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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 25-6384007

The Edna Thomas Memorial Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $50,000 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

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

    $50,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $881,015

  • Tax year 2024

    $44,392

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $875,614

  • Tax year 2023

    $43,568

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $877,692

  • Tax year 2022

    $45,334

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $917,493

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,398

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $892,329

  • Tax year 2020

    $43,222

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $879,990

  • Tax year 2019

    $42,798

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $891,988

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,436

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $873,046

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. West Virginia State University FDNInstitute, WV

    General operating

    $12,500
  2. The Children's HospitalPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $12,500
  3. Zoological Society of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $7,500
  4. The Franklin InstitutePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $7,500
  5. Inglis HousePhiladelphia, PA

    General operating

    $5,000
  6. Variety Club Camp & Development CtrWorcester, PA

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $7,50038% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $7,50038% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania5 grants $37,500
  2. West Virginia1 grant $12,500

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 $18,834

The return

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