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The Mary T Laning Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Voorhees, New Jersey · EIN 226518116

The Mary T Laning Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Voorhees, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $32,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $16,000. 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 $30,000 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$30,0003$542,119
2024$30,0003$597,059
2025$32,0003$639,175

How to apply

The Mary T Laning 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 The Mary T Laning Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New Jersey2$16,000
Pennsylvania1$16,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Hospital Foundation
Philadelphia, PA
Assistance for charitable purpose$16,000
The Margaret Winchester Center for the Blind
Bridgeton, NJ
Assistance for charitable purposeassistance for charitable purpose$8,000
The New Jersey Commission for the Blind
Newark, NJ
Assistance for charitable purpose$8,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mary T Laning Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Mary T Laning Charitable Trust give?

$32,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs The Mary T Laning Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Frank R Demmerly Jr (Trustee).

What does The Mary T Laning Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly disability, health and youth programs.

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