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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-1018187

Mary Jane Brooks Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Steubenville, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $615,844 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

    $615,844

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $8,478,651
  • Tax year 2024

    $554,791

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,933,350
  • Tax year 2023

    $573,006

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $7,677,280
  • Tax year 2022

    $589,905

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,714,778
  • Tax year 2021

    $551,485

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,047,203
  • Tax year 2020

    $493,406

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,761,725
  • Tax year 2019

    $489,094

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,028,076
  • Tax year 2018

    $459,626

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,111,660

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity Health System School of NursingSteubenville, OH

    Medical & educational equipment

    $79,007
  2. Farmacy WV Prescriptions for ProduceWheeling, WV

    Produce for patients

    $75,000
  3. Steubenville Police Department Vehicle Camera System & Drug DogSteubenville, OH

    License plate reading cameras

    $62,000
  4. Trinity Health System Outpatient PTSteubenville, OH

    Medical equipment

    $60,000
  5. Valley HospiceSteubenville, OH

    Medical equipment

    $54,365
  6. Ohio Valley Youth NetworkSteubenville, OH

    Building improvements

    $50,000
  7. The Soup Kitchen of Greater WheelinWheeling, WV

    Food

    $45,000
  8. Jefferson County Joint Vocational SchoolBloomingdale, OH

    Educational equipment

    $44,140
  9. Trinity Health System Medical LabSteubenville, OH

    Medical equipment

    $32,714
  10. Easter SealsSteubenville, OH

    Office equipment

    $28,111
  11. Change IncWeirton, WV

    Medical equipment

    $19,755
  12. United Way of Jefferson CountySteubenville, OH

    Food

    $16,000
  13. Smithfield Friends Church FoodSmithfield, OH

    Food

    $15,000
  14. Jefferson County Welfare LeagueSteubenville, OH

    Medical care

    $15,000
  15. Friendship Park District of Jefferson CountySteubenville, OH

    Campground project

    $11,230
  16. Trinity Health System PharmacySteubenville, OH

    Medical equipment

    $6,318
  17. Jefferson County Historical AssocSteubenville, OH

    Office equipment

    $2,204

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $50,00058% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $19,75523% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $16,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio14 grants $476,089
  2. West Virginia3 grants $139,755

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • R Peterson ChalfantTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $8,800
  • David E D'anniballeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $8,800
  • Jason B ChalfantTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $8,800

The return

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