Earl B & Sophia H Shaw Charitable Tr

Wilmington, DE
Tax exemption issued: Nov. 1999
EIN: 59-7107079

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Independent Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2025

Revenue

$90,503

Expenses

$119,150

Net Income

-$28,647

Net Assets

$545,904

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$36	0.0%
Dividends	$16,464	18.2%
Sales of Assets	$74,003	81.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$75,000	62.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$24,398	20.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$545,904
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$545,904

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$24,398	$0
Charles Schwab (Co-trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Jan. 21, 2026

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2024

Revenue

$32,728

Expenses

$63,293

Net Income

-$30,565

Net Assets

$574,551

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$93	0.3%
Dividends	$7,301	22.3%
Sales of Assets	$25,334	77.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$0
Compensation of Officers*	$8,094	12.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$574,551
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$574,551

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$8,094	$0
Charles Schwab (Co-trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Jan. 20, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$125,459

Expenses

$85,162

Net Income

$40,297

Net Assets

$605,116

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$208	0.2%
Dividends	$18,838	15.0%
Sales of Assets	$106,413	84.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$50,000	58.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$19,053	22.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$605,116
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$605,116

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$19,053	$0
Charles Schwab (Co-trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 8, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$38,424

Expenses

$90,004

Net Income

-$51,580

Net Assets

$564,819

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$58	0.2%
Dividends	$11,374	29.6%
Sales of Assets	$25,432	66.2%
Other Income	$1,560	4.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$50,000	55.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$18,868	21.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$564,819
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$564,819

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$18,868	$0
Charles Schwab (Co-trustee)	$0	$0

990-PF

Filed on Jan. 27, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$130,784

Expenses

$98,160

Net Income

$32,624

Net Assets

$616,399

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$3	0.0%
Dividends	$12,223	9.3%
Sales of Assets	$118,547	90.6%
Other Income	$11	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$79,632	81.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$29,932	30.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$616,399
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$616,399

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$18,712	$0
Charles Schwab (Co-trustee)	$11,220	$0

990-PF

Filed on Dec. 2, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$68,874

Expenses

$75,687

Net Income

-$6,813

Net Assets

$583,774

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$12,327	17.9%
Sales of Assets	$53,493	77.7%
Other Income	$3,054	4.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$61,344	81.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$13,541	17.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$583,775
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$583,774

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$9,188	$0
Charles Schwab (Co-trustee)	$4,353	$0

990-PF

Filed on Feb. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$92,817

Expenses

$103,299

Net Income

-$10,482

Net Assets

$590,587

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$10,634	11.5%
Sales of Assets	$78,772	84.9%
Other Income	$3,411	3.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$79,639	77.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$15,348	14.9%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$590,588
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$590,587

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$11,229	$0
Charles Schwab Trust Co Of Delaware (Co-trustee)	$4,119	$0

990-PF

Filed on Feb. 17, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$128,699

Expenses

$75,528

Net Income

$53,171

Net Assets

$601,067

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$8,360	6.5%
Sales of Assets	$118,463	92.0%
Other Income	$1,876	1.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$45,000	59.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$16,001	21.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$601,067
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$601,067

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$11,680	$0
Charles Schwab Bank (Co-trustee)	$4,321	$0
Norman L Cummins (Director)	$0	$0
Daniel M Andrews (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Jan. 23, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$28,564

Expenses

$68,872

Net Income

-$40,308

Net Assets

$547,896

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,500	5.3%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$17,389	60.9%
Sales of Assets	$9,675	33.9%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$40,000	58.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$14,300	20.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$547,896
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$547,896

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Co-trustee)	$10,206	$0
Charles Schwab Bank (Co-trustee)	$4,094	$0
Norman L Cummins (Director)	$0	$0
Daniel M Andrews (Director)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Jan. 31, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$82,127

Expenses

$84,382

Net Income

-$2,255

Net Assets

$637,410

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$11,313	13.8%
Sales of Assets	$70,814	86.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$55,000	65.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$637,410
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$637,410

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Karen L Bent (Director)	$0	$0
Norman L Cummins (Director)	$0	$0
Daniel M Andrews (Director)	$0	$0
Charles Schwab Bank (Co-trustee)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Jan. 28, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$67,377

Expenses

$83,598

Net Income

-$16,221

Net Assets

$639,665

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$6,366	9.4%
Sales of Assets	$61,011	90.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$56,500	67.6%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$639,665
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$639,665

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$78,169

Expenses

$103,729

Net Income

-$25,560

Net Assets

$655,886

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$7,368	9.4%
Sales of Assets	$70,801	90.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$80,600	77.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$655,886
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$655,886

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

-$32,242

Expenses

$94,462

Net Income

-$126,704

Net Assets

$681,446

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$7,196
Sales of Assets	$0
Other Income	$2,672

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$71,500	75.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$681,446
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$681,446

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$246,724

Expenses

$89,437

Net Income

$157,287

Net Assets

$808,154

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$8,358	3.4%
Sales of Assets	$238,366	96.6%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$65,500	73.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$808,154
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$808,154

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