Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundation
Johnstown, PA · EIN 25-0965459. Reported 98 grants totalling $2,207,046 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundation, by its IRS classification it exists to support one specific institution in religion -- typically its own parent hospital, university or school (NTEE X110).
- How spread out its giving is. 71 distinct organizations, with 6% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 17% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $25,000. Half of what it reported fell between $15,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $83,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
25 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $610,000 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $132,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hosanna House Inc | Wilkinsburg, PA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka | Pittsburgh, PA | $95,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | Pittsburgh, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shadyside Presbyterian Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $83,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Faith United Methodist Church of Fox Chapel | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Off the Floor Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,256 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Neighborhood Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ach Clear Pathways | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| F O R Sto-Rox Neighborhood Corp | Mckees Rocks, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Forbes Avenue Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Light of Life Ministries Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Conservation Corps | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban Impact Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Greater Pittsburgh | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Imani Christian Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | Bellefonte, PA | $37,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritan Counseling Ctr of Western Pennsylvania | Sewickley, PA | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 25 Carrick Ave Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beverlys Pgh | N Huntingdon, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Hills Interfaith Ministries | Bethel Park, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Verland Foundation Inc | Sewickley, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catapult Greater Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hosanna Industries Inc | Gibsonia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jeremiahs Place - Pittsburgh Relief Nursery | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Latino Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Hand Ministries Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Theological Seminary of the Utd Preby Chrc Utd Sts Amer | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Urban Christian School | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Repair the World Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Episcopal Cathedral | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upmc | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westend Power | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodlands Foundation Inc | Wexford, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 412 Food Rescue Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amachi Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bible Center Church Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bike Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Computer Reach | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hopebound Ministries Inc | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Learning Lamp Inc | Johnstown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Watson Institute | Sewickley, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church of the Ascension | Pittsburgh, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Bridges | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Garfield Community Farm Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Stones | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maya Organization | Swissvale, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North Hills Affordable Housing Inc | Glenshaw, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Field | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pa Women Work An Affiliate of the National Network for Womens | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pine Valley Bible Conference | Ellwood City, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pittsburgh Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Melting Pot Ministries | Bethel Park, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womanspace-East Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,790 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridges Cooperative Ministry | Johnstown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation of Passionist Mission St Pauls Monastery | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Crop and Kettle | Ambridge, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Familylinks Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jubilee Association Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skyline Recovery | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Growing Up Greene | Waynesburg, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life Choices Inc | Kittanning, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
20 of 71 (28%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- First United Methodist Church
RELIGIOUS AND CHURCH WORK - Hopebound Ministires Inc
DISTRESS RELIEF (TO SUPPORT MOONCREST NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS)
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 57 of 71 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | $412,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $610,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $591,000 | $19,000 |
| 2024 | 28 | $594,046 | $22,628 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
95% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $25,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I 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: 216 Franklin Street Suite 400, Johnstown, PA, 15901.
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