Esther L Soder Patton Fund
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6318631 · reported 2023–2025
27grants reported
$6,142median award
$5,718lower quartile
$5,718smallest grant
$165Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 27 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $18K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 185
Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0185
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
This address is a trust department, not an office. 1,135 other foundations file from the same address, which means a bank or a management company administers the trust. Put the full legal name of the fund and its EIN at the top of the letter, or it lands in a pile with thousands of others and nobody knows which fund you are writing about.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $6,443 |
| Presque Isle Audubon Society | Erie, PA | $6,443 |
| The Sight Center of Northwest PA | Erie, PA | $6,443 |
| Erie City Mission | Erie, PA | $6,443 |
| American Red Cross | Washington DC, DC | $6,443 |
| Humane Society of Northwestern PA | Erie, PA | $6,443 |
| Erie Zoological Society | Erie, PA | $6,443 |
| Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church | Erie, PA | $6,443 |
| Asbury Woods Nature Center | Erie, PA | $6,443 |
| The Salvation Army GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | West Nyack, NY | $6,142 |
| Presque Isle Audubon Society | Erie, PA | $6,142 |
| The Sight Center of Northwest PA | Erie, PA | $6,142 |
| Erie City Mission | Erie, PA | $6,142 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $6,142 |
| Humane Society of Northwestern PA | Erie, PA | $6,142 |
| Erie Zoological Society | Erie, PA | $6,142 |
| Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church | Erie, PA | $6,142 |
| Asbury Woods Nature Center | Erie, PA | $6,142 |
| The Salvation Army GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES | West Nyack, NY | $5,718 |
| Presque Isle Audubon Society | Erie, PA | $5,718 |
| The Sight Center of Northwest PA | Erie, PA | $5,718 |
| Erie City Mission | Erie, PA | $5,718 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $5,718 |
| Humane Society of Northwestern PA | Erie, PA | $5,718 |
| Erie Zoological Society | Erie, PA | $5,718 |
| Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church | Erie, PA | $5,718 |
| Asbury Woods Nature Center | Erie, PA | $5,718 |
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