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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-4049284

Magnus Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Ft Lauderdale, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $345,000 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

    $345,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $6,185,070
  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $6,405,092
  • Tax year 2023

    $357,175

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,881,579
  • Tax year 2022

    $820,675

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $7,010,122
  • Tax year 2021

    $628,809

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $8,019,906
  • Tax year 2020

    $684,732

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,043,160
  • Tax year 2019

    $523,407

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,028,894
  • Tax year 2018

    $461,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $8,209,431

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    General

    $250,000
  2. Innocence Project of TexasFort Worth, TX

    General

    $20,000
  3. Fort Lauderdale Police Officers FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL

    General

    $20,000
  4. Wounded WarriorTopeka, KS

    General

    $15,000
  5. Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education CenterSkokie, IL

    General

    $5,000
  6. Pope John Paul II Catholic SchoolChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  7. Mercy Home Boys & GirlsChicago, IL

    General

    $5,000
  8. Aerial RecoveryNashville, TN

    General

    $5,000
  9. St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General

    $5,000
  10. Suburban Sugar Land WomenSugar Land, TX

    General

    $5,000
  11. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General

    $5,000
  12. Persecution Project FoundationCulpeper, VA

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $255,00086% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $20,0007% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Minnesota1 grant $250,000
  2. Texas2 grants $25,000
  3. Florida1 grant $20,000
  4. Illinois3 grants $15,000
  5. Kansas1 grant $15,000
  6. Tennessee2 grants $10,000
  7. New York1 grant $5,000
  8. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Maria MagnusTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0
  • Victoria MagnusTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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