Allene Reuss Memorial Trust
The Allene Reuss Memorial Trust is a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It makes grants to charitable organizations, including organizations providing community services and organizations serving people with vision impairments.
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust at a glance
In short: Allene Reuss Memorial Trust gave $959K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $44K), mostly in New York. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $959,000
- -21.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- -12.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $43,591
- -10.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $13,658,668
- +2.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (2 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (80% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Allene Reuss Memorial Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 185, Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0185
Phone: (212) 922-6636
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Allene Reuss Memorial Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kings Bay Ym-YWHA ($100K). Together the top 10 received $649K.
Grant Size Distribution
103 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 103 (62%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in New York received 80% of grant dollars, followed by recipients in Pennsylvania (7%), California (5%), Michigan (4%), and Kentucky (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Allene Reuss Memorial Trust open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 22 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $63K; repeat grants $42K. How we count
Medians: $63K first-time, $40K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 123% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $663K (2020) to $1.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $959K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Bay Ym-YWHA Brooklyn, NY | General Operating | $100,000 |
| Visions Endicott, NY | General Operating | $100,000 |
| FMDG Music School New York, NY | General Operating | $75,000 |
| Via Visually Impaired Advancement Buffalo, NY | General Operating | $65,000 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for Theblind Warrington, PA | General Operating | $64,000 |
| Northside Center New York, NY | General Operating | $50,000 |
| Optometric Center of New York New York, NY | General Operating | $50,000 |
| Freedom Guide Dogs for the Blind Cassville, NY | General Operating | $50,000 |
| Benetech Palo Alto, CA | General Operating | $50,000 |
| The New York Foundling Brooklyn, NY | General Operating | $45,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The Trust’s filing type is Form 990-PF.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,658,668 | $1,438,107 | $1,105,063 | $959,000 | 22 | $1,011,405 | $1,350,868 | $824,434 |
| 2024 | $13,300,555 | $1,008,346 | $1,368,625 | $1,221,000 | 25 | $1,269,604 | $926,862 | $784,663 |
| 2023 | $13,659,897 | $1,146,931 | $926,591 | $791,500 | 19 | $834,920 | $1,070,538 | $719,282 |
| 2022 | $13,440,849 | $1,019,456 | $920,245 | $789,000 | 19 | $829,429 | $943,504 | $743,326 |
| 2021 | $13,343,318 | $1,843,193 | $863,001 | $735,074 | 18 | $776,022 | $1,775,369 | $831,901 |
| 2020 | $12,356,141 | $938,196 | $769,732 | $662,500 | 17 | — | $879,021 | $719,535 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Allene Reuss Memorial Trust reported a distributable amount of $824K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the Trust is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own missions include community services, education, cultural and recreational programs, and services for people with vision impairments. For example, Kings Bay YM-YWHA says its mission is to enhance community life through educational, cultural, social, and recreational programs. Via Visually Impaired Advancement says it helps people with vision impairments achieve their highest level of independence.
Other supported organizations describe their work as training and placing guide dogs, restoring sight and preventing blindness, and connecting people with art. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not stated priorities of the Trust.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the Trust made 22 grants totaling $959,000. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $100,000, with a median of $40,000. Notable grants included $100,000 each to Kings Bay YM-YWHA and Visions; $75,000 to FMDG Music School; $65,000 to VIA Visually Impaired Advancement; and $64,000 to Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. The listed grant purposes were general operating support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Richard H Pershan Esq as co-trustee and BNY Mellon N A as trustee.
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
BNY Mellon N A
Trustee
Trustee → Co-Trustee, 2023
Co-Trustee → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$70K (2020) → $109K (2025)
Richard H. Pershan Esq.
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$17K (2020) → $20K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $109K, to BNY Mellon N a (Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Allene Reuss Memorial Trust
How much does Allene Reuss Memorial Trust give each year?
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust gave $959K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 25 grants.
What is Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's typical grant size?
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $43,591, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Allene Reuss Memorial Trust that year got $63K on average.
Where does Allene Reuss Memorial Trust give grants?
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust gives mostly in New York: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (7%) and California (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (9 grants) and Brooklyn, NY (3 grants).
Does Allene Reuss Memorial Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (22 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's largest grantees?
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Kings Bay Ym-YWHA ($100,000), Visions ($100,000) and FMDG Music School ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Allene Reuss Memorial Trust?
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust reported $13.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $824K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Allene Reuss Memorial Trust fund?
No mission statement for the Trust is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations whose own missions include community services, education, cultural and recreational programs, and services for people with vision impairments. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Allene Reuss Memorial Trust?
The Trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's EIN?
Allene Reuss Memorial Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7086745. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Allene Reuss Memorial Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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