Joseph Elias Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6284538 · reported 2023–2025
49grants reported
$250median award
$100lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$212Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 21 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $198K 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 2812
Pittsburgh, PA 15230-2812
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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $52,100 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $52,090 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pgh FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $52,000 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,440 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,916 |
| Congregation Beth Shalom FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | Pittsburgh, PA | $9,681 |
| Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry FUNDING PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR THE NEEDY | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,000 |
| Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry FUNDING PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR THE NEEDY | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 |
| Squirrel Hill Community Food Pantry FUNDING PURCHASE OF FOOD FOR THE NEEDY | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 |
| Jewish National Fund FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,800 |
| Jewish Association on Aging FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Jewish Association on Aging FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Jewish National Fund FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Jewish Association on Aging FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Jewish National Fund FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Children's Institute FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 |
| Congregation Gemilas Chesed FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | White Oak, PA | $500 |
| Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 |
| Children's Institute FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 |
| Congregation Gemilas Chesed FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | White Oak, PA | $500 |
| Children's Institute FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 |
| Congregation Gemilas Chesed FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | White Oak, PA | $500 |
| Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh FUNDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 |
| Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 |
| Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 |
| Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh FUNDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | Pittsburgh, PA | $250 |
| Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $218 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES | Northfield, IL | $200 |
| Israel Cancer Research Fund FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES | Northfield, IL | $200 |
| Blawnox Volunteer Fire Department FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $150 |
| Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $118 |
| B'nai B'rith International FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $110 |
| Parkview Pleasant Valley Fire Association FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $100 |
| Parkview EMS FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $100 |
| B'nai B'rith International FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $100 |
| Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Milwaukee, WI | $100 |
| Parkview Pleasant Valley Fire Association FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $100 |
| B'nai B'rith International FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $100 |
| Blawnox Volunteer Fire Department FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $100 |
| Parkview Pleasant Valley Fire Association FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $100 |
| Circle Campus FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Watertown, WI | $100 |
| Parkview EMS FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $100 |
| National MS Society FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS | Pittsburgh, PA | $50 |
| National MS Society FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS | Pittsburgh, PA | $50 |
| Blawnox Volunteer Fire Department FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $50 |
| National MS Society FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS | Pittsburgh, PA | $50 |
| National Kidney Foundation FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $30 |
| Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | Pittsburgh, PA | $30 |
| Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley FUNDING GENERAL WORKING CAPITAL OPERATIONS | New Kensington, PA | $25 |
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