Messer for Charities E & A Messer Char TR
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6581529 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Messer Edward & Anna-Ch TR
25grants reported
$6,682median award
$4,883lower quartile
$4,883smallest grant
$157Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in PA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 25 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $65K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Home of Oil City | Oil City, PA | $9,766 |
| Oil City Rotary Club | Oil City, PA | $6,875 |
| Easter Seals Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,875 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,875 |
| Young Men's Christian Association | Oil City, PA | $6,875 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Oil City, PA | $6,875 |
| Young Womens Christian Assoc | Oil City, PA | $6,875 |
| Vna of Venango County | Franklin, PA | $6,875 |
| Venango County Association | Seneca, PA | $6,875 |
| Oil City Rotary Club | Oil City, PA | $6,682 |
| Easter Seals Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,682 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,682 |
| Young Men's Christian Association | Oil City, PA | $6,682 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Oil City, PA | $6,682 |
| Young Womens Christian Assoc | Oil City, PA | $6,682 |
| Vna of Venango County | Franklin, PA | $6,682 |
| Venango County Association | Seneca, PA | $6,682 |
| Oil City Rotary Club | Oil City, PA | $4,883 |
| Easter Seals Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,883 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,883 |
| Young Men's Christian Association | Oil City, PA | $4,883 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Oil City, PA | $4,883 |
| Young Womens Christian Assoc | Oil City, PA | $4,883 |
| Vna of Venango County | Franklin, PA | $4,883 |
| Venango County Association | Seneca, PA | $4,883 |
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