PAUL J AND MARTHA N REES CHARITABLE TR UA 08312005

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $45K · expenses $510K · assets $6.3M

EIN
20-6740669
Address
1835 VALLEY AVE, WINCHESTER, VA 22601-6303
NTEE code
T22 Private Independent Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
June 2006 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Branch Banking And Trust Company Institution (former) TRUSTEE2012-2019 $59,649$441,884 212
Truist Bank Institution (former) FORMER TRUSTEE2021-2023 $36,600$171,557 884
Branch Banking and Trust Co Institution (former) TRUSTEE2017 $62,113$62,113 156
Branch Banking And Trust Institution (former) TRUSTEE2010-2020 $61,393$61,393 33

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Thomas W Neubert PRIMARY TRUSTEE2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Barbara Neubert Pascua TRUSTEE2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Gerald V Neubert TRUSTEE2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Lee Eberl Evans TRUSTEE2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Virginia Ann Lucatelli TRUSTEE2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS W NEUBERT PRIMARY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA NEUBERT PASCUA TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
GERALD V NEUBERT TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
MARY LEE EBERL EVANS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
VIRGINIA ANN LUCATELLI TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THOMAS W NEUBERT PRIMARY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA NEUBERT PASCUA TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
GERALD V NEUBERT TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
MARY LEE EBERL EVANS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
VIRGINIA ANN LUCATELLI TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $37K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TRUIST BANK Institution FORMER TRUSTEE12 $36,600-$0 $36,600884
THOMAS W NEUBERT PRIMARY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BARBARA NEUBERT PASCUA TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
GERALD V NEUBERT TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
MARY LEE EBERL EVANS TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
VIRGINIA ANN LUCATELLI TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $62K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TRUIST BANK Institution TRUSTEE12 $61,624-- $61,624884
2021 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $73K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Truist Bank Institution TRUSTEE12 $73,333-- $73,333884
2020 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $61K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST Institution TRUSTEE12 $61,393-- $61,39333
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $60K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Institution TRUSTEE12 $59,649-- $59,649212
2018 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $63K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Institution TRUSTEE12 $63,344-- $63,344212
2017 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $62K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST CO Institution TRUSTEE10 $62,113-- $62,113156
2016 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $60K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Institution TRUSTEE10 $60,359-- $60,359212
2015 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $65K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Institution TRUSTEE10 $64,578-- $64,578212
2014 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $69K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Institution TRUSTEE10 $69,057-- $69,057212
2013 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $69K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Institution TRUSTEE10 $69,270-- $69,270212
2012 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $56K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY Institution TRUSTEE10 $55,627-- $55,627212
2011 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST Institution TRUSTEE10 $0-- $033
2010 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST Institution TRUSTEE2 $0-- $033

