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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-0912146

Jack J Smith Jr Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 38 grants and $444,339 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
PNC Bank Charitable Trust Grant Rev
Tower at PNC Plaza 300 Fifth Ave M
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 258-3051
Form and materials
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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $444,339

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $9,331,060

  • Tax year 2023

    $416,220

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $9,047,955

  • Tax year 2022

    $465,067

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $9,083,359

  • Tax year 2021

    $475,915

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $9,441,030

  • Tax year 2020

    $398,035

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $9,623,865

  • Tax year 2019

    $429,572

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $9,293,440

  • Tax year 2018

    $462,704

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $10,290,365

Grants paid in 2024

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Legal Aid Society of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Family safety and stability

    $30,000
  2. ProkidsCincinnati, OH

    Steps to peace

    $30,000
  3. DCCH Center for Children and FamiliesFort Mitchell, KY

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Central ClinicCincinnati, OH

    Support for expanded mental

    $20,000
  5. Women Helping WomenCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Children IncorporatedCovington, KY

    Youth program quality

    $20,000
  7. Lighthouse Youth Services IncCincinnati, OH

    Mecum house programming

    $20,000
  8. Community Action Agency of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $15,000
  9. Cincinnati Union BethelCincinnati, OH

    Summer reading camp

    $15,000
  10. Planned Parenthood Southwest OhioCincinnati, OH

    Camp mee

    $15,000
  11. Stepping Stones IncCincinnati, OH

    Summer day camp

    $15,000
  12. University of Cincinnati FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Cees summer STEM

    $15,000
  13. Beech Acres Parenting CenterCincinnati, OH

    Beyond the classroom fy 24

    $12,000
  14. National Council of the United States Society of St Vincent de PaulCovington, KY

    Sweet dream bed program

    $12,000
  15. Teach for AmericaNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Visionaries and VoicesCincinnati, OH

    Teaching artist program

    $10,000
  17. Interparish Ministry Food PantryCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  18. Health Care Access NowCincinnati, OH

    Maternal & child health

    $10,000
  19. Springer School & CenterCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  20. The Children's Theatre of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Sensory friendly

    $10,000
  21. ElementzCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Freestore Foodbank - Customer Connection CenterCincinnati, OH

    Power pack weekend program

    $10,000
  23. Milestones IncIndependence, KY

    Therapeutic horseback

    $10,000
  24. Making A ChangeCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $8,000
  25. Give Like A MotherCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $8,000
  26. Aubrey Rose FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Family assistance

    $8,000
  27. Girls on the Run of Greater CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Program for underserved

    $7,500
  28. Lead TrainingMason, OH

    Career quest

    $7,000
  29. Childrens Home of Northern KentuckyCovington, KY

    General support

    $7,000
  30. Greater Cincinnati Television Educational FoundationCincinnati, OH

    Start with STEM

    $7,000
  31. Breakthrough CincinnatiCincinnati, OH

    Persisting through

    $7,000
  32. Black Art SpeaksCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $7,000
  33. Joe Torre Safe at Home FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $6,000
  34. Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati IncCincinnati, OH

    Graduate education program

    $5,339
  35. Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Cincinnati and ColumbusCincinnati, OH

    Support of counseling

    $5,000
  36. Cincinnati Museum CenterCincinnati, OH

    Support of ecsite program

    $5,000
  37. SQUARE1 IncSpringfield, MA

    Startup scholars

    $5,000
  38. Art WorksCincinnati, OH

    General support

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services6 grants $77,00033% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $30,00013% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $29,00012% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $28,00012% of the total
  5. Health2 grants $20,0009% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $15,0006% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $35,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio30 grants $354,339
  2. Kentucky5 grants $69,000
  3. New York2 grants $16,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Karen WachsCO-TRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $29,941
  • PNC Bank NACO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $99,801

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