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Leisering Mary Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Cincinnati, Ohio · EIN 912088134

Leisering Mary Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Cincinnati, Ohio. In tax year 2025 it gave $77,250 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $13,125 and the largest $21,125. 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 $40,000 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$40,0006$861,533
2024$40,0006$925,982
2025$77,2506$987,060

How to apply

Leisering Mary 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 Leisering Mary Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois1$21,125
New York1$21,125
Maryland1$13,125
Virginia1$13,125
Florida1$4,375
Wisconsin1$4,375

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Chicago, IL
Annual fund$21,125
Salesian Missions Inc
New Rochelle, NY
Annual fund$21,125
American Diabetes Association Inc
Merrifield, VA
Annual fund$13,125
American Cancer Society Inc
Hagerstown, MD
Annual fund$13,125
American Lung Association
Brookfield, WI
Annual fund$4,375
American Heart Association Inc
St Petersburg, FL
Annual fund$4,375

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leisering Mary Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Leisering Mary Charitable Trust give?

$77,250 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $13,125.

Who runs Leisering Mary Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Fifth Third Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Leisering Mary Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and health.

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