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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-6667285

Esber Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Dallas, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $70,000 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.

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

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,316,026

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,200

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,229,528

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,144,690

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $991,600

  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,245,065

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,146,867

  • Tax year 2019

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,043,437

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $899,406

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General support

    $20,000
  2. The Greenhill SchoolAddison, TX

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Dallas OperaDallas, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  4. John Bunker Sands Wetland CenterSeagoville, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    General support

    $5,000
  6. The Shelton SchoolDallas, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  7. The Compass SchoolDallas, TX

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Twelfth Step MinistryDallas, TX

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $20,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas6 grants $45,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jon EsberTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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