Pauline Auberle Foundation
To promote the health, education, and welfare of individuals and families.
Pauline Auberle Foundation at a glance
In short: Pauline Auberle Foundation gave $473K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $237K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $473,033
- +16.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $236,517
- -41.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $236,517
- Total assets
- $10,164,445
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pauline Auberle Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Auberle ($460K). Together the top 2 received $473K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 6 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Pauline Auberle Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $232K (2021) to $636K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $473K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Auberle McKeesport, PA | Support Auberle | $459,896 |
| Ward Home Inc McKeesport, PA | Support | $13,137 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,164,445 | $1,878,357 | $2,254,059 | $473,033 | 2 | $136,164 |
| 2024 | $10,032,350 | $2,344,513 | $1,791,042 | $406,029 | 1 | $169,849 |
| 2023 | $9,128,580 | $1,071,374 | $1,801,768 | $636,420 | 1 | $209,764 |
| 2022 | $9,884,881 | $1,144,594 | $1,503,210 | $532,871 | 1 | $192,479 |
| 2021 | $10,880,974 | $1,343,659 | $1,221,350 | $232,446 | 1 | $343,264 |
| 2020 | $10,122,813 | $1,498,012 | $1,536,167 | $437,381 | 1 | $90,666 |
About Pauline Auberle Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Pauline Auberle Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in McKeesport, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $473K. Net investment income was $136K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pauline Auberle Foundation is led by James Wilding, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2023); none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Wilding
Chair
Secretary → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bishop David Zubik
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Robinette
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Meadows
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Coury
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Balbier
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abram Weimer
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Vitsas
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Lloyd
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darla Poole
COO & Curren
Chief Operating Officer → COO, 2021
COO → COO & Curren, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Dejong PhD
Board Member
Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Ridge
Vice Chair
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lydia Guthrie
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Jeffrey Kent (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: John P. Lydon (2020–2024) — CEO
- Former: Richard Gasperini (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rodney Prystash (2020–2024) — Director of Op An
- Former: Brandon Dudt-Mulzet (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Christine Tobias (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jennifer Ploskina (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven Massaro (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: William G. West Jr. (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Deborah Morehead (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Wilding (2022) — Director
- Former: John Ciccolella (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronald Ott (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Steven Guy (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Katie Belonus (2020) — Director
- Former: Lyndsay Ferencak (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Fragasso (2020) — Director
- Former: Vincent Locher (2020) — Director
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.
Frequently asked questions about Pauline Auberle Foundation
How much does Pauline Auberle Foundation give each year?
Pauline Auberle Foundation gave $473K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $406K across 1 grant.
How large is Pauline Auberle Foundation?
Pauline Auberle Foundation reported $10.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.
What is Pauline Auberle Foundation?
Pauline Auberle Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in McKeesport, PA. It holds $10.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pauline Auberle Foundation operate?
Pauline Auberle Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.
What is Pauline Auberle Foundation's EIN?
Pauline Auberle Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1344183. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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