Charles Loehr Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 34-6792962
EducationHealthHuman services

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $848K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $70K.

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Charles Loehr Charitable Trust gave $42K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$42,379
+23.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,709
-31.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,879
Total assets
$848,033
+2.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Charles Loehr Charitable Trust

Who Charles Loehr Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc: $7KNational Inventors Hall ofFame Inc$7KAmerican Red Cross of Heartland: $7KAmerican Red Cross ofHeartland$7KAdaptive Sports Ohio: $7KAdaptive Sports Ohio$7KHealthcare 2000 Community Outreach Inc: $5KHealthcare 2000 CommunityOutreach Inc$5KChristian Childrens Home of Ohio: $5KChristian Childrens Home ofOhio$5KVantage Aging: $4KVantage Aging$4KSalvation Army National Corp: $3KSalvation Army National Corp$3KWayne Center for the Arts: $3KWayne Center for the Arts$3KCatholic Charities Corporation: $2KCatholic Charities Corporation$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc ($7K). Together the top 9 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

WoosterNorth CantonAkronDaltonClevelandAlexandriaNew York

How Charles Loehr Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$20K$40K$60K7 grants2019 6 grants2020 6 grants2021 9 grants2022 8 grants2023 5 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $34K (2021) to $54K (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $42K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc North Canton, OHGeneral Support$7,000
American Red Cross of Heartland Cleveland, OHGeneral Support$7,000
Adaptive Sports Ohio Wooster, OHGeneral Support$6,500
Healthcare 2000 Community Outreach Inc New York, NYGeneral Support$5,000
Christian Childrens Home of Ohio Wooster, OHGeneral Support$4,879
Vantage Aging Akron, OHWayne County Seniors$4,000
Salvation Army National Corp Alexandria, VAGeneral Support$3,000
Wayne Center for the Arts Wooster, OHGeneral Support$3,000
Catholic Charities Corporation Cleveland, OHGeneral Support$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$848,033$73,997$52,447$42,3799$47,672$70,141$49,464
2024$826,403$51,366$43,037$34,2065$38,643$47,233$46,816
2023$818,382$26,504$50,814$38,8988$47,019$21,320$42,327
2022$842,271$2,483$68,200$54,4589$59,952$12,818$44,392
2021$906,725$105,242$34,291$33,8226$34,022$102,392$54,658
2020$836,000$1,680$64,362$41,2466—$9,848$42,608
2019$900,497$143,041$35,702$35,5027—$142,907$41,446

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Charles Loehr Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2022 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • PNC Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $11K (2022) → $4K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: PNC Bank NA (2019–2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

PNC Bank N a — Trustee: $4KPNC Bank N aTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Charles Loehr Charitable Trust

How much does Charles Loehr Charitable Trust give each year?

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust gave $42K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $34K across 5 grants.

What is Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $4,879, and its average grant was $4,709, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Charles Loehr Charitable Trust give grants?

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust gives mostly in Ohio: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (12%) and Virginia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Wooster, OH (3 grants) and Cleveland, OH (2 grants).

Does Charles Loehr Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 89% of Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include National Inventors Hall of Fame Inc ($7,000), American Red Cross of Heartland ($7,000) and Adaptive Sports Ohio ($6,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Charles Loehr Charitable Trust?

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust reported $848K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $48K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Charles Loehr Charitable Trust?

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $848K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's EIN?

Charles Loehr Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6792962. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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