Funding search · EIN 256284538 · Pittsburgh, PA

Joseph Elias Charitable Trust

Name: Joseph Elias 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.

61
grants reported: $281,603
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $250
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

capital working religious educational medical research food needy

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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.

Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh4 grants · $212,250
Congregation Beth Shalom4 grants · $40,272
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry4 grants · $12,000
Jewish Association On Aging4 grants · $4,000
Jewish National Fund3 grants · $3,800
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association4 grants · $2,000
Children'S Institute4 grants · $2,000
Congregation Gemilas Chesed4 grants · $2,000
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh2 grants · $500
B'Nai B'Rith International4 grants · $410

Giving over time

$69,795

2022

$71,180

2023

$69,149

2024

$71,479

2025

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$56,060
Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations
$52,100
Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$52,090
Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$52,000
Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$11,440
Congregation Beth Shalom · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations, educational programs and religious activities
$10,916
Congregation Beth Shalom · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations, educational programs and religious activities
$9,681
Congregation Beth Shalom · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations, educational programs and religious activities
$8,235
Congregation Beth Shalom · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations, educational programs and religious activities
$4,000
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding purchase of food for the needy
$3,000
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding purchase of food for the needy
$3,000
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding purchase of food for the needy
$2,000
Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding purchase of food for the needy
$1,800
Jewish National Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$1,000
Jewish Association On Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$1,000
Jewish Association On Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$1,000
Jewish National Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$1,000
Jewish Association On Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$1,000
Jewish National Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$1,000
Jewish Association On Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations
$1,000
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations
$500
Children'S Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$500
Congregation Gemilas Chesed · White Oak, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$500
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$500
Children'S Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$500
Congregation Gemilas Chesed · White Oak, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$500
Children'S Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$500
Congregation Gemilas Chesed · White Oak, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$500
Children'S Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations
$500
Congregation Gemilas Chesed · White Oak, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$250
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding educational programs
$250
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding educational programs
$250
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$250
Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$218
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$200
Israel Cancer Research Fund · Northfield, IL · 2025
Funding medical research activities
$200
Israel Cancer Research Fund · Northfield, IL · 2024
Funding medical research activities
$150
Blawnox Volunteer Fire Department · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$118
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$110
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington, DC · 2025
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$100
Parkview Ems · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$100
Parkview Pleasant Valley Fire Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$100
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington, DC · 2024
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$100
Blawnox Volunteer Fire Department · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$100
Circle Campus · Watertown, WI · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$100
Parkview Ems · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$100
Parkview Pleasant Valley Fire Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding general working capital operations
$100
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington, DC · 2023
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$100
Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$100
Parkview Pleasant Valley Fire Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$100
B'Nai B'Rith International · Washington, DC · 2022
Funding general working capital operations and religious activities
$100
Circle Camps · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations and educational programs
$100
National Ms Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding medical research programs
$100
Parkview Ems · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations
$100
Parkview Pleasant Valley Fire Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Funding general working capital operations
$50
National Ms Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding medical research programs
$50
National Ms Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Funding medical research programs
$50
Blawnox Volunteer Fire Department · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding general working capital operations
$50
National Ms Society · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Funding medical research programs
$30
National Kidney Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$30
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations
$25
Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley · New Kensington, PA · 2025
Funding general working capital operations

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