Samuel-Edith Justus Char Trust
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 47-1840657. Reported 114 grants totalling $5,170,008 to 52 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Samuel-Edith Justus Char Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $26,425. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $60,000; the smallest was $1,800 and the largest $244,582. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Franklin-Grove City | Franklin, PA | $559,852 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family Services & Children's Aid Society of Venango County | Oil City, PA | $483,058 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Services of Venango County Inc | Oil City, PA | $441,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| CASA of Venango County Inc | Oil City, PA | $410,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keystone Smiles Community Learning Center Inc | Knox, PA | $345,126 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bridge Builders Community Foundation | Oil City, PA | $280,921 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Venango County | Reno, PA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Development Centers Inc | Oil City, PA | $212,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Franklingrove City | Franklin, PA | $205,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club Along the Allegheny | Emlenton, PA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Good Hope Lutheran Church of Oil City | Oil City, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abc Life Center Inc | Franklin, PA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Alternative Inc | Oil City, PA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mustard Seed Missions of Venango County | Oil City, PA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth Alternatives Inc | Oil City, PA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cranberry Area School District | Seneca, PA | $105,419 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwest Hospital Foundation | Seneca, PA | $82,120 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seneca Hills Bible Camp & Retreat Center | Polk, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oil City Public Works | Oil City, PA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Learning Center Inc | Franklin, PA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Venango Training & Development Ctr Inc | Seneca, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Elementary PTO | La Grande, OR | $54,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| YWCA | Oil City, PA | $51,800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Venango County Assoc for the Blind | Seneca, PA | $48,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sugarcreek Borough | Franklin, PA | $45,712 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venango Area Riding for the Handicapped | Franklin, PA | $45,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Innovation Institute for Tomorrow Inc | Oil City, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clarion University Foundation Inc | Clarion, PA | $38,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA Camp Coffman | Cranberry, PA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salavation Army | West Nyack, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Greater Pa and Wv | Pittsburgh, PA | $33,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Glade Run | Zelienople, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Venango County Economic Development Authority | Franklin, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oil Region Library Association Oil City Library | Oil City, PA | $20,225 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jamie's Kids | Franklin, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venango Museum of Art Science and and Industry | Oil City, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Life Academy | Seneca, PA | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Venango Chamber Foundation | Oil City, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Farm Camp | North Springfield, PA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Pa Inc | Norristown, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Izaak Walton League of America | Seneca, PA | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Free Enterprise Education | Erie, PA | $10,075 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keystone Community Education Council | Oil City, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oil City Area School District | Oil City, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Oil City, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emlenton Borough | Emlenton, PA | $8,650 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Venango County Toys for Tots | Oil City, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Debence Antique Music World | Franklin, PA | $3,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Franklin Area School District | Franklin, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
31 of 52 (60%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 67%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- YMCA of Franklingrove City
FRANKLIN FIRE ALARM SYSTEM; - Family Services & Children's Aid Society of Venango County
VENANGO COUNTY PROGRAM, LSW - Youth Alternative Inc
YOUTH ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS - Youth Alternatives Inc
YOUTH ALTERNATIVES PROGRAMS - United Way of Venango County
HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES AND - Cranberry Area School District
RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 54 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | $1,238,037 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 30 | $1,484,524 | $25,600 |
| 2023 | 25 | $1,248,976 | $29,000 |
| 2024 | 32 | $1,198,471 | $19,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $26,425. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Samuel-Edith Justus Char Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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