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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-1214640

Varnum-De Rose Trust

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $425,000 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

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

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

    $425,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,429,895
  • Tax year 2024

    $500,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,410,555
  • Tax year 2023

    $530,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $6,806,300
  • Tax year 2022

    $489,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $6,704,525
  • Tax year 2021

    $385,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $6,737,202
  • Tax year 2020

    $341,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $6,189,820

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trustees of Phillips AcademyAndover, MA

    General operating

    $55,000
  2. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General operating

    $55,000
  3. Jose Limon Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating

    $55,000
  4. Dorot IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  5. Prostate Action IncNew York, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  6. Shiloh Baptist Church of NewarkNewark, NJ

    General operating

    $25,000
  7. St Georges Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating

    $25,000
  8. Center for Community AlternativesSyracuse, NY

    General operating

    $20,000
  9. Kids in Cleats IncMontclair, NJ

    General operating

    $20,000
  10. American Diabetes AssociationMerrifield, VA

    General operating

    $15,000
  11. Arthritis Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    General operating

    $15,000
  12. St Johns Episcopal Church of SouthamptonGarden City, NY

    General operating

    $12,000
  13. First Presbyterian Church of SouthamptonAustin, TX

    General operating

    $12,000
  14. South Shore University HospitalWestbury, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  15. Community Baptist CH of SouthamptonSouthampton, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  16. Dutchess County SPCA IncHyde Park, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  17. Brooklyn Botanic Garden CorporationBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  18. Southampton History MuseumSouthampton, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  19. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  20. Hamptons United Methodist ChurchNew York City, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  21. The Lighthouse GuildNew York, NY

    General operating

    $6,000
  22. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General operating

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $55,00022% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $55,00022% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $25,00010% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  5. Medical research1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $25,00010% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $42,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $222,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $55,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $55,000
  4. New Jersey2 grants $45,000
  5. Virginia2 grants $21,000
  6. Georgia1 grant $15,000
  7. Texas1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jay H McDowell EsqCO-TRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $11,222
  • BNY Mellon N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $49,252

The return

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