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Ovid D Robinson Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256023648

Ovid D Robinson Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $184,417 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $64,546. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $190,561 the year before.

57% 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$199,3487$4.4 million
2024$190,5618$4.7 million
2025$184,4177$5.1 million

How to apply

ContactPNC Charitable Trust Grant Review C
The Tower at PNC Plaza 300 Fifth A, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone or email(412) 762-5157
What to submitPlease reference the name of the trust in all communications SEE FOOTNOTE
Deadlines, restrictionsSee website listed in footnote for details

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ovid D Robinson Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania6$172,417
Massachusetts1$12,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys & Girls Club of Western Pa
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$64,546
The Children's Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$32,273
The Watson Institute
Sewickley, PA
General support$32,273
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$20,000
Ruths Way Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$12,500
Youth Enrichment Services Inc
Boston, MA
General support$12,000
Horses With Hope
Bethel Park, PA
General support$10,825

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ovid D Robinson Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See website listed in footnote for details.

How much does Ovid D Robinson Charitable Trust give?

$184,417 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Ovid D Robinson Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists PNC Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Ovid D Robinson Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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