Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee is a private foundation located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing describes charitable activities supporting seminarians or candidates for priesthood in the Greek Orthodox Church and qualifying students with Greek Orthodox Church ties in western Pennsylvania who need help with post-secondary education expenses.
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee at a glance
In short: Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee gave $113K across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $113,000
- -2.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- +20.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,897
- -19.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $1,377,192
- -5.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (40% 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 Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee
- How to Apply
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The filing says to request applications from First Commonwealth Trust Company. It describes the restriction as assistance for qualifying priesthood students in the western Pennsylvania area with ties to the Greek Orthodox Church for post-secondary education expenses. The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists August 1.
- Deadline
- The filing lists August 1.
- Contact
Application contact: First Commonweatlh Trust Company
Mailing address: 111 S Main St, Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: (724) 834-6062
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
103 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 103 grants of 103 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing describes assistance for qualifying students in western Pennsylvania. The 2025 grant dollars were reported as 40% to recipients in Massachusetts, 33% in Pennsylvania, 22% in Ohio, and 5% in an unspecified state.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
Cities
How Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 110% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $113K (2025) to $134K (2022). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $113K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $113,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation reported 29 grants in 2025, 24 in 2024, and 18 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,377,192 | $133,148 | $148,671 | $113,000 | 29 | $127,931 | $115,727 | $116,339 |
| 2024 | $1,455,810 | $288,497 | $147,333 | $115,400 | 24 | $129,952 | $272,380 | $113,661 |
| 2023 | $1,310,808 | $69,693 | $156,877 | $125,000 | 18 | $138,986 | $53,974 | $106,632 |
| 2022 | $1,383,059 | $73,315 | $168,808 | $134,468 | 14 | $148,471 | $56,971 | $112,137 |
| 2021 | $1,480,402 | $160,454 | $157,314 | $121,000 | 18 | $121,000 | $120,607 | $105,322 |
| 2020 | $1,475,262 | $66,402 | $171,170 | $122,000 | 29 | — | $13,696 | $106,808 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee reported a distributable amount of $116K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated activities are to provide scholarships to seminarians or candidates for priesthood in the Greek Orthodox Church and to assist qualifying students in the western Pennsylvania area with ties to the Greek Orthodox Church with post-secondary education expenses.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 29 grants totaling $113,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $9,000, with a median of $3,500. The listed grants were to individual recipients for individual scholarships; the largest was $9,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists First Commonwealth Bank-Trust as trustee.
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee's only listed officer is First Commonwealth Bank-Trust, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
First Commonwealth Bank-Trust
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$27K (2022) → $28K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Todd T. Turin (2020–2021) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $28K, to First Commonwealth Bank-Trust (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee
How much does Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee give each year?
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee gave $113K across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $115K across 24 grants.
What is Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee's typical grant size?
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $3,897, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee give grants?
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee's top state is Massachusetts, with 40% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (33%) and Ohio (22%).
Does Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Individual Scholarship" (29 grants).
How large is Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee?
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $128K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $116K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee fund?
The foundation’s stated activities are to provide scholarships to seminarians or candidates for priesthood in the Greek Orthodox Church and to assist qualifying students in the western Pennsylvania area with ties to the Greek Orthodox Church with post-secondary education expenses. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee?
The filing says to request applications from First Commonwealth Trust Company. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee's EIN?
Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6175080. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
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