Emagene K Wheeler Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 46-7192323

Emagene K Wheeler Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $63K. Net investment income was $82K.

Emagene K Wheeler Trust at a glance

In short: Emagene K Wheeler Trust gave $63K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $32K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$63,380
+20.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$31,690
+20.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$31,690
Total assets
$1,187,953
+1.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (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 Emagene K Wheeler Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Wayside Christian Mission: $42KWayside Christian Mission$42KParr-Frans Cemetery Fund: $21KParr-Frans Cemetery Fund$21K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wayside Christian Mission ($42K). Together the top 2 received $63K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BattletownLouisville

How Emagene K Wheeler Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). 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$60K$80K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2024) to $63K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $63K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wayside Christian Mission Louisville, KYGeneral Support$42,249
Parr-Frans Cemetery Fund Battletown, KYGeneral Support$21,131
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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$1,187,953$99,332$85,397$63,3802$67,431$82,344$70,366
2024$1,173,625$66,907$72,566$52,5072$56,360$50,826$67,233
2023$1,179,747$4,713$72,286$54,6022$63,308$21,179$61,213
2022$1,246,862$-15,551$84,800$61,0242$70,234$17,709$63,812
2021$1,345,486$200,080$75,494$54,0062$64,510$189,182$71,528
2020$1,221,377$-37,741$74,335$55,7652—$19,096$62,901

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Emagene K Wheeler Trust reported a distributable amount of $70K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Emagene K Wheeler Trust's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • PNC Bank N A

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $20K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: PNC Bank NA (2020–2024) — 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

PNC Bank N a — Trustee: $20KPNC Bank N aTrustee$20K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $20K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Emagene K Wheeler Trust

How much does Emagene K Wheeler Trust give each year?

Emagene K Wheeler Trust gave $63K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $53K across 2 grants.

How large is Emagene K Wheeler Trust?

Emagene K Wheeler Trust reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $67K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $70K (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 Emagene K Wheeler Trust?

Emagene K Wheeler Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Emagene K Wheeler Trust operate?

Emagene K Wheeler Trust has awarded grants in Kentucky.

What is Emagene K Wheeler Trust's EIN?

Emagene K Wheeler Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-7192323. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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