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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-1877689

Lucian Caste Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $581,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $581,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $14,405,461

  • Tax year 2024

    $580,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $13,653,845

  • Tax year 2023

    $550,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $13,319,074

  • Tax year 2022

    $586,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $12,741,595

  • Tax year 2021

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $15,825,940

  • Tax year 2020

    $567,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,453,336

  • Tax year 2019

    $540,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $12,582,297

  • Tax year 2018

    $558,688

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,688,877

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. California Polytechnic State UniversitySan Luis Obispo, CA

    To fund student scholarship program

    $231,500
  2. The Foundation for City College IncNew York, NY

    To fund student scholarship program

    $230,000
  3. University of Hawaii FoundationHonolulu, HI

    To fund student scholarship program

    $90,000
  4. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    To fund student scholarship program

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $551,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $231,500
  2. New York1 grant $230,000
  3. Hawaii1 grant $90,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Cicely Caste McCreightPRESIDENT/CHAIR Hours 10Pay $26,265
  • James L McCreightVICE PRESIDENT Hours 7.1Pay $61,800
  • Emmitt O'BoyleSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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