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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 34-6757371

Walter H Christen Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $269,785 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

    $269,785

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,103,094

  • Tax year 2024

    $208,518

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,081,164

  • Tax year 2023

    $195,367

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,095,556

  • Tax year 2022

    $269,295

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,169,366

  • Tax year 2021

    $240,773

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,546,236

  • Tax year 2020

    $234,620

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,397,543

  • Tax year 2019

    $240,338

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,401,895

  • Tax year 2018

    $246,533

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,695,640

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mercy Health FDN fka St AnneToledo, OH

    General support

    $97,864
  2. Promedica FDN DBA PromedicaToledo, OH

    General support

    $49,121
  3. Toledo Museum of ArtToledo, OH

    General support

    $24,560
  4. Toledo Public LibraryToledo, OH

    General support

    $24,560
  5. American Cancer Society IncOklahoma City, OK

    General support

    $12,280
  6. Toledo Community FoundationToledo, OH

    General support

    $12,280
  7. LHS FDN IncToledo, OH

    General support

    $12,280
  8. Toledo Rotary ClubToledo, OH

    General support

    $12,280
  9. Boys Girls Clubs of ToledoToledo, OH

    General support

    $12,280
  10. American Red CrossToledo, OH

    General support

    $12,280

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $24,560100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio9 grants $257,505
  2. Oklahoma1 grant $12,280

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • PNC Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $59,510

The return

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