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Harold & Hanna Brooks Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Norwich, New York · EIN 166520061

Harold & Hanna Brooks Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Norwich, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $50,418 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $8,403 and the largest $8,403. 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 $46,824 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$49,6206$987,738
2024$46,8246$1.0 million
2025$50,4186$1.1 million

How to apply

Harold & Hanna Brooks 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 Harold & Hanna Brooks Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$42,015
District of Columbia1$8,403

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Edmeston Rotary Club
Edmeston, NY
General operating$8,403
Edmeston Rescue Squad
Edmeston, NY
General operating$8,403
Second Baptist Church
Edmeston, NY
General operating$8,403
The Salvation Army
Syracuse, NY
General operating$8,403
Edmeston Free Library
Edmeston, NY
General operating$8,403
American Red Cross the Office of General Counsel
Washington, DC
General operating$8,403

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Harold & Hanna Brooks Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Harold & Hanna Brooks Charitable Trust give?

$50,418 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $8,403.

Who runs Harold & Hanna Brooks Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists NBT Bank NA (Co Trustee), Dorothy Blackman (Co Trustee) and Helen Alcott (Co Trustee).

What does Harold & Hanna Brooks Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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