Thomas Lord Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6028793 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Thomas Lord Charitable TA
21grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$575Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 21 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $35K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vatican Observatory Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 |
| Vatican Observatory Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $100,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Independence, OH | $50,000 |
| Villa Maria Catherdral Preparatory | Erie, PA | $30,000 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | $25,000 |
| Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Independence, OH | $25,000 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | $25,000 |
| Marine Corps University Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 |
| Vatican Observatory Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 |
| Extra Mile Education Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | $25,000 |
| Marine Corps University Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $25,000 |
| Extra Mile Education Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
| Marine Corps Scholarship Fnd | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 |
| Emmaus Ministries | Erie, PA | $10,000 |
| Extra Mile Education Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Mother Teresa Academy | Clifton Park, NY | $10,000 |
| Emmaus Ministries | Erie, PA | $10,000 |
| Gettysburg Foundation | Gettysburg, PA | $10,000 |
| Emmaus Ministries | Erie, PA | $10,000 |
| Catholic Coalition for Special | Kensington, MD | $5,000 |
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