Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $307K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $16K.
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund at a glance
In short: Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund gave $16K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,949
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,278
- +34.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $306,752
- -1.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 64 grants of 64 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−1%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 122% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2020) to $16K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $15,949 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $306,752 | $19,808 | $24,853 | $15,949 | 7 | $21,694 | $15,718 | $17,792 |
| 2024 | $311,765 | $18,067 | $26,311 | $15,214 | 9 | $21,027 | $14,997 | $18,275 |
| 2023 | $318,842 | $99,258 | $24,339 | $15,672 | 10 | $21,456 | $96,891 | $18,170 |
| 2022 | $240,632 | $30,278 | $24,248 | $16,085 | 19 | $21,239 | $27,545 | $18,120 |
| 2021 | $234,018 | $20,808 | $21,603 | $13,733 | 19 | — | $18,011 | $20,949 |
| 2020 | $232,428 | $14,023 | $20,651 | $13,099 | 12 | — | $11,171 | $16,138 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
PNC Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
$5K (2023) → $5K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: PNC Bank NA (2020–2022) — Trustee
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 $5K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund
How much does Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund give each year?
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund gave $16K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 9 grants.
What is Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund's typical grant size?
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,278, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund give grants?
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (7 grants).
How large is Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund?
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund reported $307K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $22K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN?
Bernowski Scholarship Trust Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6534799. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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