The Elizabeth Corlin Charitable Trust concentrates its giving on medical care charities, primarily supporting hospitals that provide cancer and burn treatment for children and other needy patients. Most grants are directed to a small set of repeat hospital grantees, indicating a focused philanthropic interest in funding direct patient care and specialized pediatric/trauma services. Although the trust is based in Dallas, its major gifts support institutions (largely in Los Angeles and national pediatric hospital networks) that deliver clinical treatment to vulnerable populations.
Concentrated portfolio: a small number of relatively large, repeated grants directed to a handful of hospital beneficiaries (multi-grant relationships), focused on direct clinical service rather than broad programmatic or research grants.
The Elizabeth Corlin Charitable Trust’s recent giving is defined by repeated support for children’s specialty hospitals that provide cancer and burn treatment for needy patients. Across the latest grants, the trust sends nearly identical awards to a small group of hospital grantees, pointing to a tightly focused approach rather than broad, program-based philanthropy. The pattern centers on direct medical care: cancer treatment at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and Orthopaedic Hospital, and burn treatment at Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa. Those gifts suggest a funder that prioritizes restricted-purpose hospital support for vulnerable patients, especially children receiving specialized treatment. The trust’s grant list also shows continuity across years, with the same institutions appearing again in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles receives support for cancer treatment, while Orthopaedic Hospital is funded for cancer treatment and needy patients. Shriners Hospital for Children is funded for burn treatment for needy patients. The trust’s annual giving totals $989,112, but its narrative profile is best understood through the repeated hospital relationships that anchor that total. Rather than a wide portfolio, it uses a small number of substantial awards to support direct patient care at specialized hospitals.
In pediatric cancer care, the trust gave $121,479 in 2025 to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles for cancer treatment of patients, and it repeated support in 2024 and 2023 with awards of $99,320 and $106,244. Orthopaedic Hospital also received multiple cancer-related grants, including $121,479 in 2025 and $114,227 in 2023, both tied to cancer treatment and needy patients. Burn care is another clear area of focus. Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa received $121,479 in 2025 and $99,320 in 2024 for burn treatment for needy patients, with a similar $106,244 grant in 2023. These grants show a consistent pattern of supporting specialized hospitals that treat children with serious injuries and complex medical needs. The trust’s giving is concentrated in medical charity support, especially where treatment is directed to low-income or needy patients at specialty institutions.
$364K
$6.5M
$634K
$434K
Most grants fall between $99K and $106K, with a median of $103K.
25th Percentile
$99K
Median
$103K
75th Percentile
$106K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Orthopaedic Hospital, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
The trust’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: p25 is $99,320, median is $102,782, and p75 is $106,244. That narrow band shows a steady awarding pattern rather than highly variable grantmaking. The same hospital grantees recur across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing relationships instead of one-time gifts. The trust is a charitable trust, not a foundation that funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. No application process is shown in the data.
Grant dollars are concentrated in California, which is the top state by grant count, even though the trust is headquartered in Texas. Recent recipient cities include Los Angeles and Tampa. Los Angeles grantees appear multiple times through Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and Orthopaedic Hospital, while Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa represents the Florida share. All recent grants in the provided list go to U.S. recipients.
It supports medical care charities, especially specialty hospitals serving children and other needy patients. The recent grants point to cancer treatment, burn treatment, and charity care at hospitals rather than broad social-service or community grants.
Its typical grants are very consistent: the 25th percentile is $99,320, the median is $102,782, and the 75th percentile is $106,244. Recent awards cluster closely around that range.
Yes. The same hospitals appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, Orthopaedic Hospital, and Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-time awards.
California is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Los Angeles and Tampa, and all of the listed recent grants go to U.S. organizations.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $121,479 | 2025 | CANCER TREATMENT/ NEEDY |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $121,479 | 2025 | BURN TREATMENT FOR NEEDY |
| CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $121,479 | 2025 | FOR CANCER TREATMENT OF |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $99,320 | 2024 | BURN TREATMENT FOR NEEDY |
| ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $99,320 | 2024 | CANCER TREATMENT/ NEEDY |
| CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $99,320 | 2024 | FOR CANCER TREATMENT OF |
| ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $114,227 | 2023 | CANCER TREATMENT/ NEEDY |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $106,244 | 2023 | FOR CANCER TREATMENT OF |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $106,244 | 2023 | BURN TREATMENT FOR NEEDY |