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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-6631847

Frank D Brown Charitable Trust 1

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $95,500 paid in grants.

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

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
(410) 237-4581
Form and materials
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Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $95,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,146,621
  • Tax year 2024

    $66,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,197,087
  • Tax year 2023

    $66,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,097,874
  • Tax year 2022

    $69,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,018,215
  • Tax year 2021

    $86,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,000,010
  • Tax year 2020

    $53,939

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,031,420
  • Tax year 2019

    $78,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,026,956
  • Tax year 2018

    $70,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,014,141

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Bryn Mawr SchoolBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $50,000
  2. The Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Bard CollegeAnnandale, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  4. St Timothys SchoolStevenson, MD

    General support

    $5,000
  5. Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $3,000
  6. Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD

    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. Education1 grant $10,00080% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland5 grants $85,500
  2. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Deborah B EnglishCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • PNC Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $11,399

The return

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