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Matthew's Mission

Preselected recipients only Venetia, Pennsylvania · EIN 934898709

Matthew's Mission is a private foundation in Venetia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $70,050 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 $60,000 the year before.

29% 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
2024$60,0006$1.1 million
2025$70,0507$0

How to apply

Matthew's Mission 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 Matthew's Mission funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania4$35,000
District of Columbia1$15,000
Tennessee1$10,050
Alabama1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$15,000
Smile Train
Washington, DC
Charitable$15,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospita
Memphis, TN
Charitable$10,050
Hekima Place
Pittsburg, PA
Charitable$10,000
Visitation Monastery
Mobile, AL
Charitable$10,000
Lilttle Sisters of the Poor
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$5,000
Pittsburgh Experiment
Eighty Four, PA
Charitable$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Matthew's Mission accept grant applications?

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

How much does Matthew's Mission give?

$70,050 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Matthew's Mission?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeffrey Peretin (Trustee).

What does Matthew's Mission fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and youth programs.

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