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Melvin and Zora Rashkis Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Chapel Hill, North Carolina · EIN 306355670

Melvin and Zora Rashkis Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $65,198 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $16,300 and the largest $16,300. 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 $61,300 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$64,2314$1.3 million
2024$61,3004$1.4 million
2025$65,1984$1.5 million

How to apply

Melvin and Zora Rashkis 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 Melvin and Zora Rashkis Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in North Carolina.

StateGrantsAmount
North Carolina4$65,198

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chapel Hill - Carrboro Public School Foundation
Carrboro, NC
To further charitable purpose of recipient$16,300
Judea Reform Congregation Religious School
Durham, NC
To further charitable purpose of recipient$16,300
Mel & Zora Rashkis Elementary School
Chapel Hill, NC
To further charitable purpose of recipient$16,299
Sandra E Lerner Jewish Community School
Durham, NC
To further charitable purpose of recipient$16,299

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Melvin and Zora Rashkis Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Melvin and Zora Rashkis Charitable Trust give?

$65,198 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $16,300.

Who runs Melvin and Zora Rashkis Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Investors Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Melvin and Zora Rashkis Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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