Somerville Foundation
The IRS filing identifies Somerville Foundation as a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (EIN 35-6547210). Its 2025 filing reports one grant, described as a scholarship.
Somerville Foundation at a glance
In short: Somerville Foundation gave $170K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $170K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $169,819
- +1.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -91.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $169,819
- +1122.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $169,819
- Total assets
- $2,962,321
- +3.2% 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 October 2026.
How to apply to Somerville Foundation
- How to Apply
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The 2023 filing directs applicants to the scholarship website’s applications section and to the guidelines for the Grahame and Thelma Somerville Scholarship. It states that submissions must be postmarked by March 18.
- Contact
Application contact: Alexis Lundeen Pnc Bank Na
Mailing address: 1900 E 9Th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 222-2799
Website: https://somerville-foundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Somerville Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
63 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 61 grants of 63 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing shows that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania; the listed recipient is in Pittsburgh. Separately, the website describes a focus on Somerville, Massachusetts, but its relationship to the Pittsburgh filer is not established.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Somerville Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $125K (2019) to $367K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $170K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $169,819 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,962,321 | $284,088 | $214,923 | $169,819 | 1 | $189,935 | $261,300 | $192,823 |
| 2024 | $2,871,707 | $149,683 | $210,768 | $166,661 | 12 | $187,817 | $127,480 | $190,975 |
| 2023 | $2,908,154 | $110,317 | $405,768 | $366,704 | 28 | $384,377 | $96,602 | $184,334 |
| 2022 | $3,184,327 | $105,580 | $203,528 | $158,087 | 11 | $178,877 | $87,054 | $387,494 |
| 2021 | $3,065,124 | $262,198 | $368,223 | $326,709 | 11 | — | $240,889 | $179,832 |
| 2020 | $3,172,570 | $8,128 | $203,796 | $165,187 | 8 | — | $57,128 | $345,989 |
| 2019 | $3,181,391 | $203,128 | $171,151 | $125,400 | 2 | — | $134,107 | $208,655 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Somerville Foundation reported a distributable amount of $193K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Somerville Foundation website says it reinvests community growth resources in Somerville to create a more equitable and vibrant city. It describes work to build nonprofit infrastructure, support leadership, and strengthen community-led initiatives. Its stated services include collaborative grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, and administrative support for grassroots initiatives.
The website also describes an Innovations in Education grant program and lists previously funded school projects, including kindergarten literacy instruction and a sensory space for students. The available information does not establish that this website’s programs belong to the Pittsburgh filer.
Grantmaking
The Pittsburgh filer reported $169,819 in grants across one grant in 2025; that sole grant was also the smallest, largest, and median grant for the year. The listed recipient is “an individual recipient,” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the stated purpose is scholarship. In 2024, it reported 12 grants totaling $166,661; in 2023, it reported 28 grants totaling $366,704.
The 2023 filing gives application instructions for the Grahame and Thelma Somerville Scholarship: applicants were directed to the scholarship website’s applications section, with guidelines on the scholarship page. It lists PNC Bank NA as the contact and says submissions must be postmarked no later than March 18. These instructions are from the 2023 filing.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The Pittsburgh filer’s 2025 filing lists PNC BANK NA as trustee.
Somerville Foundation's only listed officer is PNC Bank NA, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
PNC Bank NA
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$28K (2019) → $37K (2025)
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $37K, to PNC Bank NA (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Somerville Foundation
How much does Somerville Foundation give each year?
Somerville Foundation gave $170K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $167K across 12 grants.
How large is Somerville Foundation?
Somerville Foundation reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $190K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $193K (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 does Somerville Foundation fund?
The Somerville Foundation website says it reinvests community growth resources in Somerville to create a more equitable and vibrant city. It describes work to build nonprofit infrastructure, support leadership, and strengthen community-led initiatives. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Somerville Foundation?
The 2023 filing directs applicants to the scholarship website’s applications section and to the guidelines for the Grahame and Thelma Somerville Scholarship. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Somerville Foundation make grants?
The 2025 filing shows that 100% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania; the listed recipient is in Pittsburgh. Separately, the website describes a focus on Somerville, Massachusetts, but its relationship to the Pittsburgh filer is not established.
What is Somerville Foundation's EIN?
Somerville Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-6547210. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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