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Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 364524953

Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $179,345 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $153,314 the year before.

40% 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$160,52513$3.9 million
2024$153,31414$4.1 million
2025$179,34510$4.6 million

How to apply

ContactPNC Bank Charitable Trust Grant Rev
Tower at PNC Plaza 300 Fifth Ave M, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone or email(412) 442-8772
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSee footnotes

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio8$169,545
Pennsylvania1$5,000
Virginia1$4,800

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Youngstown Area Jewish Fed
Youngstown, OH
General support$50,000
Congregation Rodef Sholom of Youngstown Oh
Youngstown, OH
General support$30,000
Boys Girls Club of Youngstown
Youngstown, OH
General support$24,545
Autism Society of Mahoning Valley
Canfield, OH
General support$23,000
Akiva Academy
Youngstown, OH
General support$20,000
Ursuline Sisters Mission
Canfield, OH
General support$10,000
Opera Western Reserve
Youngstown, OH
Educational outreach$7,000
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$5,000
Prevent Blindness Ohio
Columbus, OH
General support$5,000
Salvation Army National Corp
Alexandria, VA
General support$4,800

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See footnotes.

How much does Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char give?

$179,345 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char?

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

What does Senator Maurice & Florence Lipscher Char fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, disability and education.

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