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Esther N Simmons Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 346743541

Esther N Simmons Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $151,588 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $139,654 the year before.

73% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$139,65411$3.7 million
2024$151,58811$3.8 million

How to apply

ContactPNC Charitable Trust Grant Review C
Tower PNC Plaza 300 Fifth Ave MS, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone or email(412) 209-4802
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSee footnote

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Esther N Simmons Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio10$144,961
West Virginia1$6,627

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ohio Valley Youth Network
Stuebenville, OH
General support$30,000
Prime Time Office on Aging
Steubenville, OH
General support$20,000
United Way of Jefferson County
Steubenville, OH
Uw 2-1-1 infor and referral$17,200
Ohio Valley Health Center
Steubenville, OH
General support$15,756
The Steubenville Cultural Trust
Steubenville, OH
General support$15,000
The Harmonium Project
Steubenville, OH
General support$12,500
Valley Hospice
Steubenville, OH
Care center support$12,378
Vagabond Mission
Steubenville, OH
General support$8,000
Hilltop Childrens House
Steubenville, OH
General support$7,500
Capital Univ FBO Ethan Shaddinger
Columbus, OH
Scholarship$6,627
West Liberty Univ FBO Mason Stoll
West Liberty, WV
Scholarship$6,627

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Esther N Simmons Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See footnote.

How much does Esther N Simmons Charitable Trust give?

$151,588 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Esther N Simmons Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists PNC Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Esther N Simmons Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and education.

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