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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 59-6961615

The Robey Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Redding, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 18 grants and $419,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Matthew J Robey
1 Dry River Court
Redding, CT 06896
(912) 598-0365
Form and materials
Informal communication and written institutional contact
Deadlines
Deadline for submission of student essays is the last day of the year
Restrictions
Seld study with completeion of essay. Grants made to institution for the application to student's tuition account of scholarship funds.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $419,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $9,947,366

  • Tax year 2023

    $368,591

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,810,962

  • Tax year 2022

    $411,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $10,139,240

  • Tax year 2021

    $485,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $10,102,892

  • Tax year 2020

    $518,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $9,600,821

  • Tax year 2019

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $9,477,095

  • Tax year 2018

    $34,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $466,235

Grants paid in 2024

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ave Maria School of LawNaples, FL

    Tuition support

    $150,000
  2. Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MI

    Tuition and administration support

    $121,000
  3. The William F Buckley Jr ProgramNew Haven, CT

    Tuition support

    $30,000
  4. St James Catholic SchoolSavannah, GA

    Tuition support

    $25,000
  5. Catholic CharitiesBridgeport, CT

    Breakfast program and behavorial health clinic

    $20,000
  6. Mark Twain LibraryRedding, CT

    Library services

    $10,000
  7. Leader DogsRochester Hills, MI

    Blind and impaired assistance support

    $8,000
  8. Cathedral of St JohnMilwaukee, WI

    Tuition support

    $8,000
  9. LifestridersWaukesha, WI

    Imparement assistance

    $7,000
  10. Wi Parkinson AssociatesBrookfiled, WI

    Parkinson assistance

    $7,000
  11. St Peter SchoolDanbury, CT

    Tuition support

    $6,000
  12. St Joseph SchoolDanbury, CT

    Tuition support

    $6,000
  13. St Gregory SchoolDanbury, CT

    Tuition support

    $6,000
  14. New Pond FarmWest Redding, CT

    Enviormental education

    $5,000
  15. Redding Country Club ScholarshipsRedding, CT

    Tuition support

    $2,500
  16. The Center for Empowerment and EducationDanbury, CT

    Health care servcies

    $2,500
  17. Wright Way Animal RescueMorton Grove, IL

    Animal assistance

    $2,500
  18. Alive RescueChicago, IL

    Animal assistance

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $301,00097% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $7,0002% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $2,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $150,000
  2. Michigan2 grants $129,000
  3. Connecticut9 grants $88,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $25,000
  5. Wisconsin3 grants $22,000
  6. Illinois2 grants $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Matthew RobeyOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul RobeyOFFICER Hours 1Pay $4,000
  • Elizabeth RobeyOFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Pamela RobeyOFFICER Hours 1Pay $48,000

The return

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