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Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Fort Washington, Pennsylvania · EIN 232057515

Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $997,250 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $99,634 and the largest $498,900. 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 $237,423 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$105,9953$1.2 million
2024$237,4234$1.0 million
2025$997,2506$0

How to apply

Frederick E G Valergakis 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 Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$498,900
New Jersey5$498,350

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hellenic University Education Fund
Brookline, MA
General$498,900
Rutgers University Foundation
New Brunswick, NJ
General$124,725
Board of Education of Jersey City
Jersey City, NJ
General$99,634
West New York Board of Education
West New York, NJ
General$99,633
Union City Board of Education
Union City, NJ
General$99,633
Jersey City Medical Center Fnd
Jersey City, NJ
General$74,725

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Trust give?

$997,250 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $99,634.

Who runs Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists George Borden (Trustee).

What does Frederick E G Valergakis Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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