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Npt Charitable Asset Trust’s recent giving is dominated by large public-societal-benefit support to National Philanthropic Trust, including a $11,417,947 grant in 2024 and a $4,991,326 grant in 2023. That pattern points to a donor-advised-fund platform that moves substantial resources through NPT-managed structures rather than a single operating program. The foundation’s grant list also shows meaningful support for place-based nonprofit work in California’s Napa and St. Helena communities, alongside grants in health, human services, arts and culture, and education. The trust’s portfolio includes repeated support for Napa Valley Festival Association, Ole Health Foundation, St Helena Hospital Foundation, and Nimbus Arts, showing that some recipients receive more than one grant across multiple years. A smaller but still material 2025 education grant went to Silverlake Conservatory of Music, while another education grant supported Ecc Nepal. The mix of public benefit, health, and community-serving organizations suggests grantmaking shaped by donor recommendations and field-of-interest funds rather than a single thematic grant program. Multiple grants to NPT itself also indicate that the trust channels a large share of activity through its own philanthropic infrastructure.
Health, human services, and arts appear together in the trust’s recent grants. In health, it gave $122,000 in 2025 to Auction Napa Valley Dba Collective Napa Valley and $50,000 in 2024 to Ole Health Foundation. Human services grants include $142,000 in 2024 to Napa Valley Festival Association and $85,000 in 2025 to the same organization. Arts and culture support appears through $70,000 in 2025 to Nimbus Arts and $7,000 in 2025 to Notes for Education Inc. Education shows up in a $30,000 grant to Silverlake Conservatory of Music and a $10,000 grant to Ecc Nepal. The trust also makes public/societal benefit grants, including funding to Naples Children & Education Foundation Inc. Across these areas, the grant list reflects a cross-sector portfolio with both service organizations and cultural groups.
Typical grant size centers on a median of $40,000, with a lower quartile of $12,600 and an upper quartile of $100,000. The recent list shows both very large transfers and smaller awards, which is consistent with a platform that processes donor-recommended grants and field-of-interest distributions. Repeated grantees appear across multiple years, including organizations funded in 2023, 2024, and 2025, suggesting recurring relationships rather than one-off awards. The trust is a Pure DAF Provider, and the active programs show no unsolicited application path.
$18.9M
$17.4M
$927K
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $13K and $100K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 12% of grants go to recipients in FL.
CHRISTINA HACK
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Grant recipients are overwhelmingly U.S.-based: 25 grants, or 100%, in the recipient-country distribution. The top state by grant count is Florida, while 12% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania. Recent recipient cities cluster in California, especially Napa, St Helena, and Los Angeles, with additional grants in Burlington, Incline Village, Webster Groves, and Naples. That spread fits a national giving pattern with a strong concentration in a few local nonprofit hubs.
The trust funds education, health, human services, environment, arts & culture, international, public & societal benefit, and animals. Its active programs also show field-of-interest funds, donor-advised-fund grants, and international grantmaking support.
Among recent grants, the 25th percentile is $12,600, the median is $40,000, and the 75th percentile is $100,000. The recent list also includes much larger transfers, including multimillion-dollar grants to National Philanthropic Trust.
No. The active program descriptions say grants are made through NPT-managed field-of-interest funds, donor-advised-fund recommendations, and international grantmaking services, all of which are not open to unsolicited requests.
The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based in the recent grant list, with 25 grants to U.S. organizations. By state, Florida receives the most grants, and Pennsylvania accounts for 12% of grants.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Napa Valley Festival Association, Ole Health Foundation, St Helena Hospital Foundation, Nimbus Arts, Auction Napa Valley, and the trust itself as a recipient in public/societal benefit grants.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $317,308 | 2025 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| AUCTION NAPA VALLEY DBA COLLECTIVE NAPA VALLEY | ST HELENA, CA | $122,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | NAPA, CA | $85,000 | 2025 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NIMBUS ARTS | ST HELENA, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ST HELENA, CA | $34,500 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| SILVERLAKE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION | NAPA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | HEALTH |
| ECC NEPAL | WEBSTER GROVES, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| NOTES FOR EDUCATION INC | NAPA, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | CULTURE & ARTS |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $11,417,947 | 2024 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | NAPA, CA | $142,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NIMBUS ARTS | ST HELENA, CA | $65,000 | 2024 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION | NAPA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | HEALTH |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ST HELENA, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | HEALTH |
| AUCTION NAPA VALLEY | ST HELENA, CA | $12,600 | 2024 | HEALTH |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NAPA VALLEY | NAPA, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $4,991,326 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| VECNA CARES CHARITABLE TRUST | BURLINGTON, MA | $1,237,913 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| AUCTION NAPA VALLEY | ST HELENA, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | HEALTH |
| OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION | NAPA, CA | $65,000 | 2023 | HEALTH |
| NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION | NAPA, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NIMBUS ARTS | ST HELENA, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ST HELENA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | HEALTH |
| CLASSICAL TAHOE | INCLINE VILLAGE, NV | $10,000 | 2023 | HUMAN SERVICES |
| NAPLES CHILDREN & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | NAPLES, FL | $7,750 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$317,308PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
AUCTION NAPA VALLEY DBA COLLECTIVE NAPA VALLEY
$122,000HEALTH
NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$85,000HUMAN SERVICES
NIMBUS ARTS
$70,000CULTURE & ARTS
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$34,500HEALTH
SILVERLAKE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
$30,000EDUCATION
OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION
$20,000HEALTH
ECC NEPAL
$10,000EDUCATION
NOTES FOR EDUCATION INC
$7,000CULTURE & ARTS
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$11,417,947PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$142,000HUMAN SERVICES
NIMBUS ARTS
$65,000ARTS AND CULTURE
OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION
$50,000HEALTH
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$30,000HEALTH
AUCTION NAPA VALLEY
$12,600HEALTH
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NAPA VALLEY
$6,000HUMAN SERVICES
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$4,991,326PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
VECNA CARES CHARITABLE TRUST
$1,237,913PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
AUCTION NAPA VALLEY
$100,000HEALTH
OLE HEALTH FOUNDATION
$65,000HEALTH
NAPA VALLEY FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
$40,000HUMAN SERVICES
NIMBUS ARTS
$20,000ARTS AND CULTURE
ST HELENA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$10,000HEALTH
CLASSICAL TAHOE
$10,000HUMAN SERVICES
NAPLES CHILDREN & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$7,750PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT