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Mason Martha Lockhart

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256018595

Mason Martha Lockhart is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $412,956 in 33 grants; the typical grant was $8,260 and the largest $82,596. 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 $388,272 the year before.

16% 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$342,53233$8.2 million
2024$388,27233$8.8 million
2025$412,95633$9.5 million

How to apply

Mason Martha Lockhart 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 Mason Martha Lockhart funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania32$377,852
Indiana1$35,104

Grants paid in 2025

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$82,596
Kingsley Association
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$41,296
Presbyterian Church (USA) Fdn
Jeffersonville, IN
General operating$35,104
Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$20,648
Presbyterian Senior Care Foundation
Oakmont, PA
General operating$20,648
YWCA of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$20,648
Forbes Health Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$20,648
Eastminster Untd Prsbytrn Church
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$20,648
Eastminster Church Women Trust
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$12,388
Humane Animal Rescue
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$10,324
St Barnabas Charities
Gibsonia, PA
General operating$10,324
Breathe Pennsylvania
Cranberry Twp, PA
General operating$8,260
Mars Home for Youth Foundation
Mars, PA
General operating$8,260
Childrens Hospital of PGH Fdn
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$8,260
Y M C A of Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$8,260
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
General operating$8,260
Y M C A of Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$8,260
Pittsburgh Theological
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$8,260
Family Services of Western Pa
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$6,196
Western Pa School for Blind Children
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$6,196
Family Resources
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
Pressley Ridge
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
Upmc Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
West Penn Allegheny Health Sys Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
St Margaret Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
Eye & Ear Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
The Childrens Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
Western Pa School for the Deaf
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church USA
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$4,128
Passavant Hospital Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$4,128
Sewickley Valley Hospital
Sewickley, PA
General operating$2,064
Mary & Alexander Laughlin
Sewickley, PA
General operating$2,064
Boys and Girls Club of Western Pa
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating$2,064

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mason Martha Lockhart accept grant applications?

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

How much does Mason Martha Lockhart give?

$412,956 in tax year 2025, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $8,260.

Who runs Mason Martha Lockhart?

Its 2025 filing lists Bny Mellon N A (Trustee).

What does Mason Martha Lockhart fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and education.

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