Heck Lillian Memorial Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 25-1818905

Heck Lillian Memorial Fund is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $145K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4K. Net investment income was $27K.

Heck Lillian Memorial Fund at a glance

In short: Heck Lillian Memorial Fund gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,136
+11.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,136
+11.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,136
Total assets
$145,397
+17.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (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 Heck Lillian Memorial Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Butler Area Public Library: $4KButler Area Public Library$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Butler Area Public Library ($4K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Butler

How Heck Lillian Memorial Fund gives

  • Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 67% 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$2K$4K$6K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $594 (2020) to $4K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Butler Area Public Library Butler, PAGeneral Support$4,136
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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$145,397$28,438$6,341$4,1361$4,556$26,660$6,846
2024$123,314$3,307$5,990$3,7001$4,133$2,623$6,810
2023$125,952$1,771$5,804$3,8161$4,767$3,432$6,226
2022$129,976$2,692$4,692$2,5011$3,438$2,498$6,497
2021$131,958$12,690$3,540$1,4221$2,465$11,035$7,213
2020$122,778$3,420$3,876$5941—$2,333$6,161
2019$123,469$33,184$3,306$1,3201—$32,206$5,437

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Heck Lillian Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Heck Lillian Memorial Fund'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) → $2K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: PNC Bank (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: $2KPNC Bank N aTrustee$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $2K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Heck Lillian Memorial Fund

How much does Heck Lillian Memorial Fund give each year?

Heck Lillian Memorial Fund gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 1 grant.

How large is Heck Lillian Memorial Fund?

Heck Lillian Memorial Fund reported $145K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (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.

Where does Heck Lillian Memorial Fund operate?

Heck Lillian Memorial Fund has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Heck Lillian Memorial Fund's EIN?

Heck Lillian Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1818905. 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.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 24, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 26, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 21, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)

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