Funding search · EIN 256018931 · Pittsburgh, PA

Bitner H M & Evelyn-Char Tr

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

276
grants reported
$320,500
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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  • West Virginia Wesleyan College3 grants · $23,000
  • San Domenico School4 grants · $17,000
  • Northwestern University4 grants · $10,000
  • The Heal Project4 grants · $8,000
  • Columbia Law School Fund4 grants · $8,000
  • Bates College4 grants · $8,000
  • The UCLA Foundation1 grant · $7,500
  • Illinois Horse Rescue of Will County4 grants · $7,000
  • Chatham University2 grants · $6,500
  • Brookfield Zoo4 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$80,000
2022
$82,250
2023
$77,250
2024
$81,000
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 276 grants.

  • $20,000

    West Virginia Wesleyan College · Buckhannon, WV · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,000

    San Domenico School · San Anselmo, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $4,000

    San Domenico School · San Anselmo, CA · 2024

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023

    General operating

  • $4,000

    San Domenico School · San Anselmo, CA · 2023

    General operating

  • $4,000

    San Domenico School · San Anselmo, CA · 2022

    General operating

  • $3,500

    Chatham University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Chatham University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Light of Life Rescue Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,500

    West Virginia Wesleyan College · Buckhannon, WV · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Wqed Multimedia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,500

    American Library Association · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Intl Association for the Study of Dreams · Novato, CA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Miami University · Oxford, OH · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Naral Prochoice America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,500

    Palos Verdes Art Center Beverly Alpay Ct · Rch Palos Vrd, CA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Alex'S Lemonade Stand Fdn · Wynnewod, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Columbia Law School Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Vernon, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Mainspring Conservation Trust · Franklin, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Montessori Day School of Ch Prnts Supp G · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvan · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    The Heal Project · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Triangle Land Conservancy · Durham, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Wesa 905 · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation · Wynnewood, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Bates College · Lewiston, MA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Carriage House Childrens Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Columbia Law School Fund · New York, NE · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Light of Life Rescue Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Vernon, CA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Montessori Day School of Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    The Heal Project · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Bates College · Lewiston, MA · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Columbia Law School Fund · New York, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Illinois Horse Rescue of Will County · Beecher, IL · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Intl Association for the Study of Dreams · Novato, CA · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    The Heal Project · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Bates College · Lewiston, ME · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Columbia Law School Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Illinois Horse Rescue of Will County · Beecher, IL · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    The Heal Project · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Wqed Multimedia · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,750

    Npr Network · Washington, DC · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Alumni Theater Company · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Animal Friends · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Illinois Horse Rescue of Will County · Beecher, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Illinois Horse Rescue of Will County · Beecher, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Inspire Through Flowers · Evanston, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation · Rochester, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    The Friends of the Riverfront · Beloit, WI · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Inspire Through Flowers · Evanston, IL · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Womens Center and Shelter of · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Bentley University · Waltham, MA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Brookfield Zoo · Brookfield, IL · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    The Morton Arboretum · Lisle, IL · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Womens Center and Shelter · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Aim High · Walnut Creek, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Elon University · Elon, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Friends of the Riverfront · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Golden Retriever Foundation · Sammamish, WA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Inspire Through Flowers · Evanston, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy · Evanston, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Nami San Mateo County · San Mateo, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    North Carolina Botanical Garden Fdn · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Old Trail School · Bath, OH · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    San Francisco Spca · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservan · Asheville, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Wrapped in Love · Naperville, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Wttw Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Wunc Public Radio · Chapel Hill, NC · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Aim High · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Animal Friends · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    As Good As Gold Golden Retriever Fdn · McHenry, IL · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Bentley University · Waltham, MA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NE · 2024

    General operating

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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.