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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6118955

The Cove Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $270,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,730,672

  • Tax year 2024

    $249,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,814,499

  • Tax year 2023

    $258,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,949,629

  • Tax year 2022

    $315,998

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $5,018,275

  • Tax year 2021

    $106,136

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $5,311,866

  • Tax year 2020

    $208,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,641,235

  • Tax year 2019

    $164,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,431,397

  • Tax year 2018

    $119,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,443,158

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bridge Club of Greater LowellLowell, MA

    General operating

    $41,000
  2. Boys and Girls Club of Monmouth CountyMontgomery, AL

    General operating

    $25,000
  3. YMCAWashington DC, DC

    General operating

    $23,000
  4. Hunger Free AmericaNew York, NY

    General operating

    $20,000
  5. St John's Bread & LifeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  6. Food for Free Committee IncSomervillle, MA

    General operating

    $15,000
  7. Sippican Lands Trust IncMarion, MA

    General operating

    $15,000
  8. Brookline Food PantryBrookline, MA

    General operating

    $15,000
  9. Mt Desert Island Biological LaboratoryBar Harbor, ME

    General operating

    $14,000
  10. Island Housing TrustMount Desert, ME

    General operating

    $13,000
  11. Mt Anthony Union HSBennington, VT

    General operating

    $12,000
  12. Habitat for HumanityAlbuquerque, NM

    General operating

    $12,000
  13. Buzzards Bay Coalition IncNew Bedford, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  14. Charles River Watershed FoundationBoston, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  15. Swim Strong Foundation IncWoodside, NY

    General operating

    $8,000
  16. Marion Arts Center IncMarion, MA

    General operating

    $7,000
  17. NicaphotoNorwalk, CT

    General operating

    $6,000
  18. Saint Gabriel's ChurchMarion, MA

    General operating

    $5,000
  19. Nica Nadadores IncCoopersburg, PA

    General operating

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture2 grants $30,00032% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $25,00027% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter2 grants $25,00027% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation1 grant $8,0009% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $6,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts8 grants $118,000
  2. New York3 grants $43,000
  3. Maine2 grants $27,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $25,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $23,000
  6. New Mexico1 grant $12,000
  7. Vermont1 grant $12,000
  8. Connecticut1 grant $6,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • BNY Mellon N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $58,657

The return

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