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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 25-6815996

Compton Family Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $130,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,529,730

  • Tax year 2023

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,519,543

  • Tax year 2022

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,553,358

  • Tax year 2021

    $92,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,531,889

  • Tax year 2020

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,655,403

  • Tax year 2019

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,661,872

  • Tax year 2018

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,869,083

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sen John Heinz History CenterPittsburgh, PA

    1879 founder's circle

    $15,000
  2. Friends of Fort FredericaSea Island, GA

    General

    $15,000
  3. Mountain Air Community FundBurnsville, NC

    General

    $15,000
  4. Hospice of the Golden Isles IncBrunswick, GA

    General

    $10,000
  5. Coastal Georgia Historical SocietySt Simons Is, GA

    General

    $10,000
  6. Pittsburgh Symphony OrchestraPittsburgh, PA

    2024-2025 season programs

    $10,000
  7. St Simons Presbyterian ChurchSt Simons Is, GA

    General

    $10,000
  8. Alabama Gulf Coast ZooGulf Shores, AL

    General

    $10,000
  9. Ronald McDonald HouseMobile, AL

    General

    $5,000
  10. College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA

    Compton family foundation

    $5,000
  11. Christ Church FredericaSt Simons Island, GA

    General

    $5,000
  12. Tunnels to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    General

    $5,000
  13. Pittsburgh Zoo & AquariumPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $5,000
  14. Humane Society of South Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA

    General

    $5,000
  15. The HavenFairhope, AL

    Mission to end pet

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $35,00054% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $20,00031% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia7 grants $60,000
  2. Pennsylvania3 grants $30,000
  3. Alabama3 grants $20,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $15,000
  5. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Smithfield Trust CompanyTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $17,831

The return

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