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Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr

Preselected recipients only Lexington, South Carolina · EIN 336361815

Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr is a private foundation in Lexington, South Carolina. In tax year 2025 it gave $66,640 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $6,664 and the largest $13,328. 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 $61,740 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$60,61010$1.2 million
2024$61,7409$1.3 million
2025$66,6409$1.4 million

How to apply

Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr 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 Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan2$13,328
Nebraska2$13,328
South Carolina2$13,328
North Carolina1$13,328
Florida1$6,664
Virginia1$6,664

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
General$13,328
Prison Fellowship
Merrifield, VA
General$6,664
Rafiki Foundation
Eustis, FL
General$6,664
Hospice of Lansing Inc
Lansing, MI
General$6,664
Greater Lansing Food Bank
Lansing, MI
General$6,664
Food Bank of Lincoln Inc
Lincoln, NE
General$6,664
Peoples City Mission
Lincoln, NE
General$6,664
Fair Play Camp School
Westminister, SC
General$6,664
Reconciliation Ministries
Columbia, SC
General$6,664

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr give?

$66,640 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $6,664.

Who runs Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew R Cress (Trustee) and Cynthia J Nipper (Trustee).

What does Joan W Cress Charitable Trust Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and food and hunger.

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