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Aleta Carl Elste-Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Orlando, Florida · EIN 236734079

Aleta Carl Elste-Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Orlando, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $31,483 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $7,871 and the largest $12,593. 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 up from $30,987 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$30,9164$661,034
2024$30,9874$698,165
2025$31,4834$734,112

How to apply

Aleta Carl Elste-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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania4$31,483

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Zion Lutheran Church
Sunbury, PA
General operating$12,593
Degenstein Community Library
Sunbury, PA
General operating$9,445
Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA
Sunbury, PA
General operating$6,297
Central Susquehanna Community Foundation
Berwick, PA
General operating$3,148

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Aleta Carl Elste-Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Aleta Carl Elste-Charitable Trust give?

$31,483 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $7,871.

Who runs Aleta Carl Elste-Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Truist Bank (Co-Trustee) and Robert E Diehl Esq (Co-Trustee).

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