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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-7169513

Mestre Charitable Trust

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $160,000 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.

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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

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,532,297

  • Tax year 2024

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,513,090

  • Tax year 2023

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,463,934

  • Tax year 2022

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,363,991

  • Tax year 2021

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,505,891

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,612,362

  • Tax year 2019

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,735,074

  • Tax year 2018

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,759,543

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Floresta USA (plants with A Purpose)San Diego, CA

    Food environment economic development & micro finance issues- floresta AIDS farmers to restore the land & start new

    $50,000
  2. Kind Inc (kids in Need of Defense)Washington, DC

    Kind, inc offers afterschool activities,educational support and family events for disadvantaged rural children and youth.

    $40,000
  3. US Mexico Border Philanthropy PTSHPSan Diego, CA

    Focus on building prosperity along us- mexico border region

    $25,000
  4. Floresta USA (plants with A Purpose)San Diego, CA

    Food environment economic development & micro finance issues- floresta AIDS farmers

    $20,000
  5. Mercy CorpsPortland, OR

    To alleviate suffering & poverty by helping people build communities

    $15,000
  6. RANCH0 Del ReyMC Allen, TX

    Home for at risk boys

    $5,000
  7. Rancho Del ReyMC Allen, TX

    Home for at risk boys

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $15,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $95,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $40,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $15,000
  4. Texas2 grants $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Eduardo G MestreTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gillian M ShepherdTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Christina A MestreTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura E MestreTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eduardo G Mestre JrTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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