Well Told Grants

Foundations / Virginia

The Thomas Benjamin Combs Trust

Preselected recipients only Falls Church, Virginia · EIN 527012645

The Thomas Benjamin Combs Trust is a private foundation in Falls Church, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $130,140 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $43,380 and the largest $43,380. 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 the same as $130,140 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$132,0003$2.6 million
2024$130,1403$2.6 million
2025$130,1403$2.6 million

How to apply

The Thomas Benjamin Combs 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 The Thomas Benjamin Combs Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland3$130,140

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Father Andrew White School
Leonardtown, MD
Direct education tuition assistance based on financial need$43,380
Little Flower School
Great Mills, MD
Direct education tuition assistance based on financial need$43,380
St Johns Catholic School
Hollywood, MD
Direct education tuition assistance based on financial need$43,380

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Thomas Benjamin Combs Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Thomas Benjamin Combs Trust give?

$130,140 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $43,380.

Who runs The Thomas Benjamin Combs Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Teresa M O'Brien (Trustee).

What does The Thomas Benjamin Combs Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

Similar foundations in Virginia