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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 43-6907987

Knight Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $532,648 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $532,648

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $10,558,310
  • Tax year 2023

    $547,376

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,485,214
  • Tax year 2022

    $590,003

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,785,299
  • Tax year 2021

    $488,484

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,778,192
  • Tax year 2020

    $491,863

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $8,767,027

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bacone CollegeOklahoma City, OK

    General

    $266,324
  2. First Baptist ChurchShaker Heights, OH

    General

    $133,162
  3. Judson Retirement CommunityCleveland, OH

    General

    $133,162

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $266,324100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio2 grants $266,324
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $266,324

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Mark F SwaryTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $55,792

The return

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