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Commons Fam Char Tr

Preselected recipients only Hermitage, Pennsylvania · EIN 256448419

Commons Fam Char Tr is a private foundation in Hermitage, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $74,437 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $6,987 and the largest $21,502. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $88,073 the year before.

15% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$89,61914$1.7 million
2024$88,07314$1.8 million
2025$74,43713$1.9 million

How to apply

Commons Fam Char Tr says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Commons Fam Char Tr funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania13$74,437

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hastings Borough
Hastings, PA
General charitable purpose$21,502
Red Kettle Fund
Johnstown, PA
General charitable purpose$10,000
Hastings Methodist Church
Hastings, PA
General charitable purpose$7,987
St Bernards Catholic Church
Hastings, PA
General charitable purpose$6,987
Hastings Area Fire Company
Hastings, PA
General charitable purpose$6,987
Patton United Presbyterian Church
Patton, PA
General charitable purpose$6,987
Hastings Area Public Library
Hastings, PA
General charitable purpose$6,987
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA
General charitable purpose$2,000
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
General charitable purpose$1,000
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
General charitable purpose$1,000
Hastings Methodist CH Union Cemetery
Hastings, PA
General charitable purpose$1,000
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA
General charitable purpose$1,000
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
General charitable purpose$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Commons Fam Char Tr accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Commons Fam Char Tr give?

$74,437 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $6,987.

Who runs Commons Fam Char Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists First National Trust Company (Trustee).

What does Commons Fam Char Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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