Funding search · EIN 256064791 · Pittsburgh, PA

Foster Charitable Trust

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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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4 grants matching “ecocenter · $6,000

  • $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

  • $1,000

    Swaner Preserve and Ecocenter · Park City, UT · 2023

    Distributions for charitable purposes

  • $1,000

    Swaner Preserve and Ecocenter · Park City, UT · 2022

    Distributions for charitable purposes

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.