Duke Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 26-2135688

Duke Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $71K. Net investment income was $84K.

Key facts about Duke Family Foundation

In short: Duke Family Foundation gave $71K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
26-2135688
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$70,600
Grants made (2025)
7
Average grant
$10,086
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,596,356
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.6M

+11.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$71K

+11.2% YoY

Grant Count

7

-12.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+27.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Duke Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $74K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Duke Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−7%). 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of all 7 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

PittsburghWauchulaDuquesneHagerstownWexfordRichmondAndoverGlenshawGreensburgJuno BeachSharpsburgStaten Island

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K9 grants201912 grants202011 grants202110 grants202210 grants20238 grants20247 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Women's Center & Shelter of Greater PGH: $12KWomen's Center & Shelter ofGreater PGH$12KCenter for Great Apes: $10KCenter for Great Apes$10KGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $10KGreater Pittsburgh CommunityFood Bank$10KPittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium: $10KPittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium$10KShadyside Hospital Foundation: $10KShadyside Hospital Foundation$10KThe Westmoreland Museum of American Art: $10KThe Westmoreland Museum ofAmerican Art$10KSurgicorps International: $9KSurgicorps International$9K

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
WOMEN'S CENTER & SHELTER OF GREATER PGH Pittsburgh, PAHELP WOMEN'S CENTER & SHELTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN AT THEIR MOST CRITICAL TIMES OF NEED.$12,000
CENTER FOR GREAT APES Wauchula, FLCONTRIBUTION TO THE CENTER FOR GREAT APES.$10,000
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK Duquesne, PADONATION TO PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK.$10,000
PITTSBURGH ZOO & PPG AQUARIUM Pittsburgh, PADONATION TO THE PITTSBURGH ZOO.$10,000
SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Pittsburgh, PADONATION TO SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION$10,000
THE WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Greensburg, PADONATION TO WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF ART$10,000
SURGICORPS INTERNATIONAL Glenshaw, PADONATION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE TO COUNTRIES WHERE IT IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE.$8,600

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,596,356$1,428,312$1,379,511
Revenue$84,049$61,825$30,107
Expenses$74,251$64,261$71,707
Qualifying Distributions$70,600$63,500$66,400
Net Investment Income$84,049$61,825$29,755
Distributable Amount$73,818$70,540$63,591

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 10, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Duke Family Foundation is led by Patricia D. Leclere, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patricia D. Leclere

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Leclere Hilliard

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Duke Family Foundation

How much does Duke Family Foundation give each year?

Duke Family Foundation gave $71K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $64K across 8 grants.

What is Duke Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Duke Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,086, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Duke Family Foundation give grants?

Duke Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (3 grants).

Does Duke Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Duke Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Duke Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Duke Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Women's Center & Shelter of Greater PGH ($12,000), Center for Great Apes ($10,000) and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 45% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Duke Family Foundation?

Duke Family Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $71K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $74K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Duke Family Foundation?

Duke Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Duke Family Foundation's EIN?

Duke Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2135688. 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.

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