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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 23-6226957

Musser Custer Memorial Fund - Ud

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $867,194 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $867,194

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $15,379,054
  • Tax year 2023

    $810,763

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $15,193,292
  • Tax year 2022

    $883,324

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $15,376,371
  • Tax year 2021

    $901,995

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $14,796,972
  • Tax year 2020

    $847,169

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $14,029,111

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Penna TrusteesPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $182,110
  2. Tower Health SystemWest Reading, PA

    General operating

    $143,087
  3. The Childrens Home of ReadingReading, PA

    General operating

    $112,735
  4. The Lutheran HomeTopton, PA

    General operating

    $112,735
  5. Berks County Tuberculosis SocietyBernville, PA

    General operating

    $52,031
  6. St Joseph Medical Center FDNReading, PA

    General operating

    $47,696
  7. Memorial Church of the Holy CrossReading, PA

    General operating

    $34,688
  8. YMCA of ReadingReading, PA

    General operating

    $26,016
  9. American National Red CrossAllentown, PA

    General operating

    $26,016
  10. Berks County Assn for the BlindReading, PA

    General operating

    $26,016
  11. Visiting Nurse AssociationWest Reading, PA

    General operating

    $26,016
  12. Immanuel Evangelical Evangelical ChurchAdamstown, PA

    General operating

    $26,016
  13. Olivet Boys and Girls ClubReading, PA

    General operating

    $26,016
  14. Salvation ArmyWest Nyack, NY

    General operating

    $17,344
  15. Historical Society of Berks CoReading, PA

    General operating

    $8,672

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $112,735100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania14 grants $849,850
  2. New York1 grant $17,344

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 $26,564

The return

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