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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5259169

Bird - Townley Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $11,100 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

    $11,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $194,459

  • Tax year 2024

    $10,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $169,676

  • Tax year 2023

    $8,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $144,588

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $128,568

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $124,630

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $112,745

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $101,802

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $86,835

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    CLS extended day & summer

    $3,000
  2. Women's Center & ShelterPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $3,000
  3. PowerPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $2,600
  4. Cancer BridgesPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $3,00055% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $2,50045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania4 grants $11,100

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Smithfield Trust CompanyCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $2,072
  • David C TownleyCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Julia W BirdCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Laura T BirdCO-TRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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