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Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only San Diego, California · EIN 166513818

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust is a private foundation in San Diego, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $20,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $7,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $20,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$15,0006$331,444
2024$20,0006$390,866
2025$20,0006$430,547

How to apply

Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$15,000
Maryland2$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bison Fund
Buffalo, NY
Scholarships for poor children$7,500
Fisher House Foundation
Rockville, MD
Support for wounded veterans and families$2,500
Individual
NY
Community outreach for disadvantaged individuals$2,500
Guiding eyes for the blind
Yorktown Heights, NY
Provide training and placement for seeing eye dogs$2,500
Individual
MD
Provide medical care to individuals regardless of location circumstance or politics$2,500
HUGS Foundation
Rochester, NY
Provide medical care to poor children in countries suffering high rates of disfiguring cleft lip etc.$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust give?

$20,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Donald John Cumming (Trustee) and Judith Cumming (Trustee).

What does Cumming 2000 Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and health.

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