Funding search · EIN 256064791 · Pittsburgh, PA

Foster Charitable Trust

Name: Foster Charitable Trust grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

123
grants reported: $756,240
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

United Jewish Federation - Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh4 grants · $185,100
Temple Jeremiah4 grants · $129,240
Mars Family Charitable Foundation1 grant · $50,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust4 grants · $40,000
Art Institute of Chicago2 grants · $35,000
Rochester Contemporary Art Ctr4 grants · $31,000
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh3 grants · $30,000
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health1 grant · $25,000
Jewish United Fund4 grants · $21,500
Mental Help Global1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$242,470

2022

$184,770

2023

$124,800

2024

$204,200

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 123 grants.

$57,220
Temple Jeremiah · Northfield, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$56,920
Temple Jeremiah · Northfield, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$50,000
United Jewish Federation - Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$50,000
Mars Family Charitable Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Distributions for another charitable foundation
$47,700
United Jewish Federation - Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$43,700
United Jewish Federation - Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$43,700
United Jewish Federation - Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$26,500
Rochester Contemporary Art Ctr · Rochester, NY · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$25,000
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$20,000
Mental Help Global · Spring, TX · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$20,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$15,000
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$10,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$7,600
Temple Jeremiah · Northfield, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$7,500
Temple Jeremiah · Northfield, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$7,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$7,500
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$6,000
Jewish United Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$6,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,750
Contemporary Craft Relocation Capital Campaign · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,750
Contemporary Craft Relocation Capital Campaign · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Ravina Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Team Rubicon · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
The Stanford Fund for Undergraduate · Stanford, CA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Ravina Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
The Stanford Fund for Undergraduate · Stanford, CA · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Beit Tshuvah · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
Dublin School · Dublin, OH · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$5,000
The Stanford Fund for Undergraduate · Stanford, CA · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$4,000
Ravina Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$4,000
Ravina Festival Association · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Shady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Shady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Shady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$3,000
Shady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$2,500
Rochester Contemporary Art Ctr · Rochester, NY · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$2,000
Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$2,000
Swaner Preserve and Ecocenter · Park City, UT · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$2,000
Swaner Preserve and Ecocenter · Park City, UT · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,500
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Chicago Hearing Society · Chicago, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Community Wireless of Park City · Park City, UT · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Park City Film · Park City, UT · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Park City Performances Dba Egytian Theatre · Park City, UT · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Highland Park Community Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
More Than Music Foundation · Park City, UT · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Park City Performances Dba Egytian Theatre · Park City, UT · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Wasatch Wildlife Conservation Center · Park City, UT · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Chicago Botanic Gardens · Glencoe, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
More Than Music Foundation · Park City, UT · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Rochester Contemporary Art Ctr · Rochester, NY · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Swaner Preserve and Ecocenter · Park City, UT · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
The Stanford Fund for Undergraduate · Stanford, CA · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Topeka, KS · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
American Red Cross · Chicago, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Parks Foundation of Highland Park · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Rochester Contemporary Art Ctr · Rochester, NY · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Summit Land Conservancy · Park City, UT · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Swaner Preserve and Ecocenter · Park City, UT · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
University of Chicago Law School · Chicago, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$1,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$600
Northmoor Education Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes
$600
Northmoor Education Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2024
Distributions for charitable purposes
$600
Northmoor Education Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Distributions for charitable purposes
$600
Northmoor Education Foundation · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Distributions for charitable purposes
$500
Alzheimers Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Distributions for charitable purposes

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.