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Oscar Frank Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 236235016

Oscar Frank Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $36,776 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $9,194 and the largest $9,194. 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 $28,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$16,0004$699,153
2024$28,0004$735,426
2025$36,7764$777,170

How to apply

Oscar Frank 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 Oscar Frank Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania4$36,776

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Phipresbyterian Homes
Dillsburg, PA
General operating$9,194
Diakon Lutheran Fund
Mechanicsburg, PA
General operating$9,194
Morrisons Cove Home
Martinsburg, PA
General operating$9,194
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Altoona, PA
General operating$9,194

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Oscar Frank Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Oscar Frank Charitable Trust give?

$36,776 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $9,194.

Who runs Oscar Frank Charitable Trust?

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

What does Oscar Frank Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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