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Scherger Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 356480711

Scherger Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $30,657 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $5,212 and the largest $20,233. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $26,028 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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
2022$28,1783$570,388
2023$26,0283$679,063
2024$30,6573$741,118

How to apply

Scherger Foundation 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 Scherger Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio2$25,445
Indiana1$5,212

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St John the Evangelist Church
Delphos, OH
General support$20,233
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Ottoville, OH
General support$5,212
St Mary's Catholic Church
Huntington, IN
General support$5,212

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Scherger Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Scherger Foundation give?

$30,657 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $5,212.

Who runs Scherger Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists PNC Bank NA (Trustee).

What does Scherger Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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