The Robert J. and Jennifer J. Banks Charitable Trust makes a small number of fairly large, targeted grants, focused on health and human services, youth recreational/therapeutic facilities, and higher education scholarships. Recent giving shows a preference for capital and program support that builds or improves facilities (gymnasium renovation) and expands behavioral health recovery services, plus a named scholarship at a state university. The Trust concentrates its dollars in a few organizations and repeats support for organizations it prioritizes.
The Robert J and Jennifer J Banks Charitable Trust shows a clear preference for targeted, project-based support rather than broad, diffuse giving. Its largest recent grant went to Spring Lake Ranch Inc for Banks' Project, and the trust also backed the same organization for a gymnasium renovation fund and a proposal for a new 12-unit facility project. That pattern points to an interest in capital and facility work at a small number of organizations. The trust’s giving also reaches behavioral health recovery services, with a grant to Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation Inc for "The Pathway to Recovery Resource Center," housed within the Behavioral Health Department at the Hospitals of Morton Plant Mease program. Higher education is another recurring thread: Pennsylvania State University received support for the Robert J. and Jennifer J. Banks Scholarship Fund in consecutive years. Alongside those larger commitments, the trust makes smaller grants to community-serving nonprofits, including groups focused on basic needs, animal welfare, recreation, and seasonal charitable programs. Across its recent grants, the trust appears to favor named initiatives, capital improvements, and scholarship support over unrestricted institutional giving.
Behavioral health recovery services are one of the trust’s clearest program areas. In 2023, it gave $200,000 to Morton Plant Mease Health Care Foundation Inc for "The Pathway to Recovery Resource Center," housed within the Behavioral Health Department at the Hospitals of Morton Plant Mease program. The trust also supported behavioral health at Munson Medical Center with a $15,000 grant. Higher education scholarship support appears in multiple settings. Pennsylvania State University received $50,000 in 2023 and another $50,000 in 2024 for the Robert J. and Jennifer J. Banks Scholarship Fund, while Berkeley Preparatory School Inc received $25,000 for its Scholarship Fund in 2024. The trust also funds culinary training and related workforce support. Metropolitan Ministries Inc received $20,000 for its Culinary School fund and $10,000 for its Culinary Arts Program. In addition, it has supported capital improvements at Bridgeville Area Historical Society and a gymnasium renovation fund at Spring Lake Ranch Inc.
$5.5M
$8.5M
$2.9M
$5.7M
Most grants fall between $5K and $23K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$23K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in FL.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a very small set of grantees (4 grants totaling $575K), including repeat funding; emphasis on capital projects and program-building rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: SPRING LAKE RANCH INC, MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Typical grant size is clustered in the mid-five-figure range, with p25 at $5,000, a median of $10,000, and p75 at $22,500. The trust gives a limited number of grants each year and often supports the same organizations more than once: Spring Lake Ranch Inc, Pennsylvania State University, Ready for Life Inc, Metropolitan Ministries Inc, Berkeley Preparatory School Inc, Quantum Leap Farm Inc, Humane Society of Pinellas Inc, Suncoast Voices for Children Foundation Inc, and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals T all received repeat support in the recent grant list. It is a charitable trust rather than an operating foundation, and the grants shown are project-specific, capital, scholarship, general and unrestricted, and event-based awards.
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Florida, which accounts for the largest share of grants. Within Florida, the trust supported organizations in Clearwater, Largo, Tampa, Palm Harbor, Odessa, Seminole, and Clearwater again through different grantees. Outside Florida, it gave to organizations in Vermont, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA. The recent grant list shows all grants going to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants cluster around behavioral health recovery services, higher education scholarships, capital improvements for community-serving nonprofits, and youth recreation or therapeutic facilities. The recent list also includes culinary training, hospice and palliative care, oncology patient support, infant and family basics, animal welfare, and holiday charitable programs.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Spring Lake Ranch Inc, Pennsylvania State University, Ready for Life Inc, Metropolitan Ministries Inc, Berkeley Preparatory School Inc, Quantum Leap Farm Inc, Humane Society of Pinellas Inc, Suncoast Voices for Children Foundation Inc, and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals T.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $10,000. The lower quartile is $5,000 and the upper quartile is $22,500, so most awards in the recent list sit in a relatively narrow range around that median.
