The Reinholz Charitable Trust focuses its modest giving on local Lake/Sumter County social services and community crisis support, privileging direct-service nonprofits that address housing/recovery, child welfare, veterans, and general assistance. Grants are targeted and practical rather than programmatic innovation—the foundation appears to back organizations providing frontline services and often makes repeat gifts to the same local partners.
Leonard J and Nancy E Reinholz Charitble Trust gives at a small-grant, local-services scale, with repeated support for organizations addressing housing recovery, veterans reintegration, child welfare, food access, and emergency assistance in central Florida. The largest recent award in the record is a $350,000 grant to Gladys Cickson Charitable trust for general charitable purposes, showing that the trust can make substantial gifts alongside many targeted awards in the $5,000 to $20,000 range. Recent grants also point to a practical service orientation: $100,000 to Forward Paths Foundation for general assistance and $50,000 to Villagers for Veterans for veterans work. Other awards go to direct-service groups such as House of Hope, Lake Sumter Children’s Advocacy Cen, and Leesburg Food Bank. The pattern is not centered on one issue alone; instead, the trust supports a cluster of nonprofits providing frontline help to local residents. Multiple gifts to the same recipients across 2024 and 2025 suggest continuing relationships rather than one-off awards.
Housing stability and recovery are a clear part of the trust’s giving. In 2025 it gave $20,000 to House of Hope for general support, following $10,000 in 2024 and another $10,000 in 2025 to the same organization. Veterans services are another recurring area: Villagers for Veterans received $50,000 in 2025 and another $10,000 in 2025 for veterans work, while DAV Chapter 150 also received $20,000 for veterans support. Child-focused services appear as well, with $20,000 to Lake Sumter Childrens Advocacy Cen for childrens welfare and a $9,000 general-support grant to Lake Sumter Children's Advocay in 2024. The trust also backs basic-needs organizations, including $15,000 to Leesburg Food Bank for food charity and $8,000 to Toys for Tots for general assistance.
Typical grants are small and tightly clustered: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $8,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The record also shows larger outliers, including six-figure support, but most listed awards sit in that lower range. Giving appears to repeat across years for several recipients, including House of Hope, Forward Paths Foundation, Toys for Tots, and Turning Point USA, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts. The trust is structured as a charitable trust and its gifts are largely unrestricted or general-support in nature, with categories like general assistance, general support, and organizational help appearing often.
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$719K
Most grants fall between $5K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Small-to-midsize grants concentrated locally with several repeat awards to the same organizations; focused, needs-based giving to frontline service providers rather than broad national charities.
Notable grantees: House of Hope, Forward Paths Foundation, Villagers for Veterans, Lake Sumter Children's Advocacy
Grantmaking is local and overwhelmingly Florida-based, with 82% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The most frequent recipient state is Arizona, but that reflects a small number of grants rather than the trust’s main geography. Within Florida, grants land in places such as Leesburg, Lady Lake, Fruitland Park, Longwood, Tavares, Orlando, and The Villages. Outside Florida, Phoenix, Arizona appears in the recent-grants list through Turning Point USA. All recorded grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The trust supports direct-service nonprofits and public-interest organizations, especially those working in general assistance, veterans support, child welfare, food charity, health care, animal welfare, and public interest litigation. Recent recipients include local nonprofits and a few broader organizations tied to those categories.
Typical awards are small: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $8,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The trust also makes larger gifts, including a $100,000 grant and a $350,000 grant in the recent record.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including House of Hope, Forward Paths Foundation, Toys for Tots, Villagers for Veterans, and Turning Point USA. That pattern suggests continuing relationships with selected nonprofits.
The trust gives locally, and 82% of grants go to recipients in Florida. Recent Florida recipients include organizations in Leesburg, Lady Lake, Fruitland Park, Longwood, Tavares, Orlando, and The Villages.
The grant record is entirely U.S.-based. Florida is the main recipient state, while Arizona appears as a secondary recipient state through grants to Phoenix-based Turning Point USA.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Cickson Charitable trust | Longwood, FL | $350,000 | 2026 | general charitable purposes |
| Forward Paths Foundation | Leesburg, FL | $100,000 | 2026 | General assistance |
| Villagers for Veterans | Fruitland Park, FL | $50,000 | 2026 | Veterans |
| UF Health Leesburg Health Foundatio | Leesburg, FL | $25,000 | 2026 | health care |
| Education Foundation of Lake County | Leesburg, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | public education |
| House of Hope | Orlando, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| DAV Chapter 150 | Lady Lake, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | veterans support |
| Project SOS Support for soldiers | THE VILLAGES, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | citizen welfare |
| Lake Sumter Childrens Advocacy Cen | Leesburg, FL | $20,000 | 2026 | Childrens welfare |
| Powerhouse Youth Project | Lady Lake, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | support youth |
| Leesburg Food Bank | Leesburg, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | food charity |
| LoveExtension | Tavares, FL | $15,000 | 2026 | Citizens welfare |
| Toys for Tots | Leesburg, FL | $8,000 | 2026 | General assistance |
| Leesburg Heritage Society | Leesburg, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | heritage society |
| Mike Endowment Org324 S 17th Street | Ocala, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | citizens welfare |
| Leesburg Humane Society | Leesburg, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | animal selfare |
| Sumter County Humane Society | Lake Panasoffkee, FL | $500 | 2026 | animal welfare |
| Forward Paths Foundation | Leesburg, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | General assistance |
| Villagers for Veterans | Fruitland Park, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | Veterans |
| House of Hope | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | General Assitance |
| Liberty Counsel | maitland, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Public interest litigation |
| Toys for Tots | Leesburg, FL | $4,000 | 2025 | General assistance |
| House of Hope | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Lake Sumter Children's Advocay | Leesburg, FL | $9,000 | 2024 | General Support |
| Forward Paths Foundation | Leesburg, FL | $8,000 | 2024 | General assistance |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 2024 | General Assitance |
| Toys for Tots | Leesburg, FL | $3,000 | 2024 | General assistance |
Gladys Cickson Charitable trust
$350,000general charitable purposes
Villagers for Veterans
$50,000Veterans
UF Health Leesburg Health Foundatio
$25,000health care
House of Hope
$20,000General Support
DAV Chapter 150
$20,000veterans support
Project SOS Support for soldiers
$20,000citizen welfare
Lake Sumter Childrens Advocacy Cen
$20,000Childrens welfare
Powerhouse Youth Project
$15,000support youth
LoveExtension
$15,000Citizens welfare
Toys for Tots
$8,000General assistance
Leesburg Heritage Society
$5,000heritage society
Mike Endowment Org324 S 17th Street
$5,000citizens welfare
Leesburg Humane Society
$5,000animal selfare
Sumter County Humane Society
$500animal welfare
Villagers for Veterans
$10,000Veterans
Liberty Counsel
$5,000Public interest litigation
Toys for Tots
$4,000General assistance
House of Hope
$10,000General Support
Lake Sumter Children's Advocay
$9,000General Support
Turning Point USA
$5,000General Assitance
Toys for Tots
$3,000General assistance