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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7086745

Allene Reuss Memorial Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $959,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $959,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $13,658,668

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,221,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $13,300,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $791,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $13,659,897

  • Tax year 2022

    $789,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $13,440,849

  • Tax year 2021

    $735,074

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $13,343,318

  • Tax year 2020

    $662,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $12,356,141

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kings Bay Ym-YwhaBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $100,000
  2. VisionsEndicott, NY

    General operating

    $100,000
  3. FMDG Music SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating

    $75,000
  4. Via Visually Impaired AdvancementBuffalo, NY

    General operating

    $65,000
  5. Israel Guide Dog Center for TheblindWarrington, PA

    General operating

    $64,000
  6. Northside CenterNew York, NY

    General operating

    $50,000
  7. Optometric Center of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating

    $50,000
  8. Freedom Guide Dogs for the BlindCassville, NY

    General operating

    $50,000
  9. BenetechPalo Alto, CA

    General operating

    $50,000
  10. The New York FoundlingBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $45,000
  11. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General operating

    $40,000
  12. EversightAnn Arbor, MI

    General operating

    $40,000
  13. Lighthouse Guild International IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $40,000
  14. Cancer Care IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $30,000
  15. Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown HTS, NY

    General operating

    $30,000
  16. Eye Cancer FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  17. The City AccessStaten Island, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  18. American Printinghouse for the BlindLouisville, KY

    General operating

    $25,000
  19. Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation IncBloomfield, CT

    General operating

    $15,000
  20. Brooklyn MuseumBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  21. Museum of Modern ArtNew York, NY

    General operating

    $15,000
  22. New York Community TrustNew York, NY

    General operating

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $210,00048% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $70,00016% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $55,00013% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $50,00011% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $50,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $765,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $64,000
  3. California1 grant $50,000
  4. Michigan1 grant $40,000
  5. Kentucky1 grant $25,000
  6. Connecticut1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Richard H Pershan EsqCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $20,236
  • BNY Mellon N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $108,902

The return

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