John D and Allie Lea Orton Foundation
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 45-6781856 · reported 2023–2025 · files as John and Allie Lea Orton Fdn
50grants reported
$3,500median award
$2,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$205Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 50 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $41K 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
500 1st Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3128
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. 1,942 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Equuse Search | Dickinson, TX | $11,110 |
| University of Houston Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Christian Youth Theater San Ant | New Braunfels, TX | $8,000 |
| Christian Youth Theater San Ant | New Braunfels, TX | $8,000 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $7,500 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $7,500 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $7,500 |
| Christian Youth Theater San Ant | New Braunfels, TX | $7,000 |
| James Dick Foundation for the PE | Round Top, TX | $6,000 |
| Christian Temple Assembly | Houston, TX | $6,000 |
| James Dick Foundation for the PE | Round Top, TX | $6,000 |
| Christian Temple Assembly | Houston, TX | $6,000 |
| James Dick Foundation for the PE | Round Top, TX | $6,000 |
| Christian Temple Assembly | Houston, TX | $6,000 |
| Texas Equuse Search | Dickinson, TX | $5,416 |
| Midshipmans Foundation | Austin, TX | $5,000 |
| Community Foundation of the | Johnstown, PA | $5,000 |
| A Moment of Hope | Columbia, SC | $5,000 |
| University of Houston Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Women's Home | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Bach Society Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Bach Society Houston | Houston, TX | $4,000 |
| Bach Society Houston | Houston, TX | $4,000 |
| Magnolia City Brass Band | Houston, TX | $3,500 |
| Magnolia City Brass Band | Houston, TX | $3,500 |
| Main Street Theater | Houston, TX | $3,500 |
| Magnolia City Brass Band | Houston, TX | $3,500 |
| A Moment of Hope Inc | Columbia, SC | $3,000 |
| German Texan Heritage Society | Austin, TX | $2,500 |
| Main Street Theater | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Bugle Boy Foundation | LA Grange, TX | $2,500 |
| German Texan Heritage Society | Austin, TX | $2,500 |
| Main Street Theater | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Houston Early Music | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Daughters of the American | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Bugle Boy Foundation | LA Grange, TX | $2,500 |
| German Texan Heritage Society | Austin, TX | $2,500 |
| Houston Early Music | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Revels Houston | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
| Texas Equuse Search | Dickinson, TX | $2,000 |
| Revels Houston | Houston, TX | $2,000 |
| Writers in the Schools | Houston, TX | $2,000 |
| Bugle Boy Foundation | LA Grange, TX | $1,500 |
| Revels Houston | Houston, TX | $1,500 |
| Freewheels Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Freewheels Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Freewheels Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Friends of Monument Hill & Kreische | LA Grange, TX | $1,000 |
| Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Houston | Houston, TX | $1,000 |
| Child Advocates Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $500 |
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