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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6207354

The Robinson Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $75,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
PNC Bank Charitable Trust Grant Rev
300 Fifth Avetower at PNC Plaza P
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 768-3719
Form and materials
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Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,517,106

  • Tax year 2024

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,460,162

  • Tax year 2023

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,450,037

  • Tax year 2022

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $1,496,617

  • Tax year 2021

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,585,839

  • Tax year 2020

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,562,696

  • Tax year 2019

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,641,476

  • Tax year 2018

    $66,002

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,381,781

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    Direct food distribution

    $25,000
  2. Upstream USABoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  3. Bethlehem InnBend, OR

    Transforming lives

    $7,500
  4. House of Ruth Maryland IncBaltimore, MD

    Programs and services

    $5,000
  5. Friendship PlaceWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  6. Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TennesseeNashville, TN

    Emergency food box program

    $5,000
  7. End Hunger in Calvert CountyHuntingtown, MD

    Food distribution program

    $5,000
  8. Bienvenidos Outreach IncSanta Fe, NM

    Smart breakfast smart kids

    $5,000
  9. Release Recovery Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Scholarship fund

    $3,500
  10. Lifeflight FoundationAugusta, ME

    Lifeflight covid-19

    $3,000
  11. Binder Park Zoological SocietyBattle Creek, MI

    Educational programs

    $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 agriculture2 grants $30,00046% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $13,00020% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter2 grants $12,50019% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  5. Mental health1 grant $3,5005% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $30,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $10,000
  4. Oregon1 grant $7,500
  5. New Mexico1 grant $5,000
  6. Tennessee1 grant $5,000
  7. New York1 grant $3,500
  8. Maine1 grant $3,000
  9. Michigan1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • PNC Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $22,501

The return

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