How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Peter F Mars Trustee
681 Andersen Drive Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 152202747
(412) 928-8900
- Form and materials
- 1) charitable organization info, 2) entity's determination letter
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- None
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$204,200
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $3,173,129
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Tax year 2024
$124,800
- Grants listed
- 28
- Assets, end of year
- $2,767,308
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Tax year 2023
$184,770
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $2,465,113
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Tax year 2022
$242,470
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $2,520,823
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Tax year 2021
$212,770
- Grants listed
- 29
- Assets, end of year
- $2,596,576
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Tax year 2020
$555,700
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $2,395,043
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Tax year 2019
$254,950
- Grants listed
- In an attachment
- Assets, end of year
- $2,900,452
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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United Jewish Federation - Jewish Federation of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$50,000 -
Rochester Contemporary Art CtrRochester, NY
Distributions for charitable purposes
$26,500 -
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public HealthPittsburgh, PA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$25,000 -
Mental Help GlobalSpring, TX
Distributions for charitable purposes
$20,000 -
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Pittsburgh Cultural TrustPittsburgh, PA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000 -
Temple JeremiahNorthfield, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$7,600 -
Chicago Psychoanalytic InstituteChicago, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Ravina Festival AssociationHighland Park, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Team RubiconLos Angeles, CA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000 -
The Stanford Fund for UndergraduateStanford, CA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000 -
University of Chicago Law SchoolChicago, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000 -
World Central KitchenWashington, DC
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000 -
Pittsburgh Glass CenterPittsburgh, PA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000 -
Shady Side AcademyPittsburgh, PA
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000 -
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000 -
Summit Land ConservancyPark City, UT
Distributions for charitable purposes
$2,000 -
Swaner Preserve and EcocenterPark City, UT
Distributions for charitable purposes
$2,000 -
Chicago Botanic GardensGlencoe, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,500 -
Chicago Hearing SocietyChicago, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000 -
Community Wireless of Park CityPark City, UT
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000 -
Highland Park Community FoundationHighland Park, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000 -
North Suburban Legal Aid ClinicHighland Park, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000 -
Park City FilmPark City, UT
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000 -
Park City Performances DBA Egytian TheatrePark City, UT
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000 -
Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000 -
Northmoor Education FoundationChicago, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$600 -
Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$500 -
Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UT
Distributions for charitable purposes
$500 -
Jewish United FundChicago, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$500 -
Open Books LTDChicago, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$500 -
St Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TN
Distributions for charitable purposes
$500 -
The Art Center Highland ParkHighland Park, IL
Distributions for charitable purposes
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture5 grants $15,50035% of the total
- Education4 grants $7,10016% of the total
- Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,00011% of the total
- International aid1 grant $5,00011% of the total
- Social science1 grant $5,00011% of the total
- Environment1 grant $2,0004% of the total
- 5 other causes7 grants $5,00011% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Pennsylvania7 grants $101,500
- New York2 grants $29,500
- Illinois12 grants $29,200
- Texas1 grant $20,000
- California2 grants $10,000
- Utah6 grants $7,500
- District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
- Kansas1 grant $1,000
- Tennessee1 grant $500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Penny FosterTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Lee B FosteriiTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Peter F MarsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Lynn B FosterTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Kim Foster PetraccaTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Craig J FosterTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
- Alexandra D MarsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in Pennsylvania
- Private foundations in Pittsburgh
- Foundations that fund arts and culture in Pennsylvania
- Foundations that fund education in Pennsylvania
- Foundations that fund disaster relief and public safety in Pennsylvania
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