Florida is the top state by grant count. Recent Florida recipients include organizations in Clearwater, Largo, Tampa, Palm Harbor, Odessa, and Seminole, showing a strong concentration in the state even though the trust itself is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
The recent grants include general and unrestricted support, capital improvements, scholarship funding, proposal-based project support, and charitable event or seasonal program support. Specific examples in the data include scholarship funds, facility renovation, and named project support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $4,520,025 | 2026 | Banks' Expansion Project |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $861,660 | 2026 | Banks' Expansion Project |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | Robert J. and Jennifer J. Banks Scholarship Fund |
| MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $13,654 | 2026 | Banks' Expansion Project - Soft Costs |
| COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC INC | CLEARWATER, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| OAKHURST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | SEMINOLE, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | Baby Basics of Pinellas County |
| OPERATION HEALING FORCES INC | TAMPA, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | CLEARWATER, FL | $500 | 2026 | Charitable Event |
| LEVEEN-ROACH SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF SECESSION GOLF CL | BEAUFORT, SC | $200 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $418,026 | 2025 | Banks' Expansion Project |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $114,228 | 2025 | Banks' Project |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | Robert J . and Jennifer J . Banks Scholarship Fund |
| BRIDGEVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BRIDGEVILLE, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CLEARWATER FREE CLINIC INC | CLEARWATER, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,500 | 2025 | The Basic School (TBS) 4-67 Scholarship Fund |
| CLEARWATER SALVATION ARMY TRUST | CLEARWATER, FL | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GROSSE POINTE WOODS FOUNDATION | GROSSE PT FRM, MI | $1,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | DALLAS, TX | $1,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| LEVEEN-ROACH SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF SECESSION GOLF CL | BEAUFORT, SC | $200 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $225,000 | 2024 | Banks' Project |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | Robert J . and Jennifer J . Banks Scholarship Fund |
| BRIDGEVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BRIDGEVILLE, PA | $30,000 | 2024 | Capital Improvements |
| BERKELEY PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC | TAMPA, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Fund |
| READY FOR LIFE INC | LARGO, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS T | LARGO, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HUMANE SOCIETY OF PINELLAS INC | CLEARWATER, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| QUANTUM LEAP FARM INC | ODESSA, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | Culinary Arts Program |
| SUNCOAST ANIMAL LEAGUE | PALM HARBOR, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SUNCOAST VOICES FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC | LARGO, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CLEARWATER FREE CLINIC INC | CLEARWATER, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| OAKHURST METHODIST CHURCH | SEMINOLE, FL | $9,000 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| THE HORSES FOR HANDICAPPED FOUNDATION OF PINELLAS | SEMINOLE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| OAKHURST METHODIST CHURCH | SEMINOLE, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | Baby Basics of Pinellas County |
| AMERICAN STAGE CO INC | ST PETERSBURG, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION | PETOSKEY, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HERNANDO-PASCO HOSPICE INC | TEMPLE TERR, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | For HPH Hospice |
| WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC | CLEARWATER, FL | $200,000 | 2023 | "The Pathway to Recovery Resource Center", housed within the Behavioral Health Department at the Hospitals of Morton Plant Mease PRogram |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $100,000 | 2023 | Gymnasium Renovation Fund |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | Robert J. and Jennifer J. Banks Scholarship Fund |
| SPRING LAKE RANCH INC | SHREWSBURY, VT | $42,316 | 2023 | proposal fund for new 12-unit facility project |
| READY FOR LIFE INC | LARGO, FL | $30,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SUNCOAST VOICES FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC | LARGO, FL | $30,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| BRIDGEVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BRIDGEVILLE, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC | TAMPA, FL | $20,000 | 2023 | Culinary School fund |
| MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER | TRAVERSE CITY, MI | $15,000 | 2023 | Behavioral Health |
| METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | Christmas program |
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$4,520,025Banks' Expansion Project
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$861,660Banks' Expansion Project
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,000Robert J. and Jennifer J. Banks Scholarship Fund
MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER
$20,000General & Unrestricted
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$13,654Banks' Expansion Project - Soft Costs
COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
OAKHURST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$5,000Baby Basics of Pinellas County
OPERATION HEALING FORCES INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
THE SALVATION ARMY
$500Charitable Event
LEVEEN-ROACH SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF SECESSION GOLF CL
$200General & Unrestricted
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$418,026Banks' Expansion Project
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$114,228Banks' Project
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,000Robert J . and Jennifer J . Banks Scholarship Fund
BRIDGEVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$10,000General & Unrestricted
CLEARWATER FREE CLINIC INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
MARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
$2,500The Basic School (TBS) 4-67 Scholarship Fund
CLEARWATER SALVATION ARMY TRUST
$2,500General & Unrestricted
GROSSE POINTE WOODS FOUNDATION
$1,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
LEVEEN-ROACH SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF SECESSION GOLF CL
$200General & Unrestricted
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$225,000Banks' Project
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,000Robert J . and Jennifer J . Banks Scholarship Fund
BRIDGEVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$30,000Capital Improvements
BERKELEY PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC
$25,000Scholarship Fund
READY FOR LIFE INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS T
$10,000General & Unrestricted
HUMANE SOCIETY OF PINELLAS INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC
$10,000Charitable Event
QUANTUM LEAP FARM INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC
$10,000Culinary Arts Program
SUNCOAST ANIMAL LEAGUE
$10,000General & Unrestricted
SUNCOAST VOICES FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
CLEARWATER FREE CLINIC INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
OAKHURST METHODIST CHURCH
$9,000Charitable Event
THE HORSES FOR HANDICAPPED FOUNDATION OF PINELLAS
$5,000General & Unrestricted
OAKHURST METHODIST CHURCH
$5,000Baby Basics of Pinellas County
AMERICAN STAGE CO INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FOUNDATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
HERNANDO-PASCO HOSPICE INC
$1,000For HPH Hospice
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC
$1,000General & Unrestricted
MORTON PLANT MEASE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC
$200,000"The Pathway to Recovery Resource Center", housed within the Behavioral Health Department at the Hospitals of Morton Plant Mease PRogram
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$100,000Gymnasium Renovation Fund
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$50,000Robert J. and Jennifer J. Banks Scholarship Fund
SPRING LAKE RANCH INC
$42,316proposal fund for new 12-unit facility project
READY FOR LIFE INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
SUNCOAST VOICES FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
BRIDGEVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$25,000General & Unrestricted
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC
$20,000Culinary School fund
MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER
$15,000Behavioral Health
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES INC
$10,000Christmas program