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Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF)

Preselected recipients only Buffalo, New York · EIN 166552691

Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF) is a private foundation in Buffalo, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $23,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,300 and the largest $4,600. 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 $22,000 the year before.

14% 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$24,0007$535,387
2024$22,0007$557,430
2025$23,0007$607,158

How to apply

Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF) 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 Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF) funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania5$13,800
District of Columbia1$4,600
Maryland1$4,600

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer Society Nat'l Office of Probate & Trust Mgmt
Hagerstown, MD
General operations and$4,600
Divine Mercy Church
Shenandoah, PA
General operational support$4,600
The American National Red Cross
Washington, DC
General operational support$4,600
Marian Catholic High School
Tamaqua, PA
Educational funds and$2,300
Nativity BVM High School One Lawtons Hill
Pottsville, PA
Educational funds and$2,300
Assumption BVM School
Pottsville, PA
Educational funds and$2,300
St Jerome Regional School
Tamaqua, PA
Educational funds and$2,300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF) accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF) give?

$23,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,300.

Who runs Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF)?

Its 2025 filing lists Manufacturers and Traders Bank (Trustee).

What does Hess Regina Charitable Trust (PF) fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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