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Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 526631847

Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1 is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $95,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $66,500 the year before.

67% of its 2025 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$66,5005$1.9 million
2024$66,5005$2.1 million
2025$95,5006$2.4 million

How to apply

ContactPNC Bank Charitable Trust Grant Rev
Tower at PNC Plaza 300 Fifth Ave M, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone or email(410) 237-4581
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSee footnotes

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1 funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland5$85,500
New York1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Bryn Mawr School
Baltimore, MD
General support$50,000
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, MD
General support$25,000
Bard College
Annandale, NY
General support$10,000
St Timothys School
Stevenson, MD
General support$5,000
Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD
General support$3,000
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Baltimore, MD
General support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1 give?

$95,500 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1?

Its 2025 filing lists Deborah B English (Co-Trustee) and PNC Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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