Funding search · EIN 256271818 · Pittsburgh, PA

Solomon Mendel & Sylvia 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.

53
grants reported
$751,694
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$14,500
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.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Classrooms Without Borders1 grant · $35,000
  • Riverlife1 grant · $25,000
  • Outreach Teen & Family Services1 grant · $25,000
  • Allegheny Council To Improve Our1 grant · $25,000
  • Pennsylvania Trolley Museum1 grant · $20,000
  • Bike Pittsburgh1 grant · $20,000
  • Childrens Hospital Pittsburgh Foundation1 grant · $20,000
  • World Affairs Council of Pitts1 grant · $20,000
  • Community Kitchen Pittsburgh1 grant · $20,000
  • Vintage1 grant · $20,000

Giving over time

$258,406
2022
$234,695
2023
$258,593
2024

Grant history

All 53 reported grants, largest first.

  • $35,000

    Classrooms Without Borders · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Allegheny Council To Improve Our · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Outreach Teen & Family Services · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Riverlife · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Childrens Hospital Pittsburgh Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    Program support

  • $20,000

    Community Kitchen Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Pennsylvania Trolley Museum · Washington, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Riverview Childrens Center · Verona, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Vintage · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $20,000

    Bike Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    Human Services Center · Turtle Creek, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    North Hills Affordable Housing · Glenside, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $20,000

    World Affairs Council of Pitts · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $17,084

    Westmoreland County Community College · Youngwood, PA · 2024

    Covid support

  • $15,372

    Upmc · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Healing Hunger Beaver County · Aliquippa, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    The Blessing Board · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    The Frick Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Young Adult Survivors United · Wexford, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    Maya Organization · Swissvale, PA · 2023

    Seeds of hope

  • $15,000

    Asset · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Carnegie Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Hosanna House · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Reading Ready Pittsburgh · Homestead, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $14,560

    Ymca of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $14,500

    Crawford County Mental Health Awareness · Meadville, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $13,889

    Westmoreland County Food Bank · Delmont, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $13,445

    Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $13,135

    Robins Home · Butler, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $12,643

    Inspired Hearts and Hands · Gibsonia, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $12,500

    City Mission-Living Stones · Uniontown, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $12,000

    Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $10,852

    Clarion Universiy Foundation · Clarion, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,315

    Assets Lancaster · Lancaster, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Food Moxie · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Handmade Arcade · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    New Sun Rising · Millvale, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Jeremiahs Place - Pittsburgh Relief Nurs · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Literacy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneu · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Doors Open Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Jewish Association On Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    United Way of Butler County · Hamilton, OH · 2022

    General support

  • $9,888

    Jewish Family & Childrens · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

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  • $9,500

    United Way of Butler County · Hamilton, OH · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Common Threads · Austin, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Ywca Tri-County Area · Pottstown, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $7,000

    Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,509

    Open Up Association · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General support

  • $5,265

    The Watson Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Jewish Association On Aging · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General support

  • $4,237

    Project Destiny · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General support

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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.