Totals
- Total revenue
- $107,295,535
- Total expenses
- $56,375,570
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Grants paid
- $45,435,512
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $107,295,535
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,469,174,246
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,875,294
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,461,298,952
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $49,344,129
- Management and general expenses
- $7,031,441
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $49,344,129
Program services were 87.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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3 · Investment income
total $8,466,664 · unrelated business $2,863,786 · excluded $5,602,878
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $178,808,284
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $79,979,413
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $98,828,871
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $98,828,871 · unrelated business $1,528,123 · excluded $97,300,748
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $45,435,512 · program services $45,435,512
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $6,096,421 · program services $2,133,747 · management and general $3,962,674
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $531,688 · program services $186,091 · management and general $345,597
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $29,843 · program services $10,445 · management and general $19,398
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $55,555 · program services $19,444 · management and general $36,111
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $182,254 · program services $63,789 · management and general $118,465
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11a · Fees: management
total $54,497 · management and general $54,497
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $115,584 · program services $57,792 · management and general $57,792
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $449,070 · program services $224,535 · management and general $224,535
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11g · Fees: other
total $83,779 · program services $29,323 · management and general $54,456
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13 · Office expenses
total $44,722 · program services $22,361 · management and general $22,361
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14 · Information technology
total $282,605 · program services $141,302 · management and general $141,303
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,070 · program services $535 · management and general $535
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17 · Travel
total $243,532 · management and general $243,532
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $154,466 · management and general $154,466
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20 · Interest
total $945,445 · program services $945,445
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $206,619 · program services $27,678 · management and general $178,941
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23 · Insurance
total $67,906 · program services $4,794 · management and general $63,112
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24a · Other expenses: STATE AND FOREIGN TAXES
total $898,294 · program services $0 · management and general $898,294
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24b · Other expenses: UBTI TAX EXPENSE
total $397,231 · program services $0 · management and general $397,231
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24c · Other expenses: BROKER'S COMMISSIONS
total $50,210 · program services $25,105 · management and general $25,105
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24d · Other expenses: BANK SERVICE CHARGES
total $31,341 · program services $16,231 · management and general $15,110
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24e · All other expenses
total $17,926 · management and general $17,926
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $823,398 · end of year $0
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $12,163,276 · end of year $35,007,742
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,083,669 · end of year $19,164
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$231,941
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$115,049
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $42,702 · end of year $116,892
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $52,407,082 · end of year $59,277,583
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $1,429,687,191 · end of year $1,372,299,326
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,563,202 · end of year $2,453,539
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $514,556 · end of year $457,485
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $16,500,000 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $6,831,817 · end of year $7,417,809
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,474,924,147 · end of year $1,461,298,952
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE DIETRICH FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") IS TO BENEFIT HIGHER EDUCATION, PRIMARILY IN THE GREATER PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA AREA, BY PROVIDING ONGOING AND INCREASING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH, THIEL COLLEGE, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY, AND CHATHAM UNIVERSITY. THE FOUNDATION SHALL ALSO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BY PROVIDING ONGOING AND INCREASING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SEE SCHEDULE A, PART I, FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO BENEFIT HIGHER EDUCATION AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY PROVIDING ONGOING AND INCREASING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 13 SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS.
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PER THE DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED AUGUST 23, 2011 OF WILLIAM S. DIETRICH II REVOCABLE TRUST AND THE DIETRICH FOUNDATION (THE "TRUST"), THE FOUNDATION DISTRIBUTES ANNUALLY, OR MORE FREQUENTLY, AN AMOUNT FROM NET INCOME EQUAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY ALL (AT LEAST 85%) OF ITS ANNUAL NET INCOME (AS DEFINED IN THE TRUST). IN THE EVENT THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY UNDER THIS REQUIREMENT SHOULD CONSISTENTLY FALL BELOW A RATE OF 3%, THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT WILL APPROXIMATE 3% OF THE FAIR VALUE OF THE FOUNDATION'S ASSETS (NET OF ACQUISITION INDEBTEDNESS) AS DETERMINED ON JANUARY 1 OF EACH YEAR. IN MAY 2024, THE FOUNDATION MADE ITS ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION TO ITS SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS EQUAL TO 3.0% OF NET ASSETS AS CALCULATED AT JANUARY 1, 2023.
