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Walter E and Bashia E Best Trust

Preselected recipients only Evansville, Indiana · EIN 356221411

Walter E and Bashia E Best Trust is a private foundation in Evansville, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $117,069 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $43,901 and the largest $43,901. 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 $109,788 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$100,6053$2.2 million
2024$109,7883$2.3 million
2025$117,0693$2.5 million

How to apply

Walter E and Bashia E Best 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 Walter E and Bashia E Best Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana3$117,069

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Winchester Friends Church
Winchester, IN
Program support$43,901
St Vincent Randolph Hospital
Winchester, IN
General funding$43,901
Randolph Central School Corp
Winchester, IN
Program support$29,267

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Walter E and Bashia E Best Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Walter E and Bashia E Best Trust give?

$117,069 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $43,901.

Who runs Walter E and Bashia E Best Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Old National Wealth Management (Trustee).

What does Walter E and Bashia E Best Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and education.

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