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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6968427

Kinney Memorial Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $255,000 paid in grants.

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,489,002
  • Tax year 2024

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $5,152,276
  • Tax year 2023

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $5,055,776
  • Tax year 2022

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $4,774,592
  • Tax year 2021

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,831,646
  • Tax year 2020

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,359,170

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Flatbush Tompkins Congregational ChuBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $135,000
  2. Chewonki FoundationWiscasset, ME

    General operating

    $20,000
  3. Canadensis United MethodistCanadensis, PA

    General operating

    $15,000
  4. Return to FreedomLompoc, CA

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Elizabeth Seton Childrens CenterYonkers, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  6. Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  7. Chestnut Hill Meals on WheelsFlourtown, PA

    General operating

    $10,000
  8. Escondido Creek ConservancyEscondido, CA

    General operating

    $10,000
  9. Nature and Culture InternationalDel Mar, CA

    General operating

    $10,000
  10. Experience CampsWestport, CT

    General operating

    $8,000
  11. East Bay Food Justice ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General operating

    $7,000
  12. Urban Justice CenterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  13. NY Symphony ChorusNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment3 grants $40,00053% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $17,00023% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $10,00013% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $8,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $165,000
  2. California4 grants $37,000
  3. Pennsylvania2 grants $25,000
  4. Maine1 grant $20,000
  5. Connecticut1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Hope H McGinnCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $7,585
  • Isabelle SmithCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $7,585
  • BNY Mellon N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $9,712

The return

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