The trust makes a small number of large, targeted gifts to a mix of public institutions, higher education, and faith‑related legal advocacy. Recent giving is dominated by two multi‑year awards to the City of Birmingham and a substantial gift to Princeton University, with a smaller grant to the Becket Fund indicating interest in religious/liberty advocacy. Overall the foundation appears to favor a few high‑impact recipients rather than broad, small grants.
Concentrated giving: few, large grants with repeat support to the same organizations rather than many small awards.
Anne M Cabaniss Charitable Trust C/o Wells Fargo Bank Na gives a small number of large, targeted grants, with one of the clearest signals in the record being a $550,000 award to the City of Birmingham Alabama in 2023. That pattern continues across the latest filings: the trust returns to a few named recipients rather than spreading money broadly, and it often supports the same organizations in consecutive years. Princeton University received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025, while the City of Birmingham Alabama also appears again in 2024 and 2025. The trust’s recent giving also reaches institutions tied to religious-liberty advocacy, higher education, civic and public-policy work, and community charities. Grants to the Becket Fund, the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Hillsdale College, and The Westminster Institute show an interest in organizations with national policy or education missions. Other recipients include the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, Project Suma Inc, and Save Our Seabirds Inc, indicating some support outside that core cluster. Overall, the trust’s record points to concentrated grantmaking with repeated support for a short list of organizations.
Municipal and civic support is a visible part of the trust’s giving. It awarded $550,000 to the City of Birmingham Alabama in 2023 and followed with $55,000 in 2025, both described as funding charitable activities. Higher education is another recurring theme: Trustees of Princeton University received $100,000 in 2024 and another $100,000 in 2025. The trust also backed policy and advocacy organizations, including $75,000 to Becket Fund in 2024 and $50,000 in 2025, both for charitable activities. In the same broader policy lane, it gave $50,000 each in 2024 and 2025 to Ethics and Public Policy Center. Faith-linked education and civic thought groups also appear, with $50,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Hillsdale College and $50,000 in 2024 followed by $25,000 in 2025 to The Westminster Institute.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $50,000, with a p25 of $25,000, a median of $50,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The trust’s filings show repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years, including Princeton University, the City of Birmingham Alabama, Becket Fund, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Hillsdale College, The Westminster Institute, and Rappahannock Benevolent Fund Inc. That pattern suggests a concentrated approach rather than one-off sampling. The trust is a charitable trust, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments.
$550K
$7.5M
$640K
$649K
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in VA.
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Notable grantees: City of Birmingham, Alabama, Trustees of Princeton University, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. Virginia stands out as the top state by grant count, with recipients in Alexandria, Vienna, Fairfax, Reston, and Washington, VA. Other frequent locations include Washington, DC, Birmingham, AL, and Princeton, NJ. The trust’s recipient geography also reaches Hillsdale, MI; Sarasota, FL; Tunnel Hill, GA; and Stratford, VA, showing a national footprint even though the grant count is heaviest in Virginia.
The trust’s recent grants center on municipal and civic work, higher education, and religious-liberty or public-policy organizations. Named recipients include the City of Birmingham Alabama, Trustees of Princeton University, Becket Fund, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Hillsdale College, and The Westminster Institute.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $25,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $50,000. That indicates most awards land at $50,000, with a smaller set at $25,000 and a few larger outliers.
Yes. Several recipients appear in back-to-back years, including Trustees of Princeton University at $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025, the City of Birmingham Alabama in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Becket Fund, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Hillsdale College, The Westminster Institute, and Rappahannock Benevolent Fund Inc across more than one filing year.
Virginia is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities in that state include Alexandria, Vienna, Fairfax, Reston, and Washington, VA. The dataset also shows recipients in Washington, DC, Birmingham, AL, Princeton, NJ, and Hillsdale, MI.
Its giving is national. All 23 recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, spanning multiple states and Washington, DC.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FUND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES. |
| ROBERT E LEE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION | STRATFORD, VA | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FUND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES. |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| BECKET FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| ACADEMIC FREEDOM ALLIANCE | PRINCETON, NJ | $25,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF ALEXANDRIA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC | DOVER, DE | $25,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| RAPPAHANNOCK BENEVOLENT FUND INC | WASHINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $100,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $55,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| ROBERT E LEE MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION | STRATFORD, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| BECKET FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF ALEXANDRIA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION | RESTON, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| THE WESTMINSTER INSTITUTE | VIENNA, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| RAPPAHANNOCK BENEVOLENT FUND INC | WASHINGTON, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $100,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| BECKET FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FUND |
| ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF ALEXANDRIA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| THE WESTMINSTER INSTITUTE | VIENNA, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| PROJECT SUMA INC | TUNNEL HILL, GA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| INTERPARLIAMENTARY TASKFORCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING | FAIRFAX, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| SAVE OUR SEABIRDS INC | SARASOTA, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| RAPPAHANNOCK BENEVOLENT FUND INC | WASHINGTON, VA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
| CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA | BIRMINGHAM, AL | $550,000 | 2023 | TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. |
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
$100,000TO FUND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.
TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$100,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM ALLIANCE
TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF ALEXANDRIA
$25,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC
$25,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$100,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
$55,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF ALEXANDRIA
$50,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
THE WESTMINSTER INSTITUTE
$25,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$100,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE OF ALEXANDRIA
$50,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
THE WESTMINSTER INSTITUTE
$50,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
$25,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
PROJECT SUMA INC
$25,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
INTERPARLIAMENTARY TASKFORCE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING
$25,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA
$550,000TO FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.