Dorothy F Waring Charitable

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 23-6023368

Dorothy F Waring Charitable is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $230K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $20K.

Dorothy F Waring Charitable at a glance

In short: Dorothy F Waring Charitable gave $10K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$9,716
-33.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,239
-33.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,023
Total assets
$230,142
+4.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Dorothy F Waring Charitable funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Rector Wardens and Vestrymen of: $4KRector Wardens and Vestrymenof$4KUnited Way of Greater Union County Inc: $4KUnited Way of Greater UnionCounty Inc$4KMuhlenberg Regional Medical Center: $2KMuhlenberg Regional MedicalCenter$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Rector Wardens and Vestrymen of ($4K). Together the top 3 received $10K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

PlainfieldElizabethEdisonPrinceton

How Dorothy F Waring Charitable gives

  • Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 77% 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$5K$10K$15K$20K5 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2025) to $17K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rector Wardens and Vestrymen of Plainfield, NJGeneral Support$4,023
United Way of Greater Union County Inc Elizabeth, NJGeneral Support$4,023
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center Plainfield, NJGeneral Support$1,670
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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$230,142$23,257$14,325$9,7163$10,544$19,795$13,670
2024$221,158$18,880$20,314$14,6293$15,738$14,159$13,178
2023$222,748$8,829$22,552$17,0444$17,316$3,488$14,901
2022$233,562$8,257$20,315$14,5293$14,793$3,175$17,309
2021$241,235$24,092$18,791$12,7713$13,068$17,327$14,826
2020$235,960$8,029$19,766$12,3425—$2,725$13,036

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dorothy F Waring Charitable reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dorothy F Waring Charitable's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • PNC Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $5K (2020) → $4K (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

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 Dorothy F Waring Charitable

How much does Dorothy F Waring Charitable give each year?

Dorothy F Waring Charitable gave $10K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 3 grants.

What is Dorothy F Waring Charitable's typical grant size?

Dorothy F Waring Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $4,023, and its average grant was $3,239, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Dorothy F Waring Charitable give grants?

Dorothy F Waring Charitable gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Plainfield, NJ (2 grants).

Does Dorothy F Waring Charitable give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Dorothy F Waring Charitable's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Dorothy F Waring Charitable?

Dorothy F Waring Charitable reported $230K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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 Dorothy F Waring Charitable's EIN?

Dorothy F Waring Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6023368. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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