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 22 grants to organizations · $430K
2024 · 20 grants to organizations · $836K
2023 · 20 grants to organizations · $407K
2022 · 16 grants to organizations · $383K
2021 · 19 grants to organizations · $416K
2020 · 2 grants to organizations · $30K
2019 · 20 grants to organizations · $435K
2018 · 19 grants to organizations · $400K
2017 · 18 grants to organizations · $395K
2016 · 17 grants to organizations · $365K
2015 · 17 grants to organizations · $360K
2014 · 17 grants to organizations · $376K
2013 · 17 grants to organizations · $389K
2012 · 14 grants to organizations · $281K
2011 · 15 grants to organizations · $200K
2010 · 7 grants to organizations · $116K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2014 · 1 contributor · $11K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARTHA N REES IRREVOCABLE TRUST Organization or other MARTINSBURG, WV $10,598- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing
2012 · 2 contributors · $667K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 MARTHA N REES ESTATE Organization or other MARTINSBURG, WV $462,479- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing
1 MARTHA N REES IRREVOCABLE TRUST Organization or other MARTINSBURG, WV $204,524- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2012 · filing
2011 · 1 contributor · $7.6M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARTHA N REES IRREVOCABLE TRUST Organization or other MARTINSBURG, WV $7,553,636- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2011 · filing
2010 · 1 contributor · $14K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 MARTHA REES Person WINCHESTER, VA $14,458- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2010 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$44,610$509,786 $6,305,203$6,305,203 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$582,528$916,093 $6,770,379$6,770,379 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$363,598$453,004 $7,103,944$7,103,944 -- $36,600--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,688$456,227 $7,186,314$7,186,314 -- $61,624--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$755,264$507,651 $7,616,493$7,616,493 $47- $73,333--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$519,758$97,754 $7,367,529$7,367,529 -- $61,393--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$366,670$501,892 $6,921,221$6,921,221 $9,503- $59,649--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$296,671$467,033 $7,057,290$7,057,290 -- $63,344--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,457$468,195 $7,227,171$7,227,171 -- $62,113--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$297,462$429,169 $7,500,088$7,500,088 -- $60,359--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$44,630$447,501 $7,631,134$7,631,134 -- $64,578--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$638,502$460,587 $8,123,138$8,123,138 $10,598- $69,057--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$352,447$484,167 $7,945,063$7,945,063 $851- $69,270--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,010,851$351,753 $8,076,454$8,076,454 -- $55,627--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,604,028$202,448 $7,418,742$7,418,742 -- ---
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,920$116,983 $17,728$17,728 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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ADA MOSS & W M HARLOW CHARITABLE TRVAT22 $40,838$73,899 TRUSTEE$13,510 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARY F COOPER CHARITABLE TR FBO KENTUCK BAPTIST CHURCHVAT22 $43,234$67,757 TRUSTEE$13,579 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MERRYMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONVAT22 $41,442$79,750 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
JOSEPH K MALOY AND MARIANNA S MALOY FOUNDATIONVAT22 $45,379$33,606 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
VARTKESS AND RITA BALIAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INCVAT22 $42,909$49,305 DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
GRACE AND ROY JORDAN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDVAT22 $41,750$46,225 BRB FINANCIA$9,505 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
ROBERT H SPILMAN AND JANE BASSETT SPILMAN FOUNDATIONVAT22 $44,585$55,564 PRESIDENT/DI$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE EVAN AND SUSAN BAYH FOUNDATION INCVAT22 $47,909$30,134 Treas/Dir$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SCOTT AND JENNIFER ANDREWS FAMILY FOUNDATIONVAT22 $42,405$45,533 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THOMAS BENJAMIN COMBS TRVAT22 $48,763$140,975 TRUSTEE$10,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON MCCANDLESSMEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCVAT22 $42,289$33,138 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MENGES FAMILY FOUNDATIONVAT22 $47,104$65,308 COMMITTEE ME$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
THE DMPE FOUNDATION INCVAT22 $43,542$296,060 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WCP FOUNDATIONVAT22 $45,069$45,069 CHAIRWOMAN$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
FERGUSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONVAT22 $43,890$47,202 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
VAN BRIMER FAMILY FOUNDATIONVAT22 $43,032$27,395 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
INVINCIBILITY FOUNDATIONVAT22 $40,735$298,151 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MARY H POWELL CHARITABLE U-A TRTXT22 $44,165$32,080 TRUSTEE$8,045 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
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CARL D AND NEVA B LIGHT CHARITABLE TRPAT22 $45,690$32,695 TRUSTEE$7,749 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MARTHA C FITZSIMMONS TR UA FBO CHARITIEFLT22 $41,610$47,783 TRUSTEE$10,784 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
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PAUL O AND JOANNE D STILLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONNYT22 $42,531$42,617 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $509,786 spent · pay $0 · grants $429,999 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $429,999 84.3%
Other expenses $67,071 13.2%
Taxes $9,516 1.9%
Fees: accounting $3,200 0.6%
Total$509,786100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $916,093 spent · pay $0 · grants $836,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $836,000 91.3%
Other expenses $68,951 7.5%
Taxes $8,142 0.9%
Fees: accounting $3,000 0.3%
Total$916,093100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $453,004 spent · pay $36,600 · grants $407,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $407,000 89.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $36,600 8.1%
Fees: legal $4,592 1.0%
Other expenses $4,018 0.9%
Taxes $794 0.2%
Total$453,004100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $456,227 spent · pay $61,624 · grants $382,795 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $382,795 83.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $61,624 13.5%
Taxes $11,630 2.5%
Other expenses $178 0.0%
Total$456,227100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $507,651 spent · pay $73,333 · grants $415,687 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $415,687 81.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $73,333 14.4%
Taxes $18,555 3.7%
Other expenses $76 0.0%
Total$507,651100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $97,754 spent · pay $61,393 · grants $29,932 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $61,393 62.8%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $29,932 30.6%
Taxes $6,360 6.5%
Other expenses $69 0.1%
Total$97,754100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $501,892 spent · pay $59,649 · grants $434,998 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $434,998 86.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $59,649 11.9%
Taxes $7,144 1.4%
Other expenses $101 0.0%
Total$501,892100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $467,033 spent · pay $63,344 · grants $399,998 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $399,998 85.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $63,344 13.6%
Taxes $3,604 0.8%
Other expenses $87 0.0%
Total$467,033100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $468,195 spent · pay $62,113 · grants $395,001 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $395,001 84.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $62,113 13.3%
Taxes $11,061 2.4%
Other expenses $20 0.0%
Total$468,195100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $429,169 spent · pay $60,359 · grants $364,998 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $364,998 85.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $60,359 14.1%
Taxes $3,140 0.7%
Fees: other professional $425 0.1%
Other expenses $247 0.1%
Total$429,169100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $447,501 spent · pay $64,578 · grants $360,002 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $360,002 80.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $64,578 14.4%
Taxes $20,404 4.6%
Fees: other professional $1,568 0.4%
Other expenses $949 0.2%
Total$447,501100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $460,587 spent · pay $69,057 · grants $376,498 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $376,498 81.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $69,057 15.0%
Taxes $9,436 2.0%
Other expenses $4,456 1.0%
Fees: other professional $1,140 0.2%
Total$460,587100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $484,167 spent · pay $69,270 · grants $389,180 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $389,180 80.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $69,270 14.3%
Taxes $14,458 3.0%
Fees: other professional $9,670 2.0%
Other expenses $1,589 0.3%
Total$484,167100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $351,753 spent · pay $55,627 · grants $280,826 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $280,826 79.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $55,627 15.8%
Fees: other professional $8,329 2.4%
Taxes $4,853 1.4%
Other expenses $2,118 0.6%
Total$351,753100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $202,448 spent · pay $0 · grants $200,003 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $200,003 98.8%
Taxes $2,445 1.2%
Total$202,448100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $116,983 spent · pay $0 · grants $116,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $116,000 99.2%
Taxes $983 0.8%
Total$116,983100%

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