Expenses $49,344,129 · Grants $45,435,512
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Edward J GrefenstetteEDWARD J GREFENSTETTE
COMMUNITY TRUSTEE, PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $3,594,546
- From this org
- $2,098,335
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,496,211
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $880,955
- Bonus
- $1,000,000
- Other
- $217,380
- Deferred
- $1,466,486
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,725
- Filer's total
- $3,594,546
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Joan GabelJOAN GABEL
EDUCATIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $1,166,200
- From this org
- $25,000
- From related orgs
- $1,081,466
- Other
- $59,734
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $25,000 + $943,964 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $137,502 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $27,600 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $32,134 related
- Filer's total
- $25,000 + $1,141,200 related
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Eric C JohnsonERIC C JOHNSON
EDUCATIONAL TRUSTEE/CHAIRM
- Total calculated
- $50,000
- From this org
- $50,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Farnam JahanianFARNAM JAHANIAN
EDUCATIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $2,955,276
- From this org
- $25,000
- From related orgs
- $2,749,101
- Other
- $181,175
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $25,000 + $1,615,936 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $700,000 related
- Other
- $0 + $433,165 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $27,600 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $153,575 related
- Filer's total
- $25,000 + $2,930,276 related
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Susan TraversoSUSAN TRAVERSO
EDUCATIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $320,626
- From this org
- $25,000
- From related orgs
- $258,737
- Other
- $36,889
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $25,000 + $222,837 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $27,500 related
- Other
- $0 + $8,400 related
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $36,889 related
- Filer's total
- $25,000 + $295,626 related
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Eva BlumEVA BLUM
COMMUNITY TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $12,500
- From this org
- $12,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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McCall CravensMCCALL CRAVENS
COMMUNITY TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $25,000
- From this org
- $25,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeanne CunicelliJEANNE CUNICELLI
EDUCATIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $25,000
- From this org
- $25,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Louis CestelloLOUIS CESTELLO
EDUCATIONAL TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $12,500
- From this org
- $12,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
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Ryan L VaccaroRYAN L VACCARO
MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $1,473,561
- From this org
- $880,344
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $593,217
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $425,422
- Bonus
- $380,000
- Other
- $74,922
- Deferred
- $570,133
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,084
- Filer's total
- $1,473,561
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Mariah S SmithMARIAH S SMITH
OPERATIONS MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $230,753
- From this org
- $155,122
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $75,631
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $125,122
- Bonus
- $30,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $68,710
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,921
- Filer's total
- $230,753
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Lee S TilghmanLEE S TILGHMAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $1,422,628
- From this org
- $843,100
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $579,528
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $415,193
- Bonus
- $361,000
- Other
- $66,907
- Deferred
- $555,460
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,068
- Filer's total
- $1,422,628
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Nancy A WatsonNANCY A WATSON
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $566,306
- From this org
- $364,718
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $201,588
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $225,589
- Bonus
- $105,000
- Other
- $34,129
- Deferred
- $182,740
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,848
- Filer's total
- $566,306
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Matthew E CunninghamMATTHEW E CUNNINGHAM
MANAGING DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $1,142,374
- From this org
- $696,344
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $446,030
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $405,000
- Bonus
- $285,000
- Other
- $6,344
- Deferred
- $440,841
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,189
- Filer's total
- $1,142,374
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- EMPLOYEES TRAVELING ON FOUNDATION BUSINESS ARE PERMITTED TO FLY FIRST CLASS ON OVERSEAS FLIGHTS EXCEEDING 12 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. ALL OTHER AIRLINE TRAVEL MUST BE BOOKED AT THE MOST ECONOMICAL TRAVEL AVAILABLE THAT IS REASONABLE AND EFFICIENT TO THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE TRAVEL. CHARTER FLIGHTS ARE NOT PERMITTED. MEMBERSHIP IN A DOWNTOWN SOCIAL CLUB IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO/CIO AND MANAGING DIRECTORS TO PROVIDE AN APPROPRIATE MEETING PLACE FOR FOUNDATION BUSINESS AND FOR ACCOMMODATING FOUNDATION GUESTS. EXPENSES INCURRED FOR PERSONAL USE OF THE CLUB ARE DOCUMENTED BY THE EMPLOYEE AND ARE NOT REIMBURSED BY THE FOUNDATION.
- PART I, LINE 4B
- EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2014, THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED A DEFERRED COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO/CIO AND A BONUS PROGRAM FOR OTHER ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES, BOTH AS SET FORTH IN CODE SECTION 457(F) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FOLLOWING BENEFIT AMOUNTS WERE ACCRUED FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024: EDWARD J. GREFENSTETTE 383,286 MATTHEW CUNNINGHAM 104,141 RYAN L. VACCARO 124,433 LEE S. TILGHMAN 119,760 NANCY A. WATSON 51,000 MARIAH S. SMITH 23,410 TOTAL 806,030
- PART I, LINE 7
- EMPLOYEES ARE ENTITLED TO A PERFORMANCE BONUS DETERMINED ANNUALLY AND BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS ACTUALLY PAID IS DISCRETIONARY. THE CEO DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF EACH EMPLOYEE'S RECOMMENDED BONUS. THE BONUS OF THE CEO IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOLLOWING ITS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO AND CONSIDERATION OF A REASONABLENESS OPINION FROM AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$24,307,999
STEM, SCHOLARSHIPS, SCIENCE PROGRAMS, FACULTY NEEDS
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$11,358,878
ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM AND GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT
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$2,271,776
HONORS COLLEGE CURRICULUM
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THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION COMMUNITY FUND
$1,647,038
COMMUNITY SUPPORT GENERATION
-
$1,363,065
SCHOLARSHIPS/ECONOMICS
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$1,135,888
DEANSHIP OF SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
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CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMS
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$454,355
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
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$454,355
TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES
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STEM SCOUTING PROGRAM
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · NJ
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DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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LAUREL HIGHLANDS COUNCIL SCOUTING AMERICA
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
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PITTSBURGH TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION · PA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523219349319537
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