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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6740289

Samuel Spear Charitable Trust for Temple

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $98,577 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

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

    $98,577

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,868,095
  • Tax year 2024

    $90,885

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,833,150
  • Tax year 2023

    $95,893

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,845,580
  • Tax year 2022

    $110,411

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,926,028
  • Tax year 2021

    $95,482

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,075,681
  • Tax year 2020

    $53,720

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,010,691
  • Tax year 2019

    $144,807

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,039,800
  • Tax year 2018

    $100,104

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,978,039

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $98,577

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $98,577100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania1 grant $98,577

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 $30,377

The return

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