Virginia Shoemaker Trax Trust
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 23-7903348 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Trax Virginia S for Charities - TR
96grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$600smallest grant
$970Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 96 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $516K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Second Presbyterian Church | Oil City, PA | $140,555 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Oil City, PA | $133,333 |
| Second Presbyterian Church | Oil City, PA | $127,778 |
| Emlenton Cemetery Company | Emlenton, PA | $19,048 |
| Salvation Army of Oil City | West Nyack, NY | $19,048 |
| Oil City YMCA Trustees | Oil City, PA | $19,048 |
| Young Womens Christian Assoc | Oil City, PA | $19,048 |
| Vna of Venango County | Franklin, PA | $19,048 |
| Bethel United Methodist Church | Oil City, PA | $19,048 |
| Emlenton Cemetery Company | Emlenton, PA | $18,254 |
| Salvation Army of Oil City | West Nyack, NY | $18,254 |
| Oil City YMCA Trustees | Oil City, PA | $18,254 |
| Young Womens Christian Assoc | Oil City, PA | $18,254 |
| Vna of Venango County | Franklin, PA | $18,254 |
| Bethel United Methodist Church | Oil City, PA | $18,254 |
| Emlenton Cemetery Company | Emlenton, PA | $18,254 |
| Salvation Army of Oil City | West Nyack, NY | $18,254 |
| Oil City YMCA Trustees | Oil City, PA | $18,254 |
| Young Womens Christian Assoc | Oil City, PA | $18,254 |
| Vna of Venango County | Franklin, PA | $18,254 |
| Bethel United Methodist Church | Oil City, PA | $18,254 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,100 |
| Family Service and Childrens Aid Society | Oil City, PA | $12,500 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,600 |
| The Pointe | Oil City, PA | $7,200 |
| Youth for Christ | Seneca, PA | $7,200 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | $6,600 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,600 |
| Family Service and Childrens Aid Society | Oil City, PA | $5,100 |
| Child Development Centers Inc | Erie, PA | $5,000 |
| Oil City Arts Council | Oil City, PA | $5,000 |
| Council of Fellows Behrend College PA | Erie, PA | $5,000 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA | $5,000 |
| Slippery Rock University | Hermitage, PA | $5,000 |
| Penn State Erie the Behrend College | Erie, PA | $5,000 |
| Child Development Centers Inc | Erie, PA | $4,200 |
| Child Development Centers Inc | Erie, PA | $4,060 |
| Penn State University | State College, PA | $4,000 |
| Pennwest University | California, PA | $4,000 |
| Venango Youth for Christ | Seneca, PA | $3,800 |
| Youngstown State University | Youngstown, OH | $3,700 |
| The Pointe | Oil City, PA | $3,500 |
| University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | Bradford, PA | $3,300 |
| The Pointe | Oil City, PA | $3,300 |
| University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | Bradford, PA | $3,300 |
| Venango Museum of Art | Oil City, PA | $3,240 |
| Venango Youth for Christ | Seneca, PA | $3,200 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA | $3,000 |
| Good Hope Lutheran Church | Oil City, PA | $3,000 |
| Penwest California | California, PA | $3,000 |
| Penn West Clarion University | Clarion, PA | $3,000 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA | $3,000 |
| Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA | $3,000 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Slippery Rock University | Slippery Rock, PA | $2,500 |
| Gannon University | Erie, PA | $2,300 |
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg, PA | $2,300 |
| University of Pittsburgh at Bradford | Bradford, PA | $2,300 |
| Gannon University | Erie, PA | $2,300 |
| Seton Hill University | Greensburg, PA | $2,300 |
Showing the 60 largest of 96 reported grants.
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