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Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust#

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 136724459

Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust# is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $884,092 in 53 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $84,523. 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 $847,362 the year before.

43% 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$892,22754$20.4 million
2024$847,36253$20.1 million
2025$884,09253$22.3 million

How to apply

Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary 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 Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust# funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York42$597,546
Virginia3$104,523
Colorado1$84,523
District of Columbia2$40,000
New Jersey2$20,000
Texas1$20,000
California1$10,000
Massachusetts1$7,500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Marys Episcopal Church
New York, NY
General operating$84,523
National Audubon Society Inc
New York, NY
General operating$84,523
National Wildlife Federation
Reston, VA
General operating$84,523
Saint Thomas Church
Fort Collins, CO
General operating$84,523
American National Red Cross
Washington, DC
General operating$30,000
City Harvest Inc
New York, NY
General operating$23,000
Calvary Hospital Inc
Bronx, NY
General operating$22,500
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General operating$20,000
Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY
General operating$20,000
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
General operating$20,000
Metropolitan Opera Guild Inc
New York, NY
General operating$20,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts I
New York, NY
General operating$20,000
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox
New York, NY
General operating$20,000
American Heart Association Inc
Dallas, TX
General operating$20,000
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
General operating$20,000
Scenic Hudson Inc
Poughkeepsie, NY
General operating$15,000
Food Bank for New York City
New York, NY
General operating$15,000
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of New York
New York, NY
General operating$15,000
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, NY
General operating$10,000
North Shore Animal League America Inc
Port Washington, NY
General operating$10,000
The New York Foundling
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
New York Historical Society
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Dominican Academy of the City of New Yor
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Learning Ally Inc
Princeton, NJ
General operating$10,000
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY
General operating$10,000
Memorial Sloankettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Covenant House
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Theatre for A New Audience Inc
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Bottomless Closet
New York, NY
General operating$10,000
Center for Food Action in New Jersey
Englewood, NJ
General operating$10,000
International Spy Museum
Washington, DC
General operating$10,000
The Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corpor
Arlington, VA
General operating$10,000
Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
General operating$10,000
Summer Search
Oakland, CA
General operating$10,000
Lenox Library Association
Lenox, MA
General operating$7,500
Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc
Flushing, NY
General operating$7,500
Brooklyn Academy of Music Inc
Brooklyn, NY
General operating$7,500
Hudson River Museum of Westchester
Yonkers, NY
General operating$7,500
Childrens Aid Society
New York, NY
General operating$7,500
St Sebastian
Woodside, NY
General operating$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust# accept grant applications?

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

How much does Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust# give?

$884,092 in tax year 2025, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust#?

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

What does Sarah I Schieffelin Residuary Trust# fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, faith communities and arts and culture.

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