Winning Charles D Scholarship

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pittsburgh, PA EIN: 34-6902315
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Winning Charles D Scholarship is a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports scholarship grants to individual recipients in Pittsburgh, with all listed grant dollars going to recipients in Pennsylvania.

Winning Charles D Scholarship at a glance

In short: Winning Charles D Scholarship gave $16K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,000
+77.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
16
+77.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$357,501
+3.0% 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 Winning Charles D Scholarship

Contact

Application contact: Shanna Mayberry Trust Officer
Mailing address: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 258-3051
Email: shanna.mayberry@pnc.com

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Winning Charles D Scholarship funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Alexander Duenas Co PNC Bank: $1KAlexander Duenas Co PNC Bank$1KAnderson Scott Co PNC Bank: $1KAnderson Scott Co PNC Bank$1KBehlen Waugh Co PNC Bank: $1KBehlen Waugh Co PNC Bank$1KCaiden Pirkel Co PNC Bank: $1KCaiden Pirkel Co PNC Bank$1KDeclan Loftus Co PNC Bank: $1KDeclan Loftus Co PNC Bank$1KGavin Stimac Co PNC Bank: $1KGavin Stimac Co PNC Bank$1KGeorge Blaskovic Co PNC Bank: $1KGeorge Blaskovic Co PNC Bank$1KJack Lentz Co PNC Bank: $1KJack Lentz Co PNC Bank$1KKirollos Youssef Co PNC Bank: $1KKirollos Youssef Co PNC Bank$1KMatthew Wadden Co PNC Bank: $1KMatthew Wadden Co PNC Bank$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Alexander Duenas Co PNC Bank ($1K). Together the top 10 received $10K.

Grant Size Distribution

76 grants across all recorded years

76<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 76 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Pennsylvania. The listed recipients were in Pittsburgh.

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.

Cities

Pittsburgh

How Winning Charles D Scholarship gives

  • Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 90% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 17 grants2020 11 grants2021 24 grants2022 16 grants2023 9 grants2024 16 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2024) to $24K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alexander Duenas Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Anderson Scott Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Behlen Waugh Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Caiden Pirkel Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Declan Loftus Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Gavin Stimac Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
George Blaskovic Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Jack Lentz Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Kirollos Youssef Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
Matthew Wadden Co PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PAScholarship$1,000
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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$357,501$32,723$22,507$16,00016$18,457$28,957$20,615
2024$347,228$18,451$14,917$9,0009$11,334$14,907$19,529
2023$343,829$8,290$27,706$16,00016$25,114$6,325$18,688
2022$361,932$997$30,944$24,00024$26,859$5,292$18,863
2021$391,641$34,095$17,394$11,00011$14,201$30,447$21,541
2020$374,893$10,761$22,119$17,00017—$7,691$18,936
2019$386,977$35,360$22,589$16,0001—$33,499$18,543

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Winning Charles D Scholarship reported a distributable amount of $21K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $16,000. Each grant was $1,000. Listed recipients include Alexander Duenas, Anderson Scott, Behlen Waugh, Caiden Pirkel, Declan Loftus, Gavin Stimac, George Blaskovic, Jack Lentz, Kirollos Youssef, Matthew Wadden, Nathan Wellman, and Noah Hash, each receiving $1,000 for a scholarship.

The filing states that the foundation does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. How to apply: Contact the trust officer for the application form and materials, deadlines, and information about restrictions on awards.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

PNC Bank N.A. is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.

Winning Charles D Scholarship's only listed officer is PNC Bank N A, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • PNC Bank N A

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $6K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: PNC Bank NA (2019–2024) — Trustee

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

PNC Bank N a — Trustee: $6KPNC Bank N aTrustee$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $6K, to PNC Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Winning Charles D Scholarship

How much does Winning Charles D Scholarship give each year?

Winning Charles D Scholarship gave $16K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 9 grants.

What is Winning Charles D Scholarship's typical grant size?

Winning Charles D Scholarship's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Winning Charles D Scholarship give grants?

Winning Charles D Scholarship gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (16 grants).

Does Winning Charles D Scholarship give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Winning Charles D Scholarship's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (16 grants).

Who are Winning Charles D Scholarship's largest grantees?

Winning Charles D Scholarship's largest 2025 grantees include Alexander Duenas Co PNC Bank ($1,000), Anderson Scott Co PNC Bank ($1,000) and Behlen Waugh Co PNC Bank ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 19% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Winning Charles D Scholarship?

Winning Charles D Scholarship reported $358K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $21K (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.

How do I apply for a grant from Winning Charles D Scholarship?

Winning Charles D Scholarship has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is Winning Charles D Scholarship's EIN?

Winning Charles D Scholarship's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6902315. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Winning Charles D Scholarship funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 19, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/winning-charles-d-scholarship-morg_5ab1bc41110d4625a1a6ea8cca958736

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