

  • Tax year 2023

    $324,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $32,900

  • Tax year 2022

    $491,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $34,128

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,896,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $40,252

  • Tax year 2020

    $107,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $609,654

  • Tax year 2019

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $44,243

  • Tax year 2018

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $78,666

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Community Foundation of Acadiana -Lafayette, LA

    Conservation, ReligiousHealthcare,Education

    $116,000
  2. Community Foundation of Jackson HolJackson, WY

    Conservation, ReligiousHealthcareEducation

    $116,000
  3. Community Foundation of Acadiana -Lafayette, LA

    Conservation, ReligiousHealthcare,Education

    $23,200
  4. Individual

    Conservation, ReligiousHealthcare,Education

    $23,200
  5. Individual

    Conservation, ReligiousHealthcareEducation

    $23,200
  6. NPT - JP Morgan - Magnolia FundJenkintown, PA

    Conservation, ReligiousHealthcareEducation

    $23,200
  7. Community Foundation of Middle TN -Nashville, TN

    Conservation, ReligiousHealthcareEducation

    $23,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $139,200100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Louisiana2 grants $139,200
  2. Wyoming1 grant $116,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $23,200
  4. Tennessee1 grant $23,200

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Rebecca R GodchauxDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Theresa P GodchauxVice President, Director Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Charles R G PayneVice President, Director Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • G Nelson PayneDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Julian B PaynePresident/Director Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Rebecca P SpenceDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Stephen M MeadorSecretary Treasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dorothy M ClyneDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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