Funding search · EIN 207020377 · Saint Louis, MO
The Lewis a and Donna M Patterson Char Fdn
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 42
- grants reported
- $195,500
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Eye & Ear Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Sisters Place4 grants · $20,000
- North Hills Community Outreach3 grants · $18,000
- Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden3 grants · $13,000
- Western Pennsylvania Conservancy4 grants · $10,600
- Clear Thoughts Foundation4 grants · $10,600
- Eye Ear Foundation1 grant · $10,000
- Pittsburgh Public Theater Corp2 grants · $10,000
- Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsy2 grants · $8,800
- Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources2 grants · $8,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,000
Eye & Ear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $10,000
Eye Ear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $10,000
Eye & Ear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating
- $10,000
Eye & Ear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General operating
- $8,000
North Hills Community Outreach · Allison Park, PA · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Catholic Charities Diocese Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Friends of Ut Avalanche Forecast Cetr in · Salt Lake Cty, UT · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Make a Wish Fdn Greater Pa West Va · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gard I · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Sisters Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $5,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pit · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
National Aviary Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
North Hills Community Outreach · Allison Park, PA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
Sisters Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $5,000
North Hills Community Outreach · Allison Park, PA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corp · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating
- $5,000
Sisters Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Housing support services
- $5,000
North Hills Community Oureach · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corp · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General operating
- $5,000
Sisters Place · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Housing support services
- $4,400
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating
- $4,400
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Pennsy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General operating
- $3,000
City Theatre Company · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Clear Thoughts Foundation · Wexford, PA · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Literacy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General operating
- $3,000
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating
- $3,000
National Aviary Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General support
- $2,600
Clear Thoughts Foundation · Wexford, PA · 2023
General operating
- $2,600
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
City Theatre Company · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $2,500
Clear Thoughts Foundation · Wexford, PA · 2024
General operating
- $2,500
Friends of Utah Avalanche Forecast Cente · Salt Lake Cty, UT · 2024
General operating
- $2,500
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General operating
- $2,500
Friends of Utah Avalanche Forecast · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
General operating
- $2,500
Clear Thoughts Foundation · Wexford, PA · 2022
General operating
- $2,500
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General operating
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