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Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 566678314

Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $279,936 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $13,992 and the largest $69,996. 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 down from $347,829 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$354,00011$6.1 million
2024$347,82911$5.9 million
2025$279,93611$6.2 million

How to apply

Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut 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 Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$146,976
Massachusetts2$83,988
Missouri1$13,992
North Carolina1$13,992
Pennsylvania1$13,992
District of Columbia1$6,996

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Masonic Medical Resch Lab
Utica, NY
General operating$69,996
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and
Lexington, MA
General operating$55,992
Retina Eye Research Institute
Boston, MA
General operating$27,996
Council of Churches
Binghamton, NY
General operating$27,996
Houghton College
Houghton, NY
General operating$27,996
Community Chest
Durham, NC
General operating$13,992
Commonwealth Charitable Management
Montrose, PA
General operating$13,992
Roberson Center Art Science
Binghamton, NY
General operating$13,992
Demolay Educational Foundation
Kansas City, MO
General operating$13,992
Davis College
Johnson City, NY
General operating$6,996
Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC
General operating$6,996

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut accept grant applications?

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

How much does Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut give?

$279,936 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $13,992.

Who runs Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut?

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

What does Van Gorden John H and Emma P-Crut fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and science and research.

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