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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 58-6451491

The Dickens Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Avondale Estates, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $445,000 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

    $445,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,339,417
  • Tax year 2024

    $410,515

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,439,712
  • Tax year 2023

    $468,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,351,293
  • Tax year 2022

    $452,474

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,535,487
  • Tax year 2021

    $319,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,561,478
  • Tax year 2020

    $270,480

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,742,795
  • Tax year 2019

    $258,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,599,548
  • Tax year 2018

    $282,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,543,998

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Gaffney High SchoolGaffney, SC

    Scholarship

    $385,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $50,000
  3. Westminster Presbyterian SchoolAtlanta, GA

    Contribution

    $10,000

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. South Carolina1 grant $385,000
  2. Georgia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert E Dickens JrTrustee Hours 2Pay $0
  • Sherri DickensSCHSP CMTE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robert C DickensSCHSP CMTE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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  3. The Balkcom Charitable TrustAtlanta, GA 13 grants Accepts applications $446,501 giving
  4. The Claud E Easterly Foundation IncAtlanta, GA 15 grants Preselected only $447,500 giving
  5. Leitalift Foundation IncCanton, GA 7 grants Preselected only $441,750 giving