Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund
Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund is a private foundation, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6K in total assets. In 2025, it made $12 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $203.
Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,140
- +3.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $251
- -15.5% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $12
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $63
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund funds
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Where this funder awards grants
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How Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund gives
- In 2025 it paid out 4% 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 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $21K (2019). In 2020 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.
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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 | $6,140 | $251 | $63 | — | — | $12 | $203 | $295 |
| 2024 | $5,949 | $297 | $63 | — | — | $11 | $250 | $284 |
| 2023 | $5,713 | $276 | $58 | — | — | $28 | $248 | $273 |
| 2022 | $5,502 | $85 | $55 | — | — | $28 | $58 | $269 |
| 2021 | $5,491 | $2 | $55 | — | — | $27 | — | $272 |
| 2020 | $5,545 | $90 | $15,098 | $15,000 | 2 | — | $43 | $427 |
| 2019 | $20,553 | $589 | $20,948 | $20,666 | 1 | — | $452 | $1,298 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $295 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
PNC Bank N A
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$274 (2019) → $60 (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 $60, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund
How large is Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund?
Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund reported $6K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $295 (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.
Where does Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund operate?
Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund has awarded grants in Michigan, Pennsylvania.
What is Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund's EIN?
Sylvester Christie Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6144355. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 30, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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