Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 34-6518704

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $139K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $8K.

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,981
+47.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,745
+47.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$50
Total assets
$139,008
-0.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Toledo Community Foundation: $7KToledo Community Foundation$7KSisters of Mercy: $50Sisters of Mercy$50Sunset Retirement Communities: $50Sunset Retirement Communities$50Toledo Museum of Art: $50Toledo Museum of Art$50

The largest 2025 recipient was Toledo Community Foundation ($7K). Together the top 4 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ToledoFremont

How Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$2K$4K$6K$8K4 grants2019 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $7K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Toledo Community Foundation Toledo, OHGeneral Support$6,831
Sisters of Mercy Fremont, OHGeneral Support$50
Sunset Retirement Communities Toledo, OHGeneral Support$50
Toledo Museum of Art Toledo, OHGeneral Support$50
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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$139,008$9,801$10,856$6,9814$8,736$7,691$8,134
2024$139,993$829$7,416$4,7244$5,339$1,636$7,596
2023$146,842$2,118$10,765$7,1224$9,532$2,409$7,134
2022$155,283$6,156$8,840$6,5104$7,457$5,275$8,069
2021$157,874$22,841$7,795$5,7484—$21,256$8,018
2019$146,826$39,469$8,505$5,3644—$38,220$6,583

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • PNC Bank N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2023) → $3K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: PNC Bank NA (2019–2022) — 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: $3KPNC Bank N aTrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust

How much does Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust give each year?

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 4 grants.

What is Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $50, and its average grant was $1,745, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust give grants?

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Toledo, OH (3 grants).

Does Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust?

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust reported $139K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust's EIN?

Emma Boice Hays Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6518704. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 14, 2020)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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