Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 61-6158566

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $71K. Net investment income was $104K.

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char at a glance

In short: Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char gave $71K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$71,040
-4.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,893
-4.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$1,490,436
+1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Kentucky (68% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char

Who Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Salvation Army National Corp: $15KSalvation Army National Corp$15KHope Academy for Kids: $15KHope Academy for Kids$15KInc CASA of the Heartland: $15KInc CASA of the Heartland$15KHelping Hand of Hope Inc: $10KHelping Hand of Hope Inc$10KBoys and Girls Club: $5KBoys and Girls Club$5KFriends of Hardin County Animals Inc: $3KFriends of Hardin CountyAnimals Inc$3KProject Learn Inc: $3KProject Learn Inc$3KAmerican Red Cross: $3KAmerican Red Cross$3KFeeding America Kentucky's Heartland: $3KFeeding America Kentucky'sHeartland$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Salvation Army National Corp ($15K). Together the top 9 received $71K.

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

ElizabethtownLouisvilleLowellAlexandriaAtlantaBoston

How Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char 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$80K8 grants2020 9 grants2021 9 grants2022 9 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $59K (2023) to $74K (2022). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $71K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation Army National Corp Alexandria, VAGeneral Support$15,040
Hope Academy for Kids Elizabethtown, KYGeneral Support$15,000
Inc CASA of the Heartland Elizabethtown, KYGeneral Support$15,000
Helping Hand of Hope Inc Elizabethtown, KYEmergency Assistance$10,000
Boys and Girls Club Atlanta, GAGeneral Support$5,000
Friends of Hardin County Animals Inc Elizabethtown, KYGeneral Support$3,000
Project Learn Inc Lowell, MEGeneral Support$3,000
American Red Cross Louisville, KYServices to the Armed$2,500
Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland Elizabethtown, KYMobile Food Pantries$2,500
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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$1,490,436$120,155$97,208$71,0409$79,767$103,783$83,005
2024$1,467,146$86,512$98,170$74,0099$82,356$62,975$79,387
2023$1,479,235$-14,837$97,084$59,3639$66,936$37,104$84,082
2022$1,578,088$627,450$100,426$74,2839$83,406$611,830$65,986
2021$1,051,671$89,017$93,304$67,0589$75,986$72,421$83,211
2020$1,055,925$59,140$81,022$61,7428—$43,760$70,892

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char reported a distributable amount of $83K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char'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

    $19K (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: $19KPNC Bank N aTrustee$19K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $19K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char

How much does Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char give each year?

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char gave $71K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $74K across 9 grants.

What is Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char's typical grant size?

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $7,893, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char give grants?

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char gives mostly in Kentucky: 68% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Virginia (21%) and Georgia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Elizabethtown, KY (5 grants).

Does Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char's largest grantees?

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char's largest 2025 grantees include Salvation Army National Corp ($15,040), Hope Academy for Kids ($15,000) and Inc CASA of the Heartland ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char?

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $80K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $83K (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 Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char's EIN?

Mary Cofer Trigg Tuw Char's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-6158566. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 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 16, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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