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The Thomas Lord Charitable Ta

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256028793

The Thomas Lord Charitable Ta is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $190,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $265,000 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$120,0007$2.1 million
2024$265,0007$2.1 million
2025$190,0007$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactPNC Charitable Trust Grant Review C
Tower at PNC Plaza 300 Fifth Avem, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone or email(412) 807-3309
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 The Thomas Lord Charitable Ta funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona1$100,000
Pennsylvania3$45,000
Ohio1$25,000
New York1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vatican Observatory Foundation
Tucson, AZ
General support$100,000
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA
General support$25,000
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Independence, OH
General support$25,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Fnd
Alexandria, VA
General support$10,000
Emmaus Ministries
Erie, PA
General support$10,000
Extra Mile Education Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$10,000
Mother Teresa Academy
Clifton Park, NY
General support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Thomas Lord Charitable Ta accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Thomas Lord Charitable Ta give?

$190,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Thomas Lord Charitable Ta?

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

What does The Thomas Lord Charitable Ta fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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