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J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Butler, Pennsylvania · EIN 456313348

J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Butler, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $94,900 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $23,000. 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 up from $61,000 the year before.

87% 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$13,0007$2.2 million
2024$61,00016$2.5 million
2025$94,90016$2.7 million

How to apply

J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust 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 J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania13$91,900
Ohio1$1,000
Virginia1$1,000
West Virginia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company
Slippery Rock, PA
Howell rescue cutterand spreader$23,000
Community Improvement Advisory Committee
Butler, PA
General$12,000
Moraine Trails Council Bsa
Butler, PA
General$10,000
Center United Presbyterian Church
Slippery Rock, PA
General$10,000
Slippery Rock Area School District
Slippery Rock, PA
General$10,000
Thomas More Society
Butler, PA
General$10,000
Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company
Slippery Rock, PA
Witmer equip xtendstable kit 1 strut$7,900
Broad and Liberty Inc
Media, PA
General$2,500
Trinity Lutheran Church
Butler, PA
General$2,500
Slippery Rock High School Alumni Assn
Slippery Rock, PA
General$1,000
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
Scholarship forriley belluso$1,000
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Scholarship forjoshua tustin$1,000
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
Scholarship forchole wilson$1,000
The College of William Mary
Williamsburg, VA
Scholarship forhelen whitman$1,000
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
Scholarship foremma zorn$1,000
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
Scholarship foranna coyle$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust give?

$94,900 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas W King III (Trustee) and Thomas E Breth (Trustee).

What does J Robert & Alberta C Rodgers Memorial Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, education and faith communities.

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