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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6967609

The Ferriday Fund-Charitable Trust # 615

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $566,328 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $566,328

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $9,855,413

  • Tax year 2023

    $526,328

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $9,739,322

  • Tax year 2022

    $675,328

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $9,237,066

  • Tax year 2021

    $640,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $9,329,810

  • Tax year 2020

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $8,935,325

  • Tax year 2019

    $495,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $8,714,286

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Antiquarian & Landmarks SocietyHartford, CT

    General operating

    $146,828
  2. NAACP LDF -Ny, NY

    General operating

    $30,000
  3. Ulster Community College FoundationHigh Falls, NY

    General operating

    $28,800
  4. New York City Bird Alliance IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  5. Boys and Girls Club of KingstonKingston, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  6. Friends of Kingston LibraryKingston, NY

    General operating

    $15,350
  7. Friends of Historical KingstonKingston, NY

    General operating

    $15,350
  8. Lighthouse GuildNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  9. The Actors Fund of AmericaNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  10. Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  11. New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  12. NYU Langone Health SystemNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  13. Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  14. Elaine Kaufman Cultural CenterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  15. National Urban League IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  16. Salvation ArmyNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  17. The Auxiliary to Bellevue HospitalNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  18. Children's Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  19. Hospital for Special Surgery Fund IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  20. Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee Institute, AL

    General operating

    $15,000
  21. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  22. Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and HistoryKingston, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  23. Playhouse Creatures Theatre CompanyNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  24. St Thomas ChurchNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  25. The Meatloaf KitchenNew York, NY

    General operating

    $8,500
  26. The Young Center for Immigrant ChildrensChicago, IL

    General operating

    $8,500
  27. Cristo Rey Brooklyn High SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  28. Christ Church BethlehemBethlehem, CT

    General operating

    $5,000
  29. Nature ConservancyNew Haven, CT

    General operating

    $5,000
  30. WNET - Channel 13New York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  31. Native American Rights FundBoulder, CO

    General operating

    $5,000
  32. Old Bethlehem Historical SocietyBethlehem, CT

    General operating

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $171,82844% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $60,00015% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $45,00012% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $40,35010% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $25,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $20,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York25 grants $379,000
  2. Connecticut4 grants $158,828
  3. Alabama1 grant $15,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $8,500
  5. Colorado1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • BNY Mellon NACO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $88,936
  • Maura MurphyCO-TRUSTEE 1-10 Hours 0Pay $15,991

The return

This is an amended return.

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