Edith C Justus Tuw

Foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-6031057
Arts and cultureMuseumsEducationPhilanthropyNonprofits

Edith C Justus Tuw is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 11 grants totaling $301K. Net investment income was $341K.

Key facts about Edith C Justus Tuw

In short: Edith C Justus Tuw gave $301K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 55% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
25-6031057
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$300,865
Grants made (2025)
11
Average grant
$27,351
Median grant
$13,000
New grantees (estimate)
55% first-time grantees (6 of 11, 2025)
Total assets
$6,713,679
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (72% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.7M

-0.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$301K

+15.2% YoY

Grant Count

11

+57.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27K

-26.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Edith C Justus Tuw reported a distributable amount of $362K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Edith C Justus Tuw open to new grantees?

55%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 11 grantees (55%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $40K; repeat grants $13K. How we count

Medians: $41K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 27% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of all 11 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Oil CityBapchuleCrossnoreRenoSenecaChicagoJohnstownSan Antonio

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K8 grants20198 grants20207 grants20219 grants202210 grants20237 grants202411 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Family Services & Children's Aid: $85KFamily Services & Children'sAid$85KNational Council of Young Mens Christian: $58KNational Council of Young MensChristian$58KVenango Chamber Foundation: $57KVenango Chamber Foundation$57KBridge Builders Community Foundation: $51KBridge Builders CommunityFoundation$51KYoung Womens Christian Association: $25KYoung Womens ChristianAssociation$25KOil City Area Meals-on-Wheels Inc: $13KOil City Area Meals-on-WheelsInc$13KUnited Way of Venango County: $11KUnited Way of Venango County$11KCrossnore School: $1KCrossnore School$1KFirst Presbyterian Church: $500First Presbyterian Church$5001ST Presbyterian Church: $251ST Presbyterian Church$25

Grant Size Distribution

44 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K10$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
FAMILY SERVICES & CHILDREN'S AID Oil City, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$85,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN Chicago, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$58,497
VENANGO CHAMBER FOUNDATION Oil City, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$56,518
BRIDGE BUILDERS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Oil City, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$50,750
YOUNG WOMENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION San Antonio, TXGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
OIL CITY AREA MEALS-ON-WHEELS INC Seneca, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$13,000
UNITED WAY OF VENANGO COUNTY Reno, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$10,500
CROSSNORE SCHOOL Crossnore, NCSCHOLARSHIPS$1,050
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Johnstown, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$500
1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Oil City, PAGENERAL SUPPORT$25

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,713,679$6,727,073$6,061,994
Revenue$398,152$1,018,844$322,736
Expenses$412,473$351,567$349,966
Qualifying Distributions$332,892$294,158$314,986
Net Investment Income$341,280$964,239$290,262
Distributable Amount$361,720$333,955$309,254

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  8. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  9. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
  10. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
  11. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
  12. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Edith C Justus Tuw'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

    $63K (2022) → $68K (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: $68KPNC Bank N aTrustee$68K

Frequently asked questions about Edith C Justus Tuw

How much does Edith C Justus Tuw give each year?

Edith C Justus Tuw gave $301K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $261K across 7 grants.

What is Edith C Justus Tuw's typical grant size?

Edith C Justus Tuw's median grant in 2025 was $13,000, and its average grant was $27,351, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Edith C Justus Tuw that year got $40K on average.

Where does Edith C Justus Tuw give grants?

Edith C Justus Tuw gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Illinois (19%) and Texas (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oil City, PA (4 grants).

Does Edith C Justus Tuw give general operating support?

Yes: 91% of Edith C Justus Tuw's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Edith C Justus Tuw's largest grantees?

Edith C Justus Tuw's largest 2025 grantees include Family Services & Children's Aid ($85,000), National Council of Young Mens Christian ($58,497) and Venango Chamber Foundation ($56,518), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Edith C Justus Tuw?

Edith C Justus Tuw reported $6.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $333K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $362K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Edith C Justus Tuw?

Edith C Justus Tuw is a private foundation focused on Arts and culture, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $6.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Edith C Justus Tuw's EIN?

Edith C Justus Tuw's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6031057. 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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