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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 02-0733877

Carita Foundation-Ima

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 58 grants and $350,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $350,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $5,513,382
  • Tax year 2023

    $268,500

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $5,338,625
  • Tax year 2022

    $263,075

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $4,977,938
  • Tax year 2021

    $350,500

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $4,951,835
  • Tax year 2020

    $258,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $4,599,213

Grants paid in 2024

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    General operating

    $20,000
  2. Academy of Natural SciencesPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $20,000
  3. Chester County Food BankExton, PA

    General operating

    $15,000
  4. Climate Science Legal Defense FundNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  5. Food & FriendsWashington, DC

    General operating

    $15,000
  6. ShipleyBryn Mawr, PA

    General operating

    $15,000
  7. WolfpacBoston, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. Helping Harvest Food BankReading, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  9. CeasefirepaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  10. National Network of Abortion FundsBeaverton, OR

    General operating

    $10,000
  11. Alite Rescue FundPaoli, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  12. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operating

    $10,000
  13. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    General operating

    $10,000
  14. WhyyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  15. PhilabundancePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Gesu SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $8,000
  17. Wabanaki ReachStillwater, ME

    General operating

    $5,000
  18. AneraWashington, DC

    General operating

    $5,000
  19. National Immigrant Justice CenterChicago, IL

    General operating

    $5,000
  20. PA HumanitiesPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  21. Share Food ProgramPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  22. MannaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  23. Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  24. Philadelphia Health PartnershipPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  25. West Chester University FoundationWest Chester, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  26. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General operating

    $5,000
  27. Villanova University Annual FundVillanova, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  28. PA Hunt CupCoatesville, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  29. EchoesDevon, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  30. African Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating

    $5,000
  31. Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  32. Laurel HouseMt Braddock, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  33. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    General operating

    $5,000
  34. Home of the SparrowWoodstock, IL

    General operating

    $5,000
  35. Ed Snider Hockey FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  36. Easttown LibraryBerwyn, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  37. DonorschoosePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  38. Project HomePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $4,000
  39. Native Seeds SearchTucson, AZ

    General operating

    $3,000
  40. Peoples LightMalvern, PA

    General operating

    $3,000
  41. All Hands and HeartsWashington, DC

    General operating

    $3,000
  42. Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social ResearchBryn Mawr, PA

    General operating

    $3,000
  43. ACLUNew York, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  44. Aio Food and Energy AssistanceRockland, ME

    General operating

    $3,000
  45. Lambda LegalNew York, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  46. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    General operating

    $3,000
  47. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General operating

    $3,000
  48. Bath Food BankBath, ME

    General operating

    $2,000
  49. Coastal Maine Botanical GardensBoothbay, ME

    General operating

    $2,000
  50. Comfort CasesGaithersburg, MD

    General operating

    $2,000
  51. Bat Conservation InternationalAustin, TX

    General operating

    $2,000
  52. Everytown for Gun SafetyNew York, NY

    General operating

    $2,000
  53. SpeakupDevon, PA

    General operating

    $1,000
  54. Maine PBSBangor, ME

    General operating

    $1,000
  55. Childrens Museum and Theatre of MainePortland, ME

    General operating

    $1,000
  56. Chester County History CenterWest Chester, PA

    General operating

    $1,000
  57. Starfinder FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $1,000
  58. Middlesex School Scholarship FundConcord, MA

    General operating

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Food and agriculture5 grants $43,00022% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $37,00019% of the total
  3. International aid4 grants $23,00012% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $20,00010% of the total
  5. Education3 grants $18,0009% of the total
  6. Science and technology1 grant $15,0008% of the total
  7. 7 other causes12 grants $43,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania28 grants $186,000
  2. District of Columbia7 grants $45,000
  3. New York7 grants $36,000
  4. Maine7 grants $24,000
  5. California1 grant $20,000
  6. Massachusetts2 grants $11,000
  7. Oregon1 grant $10,000
  8. Illinois2 grants $8,000
  9. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  10. Arizona1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Mr Mrs Robert C LegniniTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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