Petok Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sewickley, PA EIN: 23-7890011

Petok Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sewickley, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $41K.

Petok Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Petok Charitable Foundation gave $41K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$41,339
+5132.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$13,780
+1644.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,169
Primary geography
California (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 Petok Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

DAFGIVING360: $36K across 2 grantsDAFGIVING360$36K · 2 grantsJewish Family Service LA: $5KJewish Family Service LA$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was DAFGIVING360 ($36K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $41K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

MorristownLos AngelesSan FranciscoNew York

How Petok Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 1819% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 587% 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$20K$40K$60K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $406 (2020) to $41K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $41K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
DAFGIVING360 San Francisco, CASocial Support$18,170
DAFGIVING360 San Francisco, CASocial Support$18,169
Jewish Family Service LA Los Angeles, CASocial Services Support$5,000
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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—$-272$44,554$41,3393$7,930—$1,351
2024$30,395$1,859$1,122$7901$790$1,528$1,530
2023$29,659$223$329———$58$1,407
2022$29,765$40$4,621$2,1542$4,254$305$1,483
2021$34,346$2,304$2,200$1,7891$1,789$1,918$2,154
2020$34,254$1,405$736$4061—$1,086$1,789

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Petok Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Petok Charitable Foundation is led by Fayne Petok, Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fayne Petok

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Barkin

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Edward B. Aufman

    Manager

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 Petok Charitable Foundation

How much does Petok Charitable Foundation give each year?

Petok Charitable Foundation gave $41K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $790 across 1 grant.

What is Petok Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Petok Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $18,169, and its average grant was $13,780, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Petok Charitable Foundation give grants?

Petok Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (2 grants).

Does Petok Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Petok Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How much is Petok Charitable Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Petok Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Petok Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Petok Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7890011. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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