Funding search · EIN 256018933 · Pittsburgh, PA

Orris C&B Dewey Hirtzel Memorial Fd

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

144
grants reported
$3.4M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$7,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Lake Erie Research Institute3 grants · $570,000
  • Penn State Behrend2 grants · $297,500
  • Thiel College2 grants · $250,000
  • Hamot Health Foundation1 grant · $250,000
  • The Sight Center of Northwest Pa1 grant · $175,000
  • Erie Center for Arts and Technology2 grants · $150,000
  • Allegheny College3 grants · $130,000
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicin3 grants · $129,000
  • Pennsylvania State University (Main)3 grants · $120,000
  • Gannon University3 grants · $112,500

Giving over time

$1.3M
2022
$879,500
2023
$1.3M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 144 grants.

  • $320,000

    Lake Erie Research Institute · Girard, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $267,500

    Penn State Behrend · Erie, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $250,000

    Hamot Health Foundation · Erie, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $175,000

    The Sight Center of Northwest Pa · Erie, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $125,000

    Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $125,000

    Lake Erie Research Institute · Girard, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $125,000

    Thiel College · Greenville, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $125,000

    Lake Erie Research Institute · Girard, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $110,000

    Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $100,000

    Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $75,000

    Erie Center for Arts and Technology · Erie, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $75,000

    Erie Center for Arts and Technology · Erie, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $55,000

    Greenfield Township · North East, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $55,000

    Gannon University · Erie, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $54,000

    Wesleyville Borough Police Dept · Erie, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $48,846

    North East Historical Society · North East, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $45,833

    East Erie County Emergency Medical Ser · Harborcreek, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $45,000

    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicin · Erie, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $45,000

    Penn State Behrend College · Erie, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $42,000

    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicin · Erie, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $42,000

    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicin · Erie, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $40,000

    Pennsylvania State University (Main) · State College, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $40,000

    Pennsylvania State University (Main) · State College, PA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $40,000

    Pennsylvania State University (Main) · State College, PA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $37,500

    Gannon University · Erie, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $35,000

    East Erie County Emergency Medical Ser · Harborcreek, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $32,500

    Crescent Hose Company · North East, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $30,000

    Penn State Behrend · Erie, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $25,000

    Mercyhurst College · Erie, PA · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $25,000

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $20,000

    Gannon University · Erie, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Mercyhurst College · Erie, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $20,000

    Mercyhurst College · Erie, PA · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $19,388

    North East in Bloom · North East, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Mageewomens Research Institute and Found · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $15,000

    Jamestown Community College · Jamestown, NY · 2022

    Scholarship

  • $14,500

    Project Love · North East, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $13,500

    Slippery Rock University · Hermitage, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Carlow University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Indiana University of Pa · Indiana, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Magee-Womens Research Institute and Fdn · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Robert Morris University · Moon Township, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Slippery Rock University · Slippery Rock, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Penn West California · California, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $10,000

    Allegheny College · Meadville, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Fairfield Hose Company · Erie, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Indiana University of Pennsylvania · Indiana, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Point Park University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Slippery Rock University · Slippery Rock, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Fuller Hose Company · North East, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Greenfield Fire Company · North East, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    McCord Memorial Library · North East, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    North East Community Foundation · Erie, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    North East in Bloom · North East, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    North East Little League · North East, PA · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ntl Society of the Daughters of the Am R · Washington, DC · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ripley Free Library · Ripley, NE · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ripley Hose Company · Ripley, NY · 2024

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Suny - Fredonia · Fredonia, NY · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $7,500

    Crescent Hose Company · North East, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Fuller Hose Company · North East, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Greenfield Fire Company · North East, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    McCord Memorial Library · North East, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    North East Community Foundation · Erie, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    North East in Bloom · Wattsburg, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    North East Little League · North East, PA · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2023

    Scholarship

  • $7,500

    Ripley Free Library · Ripley, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ripley Hose Company · Ripley, NY · 2023

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ass of Ind Colleges & Universities of Pa · Harrisburg, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Crescent Hose Company · North East, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Fuller Hose Company · North East, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Greenfield Fire Company · North East, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,500

    McCord Memorial Library · North East, PA · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ripley Free Library · Ripley, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,500

    Ripley Hose Company · Ripley, NY · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,000

    Boston University School of Medicine · Boston, MA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Albion College · Albion, MI · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Alfred University · Alfred, NY · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Ashland University · Ashland, OH · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Fashion Institute of Technology · New York, NY · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Louisiana State University · Baton Rouge, LA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Ohio Northern University · Ada, OH · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Oklahoma State University · Stillwater, OK · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Pennwest University Edinboro · Edinboro, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Purdue University · Goshen, IN · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Rutgers University · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Susquehanna University · Selinsgrove, PA · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · 2024

    Scholarship

  • $5,000

    University of Mount Union · Alliance, OH · 2024

    Scholarship

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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.