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The Dillon Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256228773

The Dillon Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $84,708 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $29,648 and the largest $50,825. 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 $76,438 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$80,2483$1.7 million
2024$76,4383$1.8 million
2025$84,7083$2.0 million

How to apply

The Dillon 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 The Dillon Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland1$50,825
Pennsylvania2$33,883

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Epilepsy Foundation
Landover, MD
General support$50,825
Don Mills Achievement Center
Warren, PA
General support$29,648
Youngsville Free Methodist Church
Youngsville, PA
General support$4,235

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Dillon Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Dillon Foundation give?

$84,708 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $29,648.

Who runs The Dillon Foundation?

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

What does The Dillon Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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