C F Holdship Charitable Trust
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 46-3782528. Reported 174 grants totalling $3,030,826 to 155 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. C F Holdship Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $14,585. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $462 and the largest $88,273. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Pa Planned Parenthood | Pittsburgh, PA | $323,082 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Frontier Nursing Service Inc | Wendover, KY | $303,082 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Universities at Shady Grove | Rockville, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Waynesburg University | Waynesburg, PA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Research Institute | Washington, DC | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Allegheny County Parks Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,497 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Broad Street Ministry | Philadelphia, PA | $47,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Foundation for Enhancing Communities | Harrisburg, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Foundation | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Drueding Center | Philadelphia, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Humane Action Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Keystone | Warminster, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turning Points for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blessings of Hope | Ephrata, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edens Farm | Braddock, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mount Washington Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Leash on Life USA | Penn Valley, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Riverlife | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny River Trail in Clarion | Foxburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anacostia Watershed Society Inc | Bladensburg, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andrew Carnegie Free Library | Carnegie, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny Goatscape Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA for Kids | Paris, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Mission | Washington, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Aviary in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Society of St Vincent De Paul | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Maryland I | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio | Columbus, OH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rgisc Inc | Laredo, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union Mission | Latrobe, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Philadelphia, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Texas Crisis Center Inc | Tyler, TN | $17,994 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Possibilities Foundation | Port Deposit, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Side Community Council of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Village Incorporated | Baltimore, MD | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Akron-Canton Regiional Foodbank | Akron, OH | $15,061 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blessings Foster Care Ministry Inc | Cowansville, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cathedral Soup Kitchen Inc | Camden, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Kitchen Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Deleware Highlands Conservancy | Beach Lake, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Highlands Conservancy | Beach Lake, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Easter Seal Society of Mahoning Trumbull & Columbiana Counties | Youngstown, OH | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fennick Foundation | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fenwick Foundation | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grow Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| H H H Heroes Helping Heroes Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laurelville Mennonite Church Center | Mount Pleasant, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nine Mile Run Watershed Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pa Connecting Communities | Carnegie, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pa Cleanways of Allegheny Cleanways Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Area Community School | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Port Discovery Children's Museum | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Port Discovery Children's Museum | Baltimore, ME | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundatio | Camp Hill, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Student Conservation Association Inc | Mt Laurel, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tech Impact | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Raptor Trust | Millington, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tree Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Maryland SPCA | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Three Little Pitties Rescue | Friendswood, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wilson College | Chambersburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $14,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Butler, PA | $14,370 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community | Pittsburgh, PA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loyalhanna Watershed Association Inc | Ligonier, PA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $13,443 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Int'l | Atlanta, GA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quantum Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St James Haven | Meadville, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Growing Together Aquaponics | Slippery Rock, PA | $11,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wyncote Academy | Melrose Park, PA | $10,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Betany Christian Services of Greater Delaware Valley | Jenkintown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Northeast | Philadelphia, PW | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of Philadelphia County | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for the Advocacy for the Rights & & Interests of the Elderly | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Living & Support Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empowerment and Housing | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding Pets of the Homeless | Carson City, NV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glen Foerd Conservation Corp | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Garfield Community Farm Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Rescue Alliance | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Humane Society of Summit County | Twinsburg, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Move for Hunger | Delmont, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orphans of the Storm | Kittanning, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | Oakdale, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan | Warminster, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Refit | Pennsauken, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ruthless Kindness | Sebastopol, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Animal Services | E Brookfield, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Street Dog Coalition | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna Stage | Marietta, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Clair Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taller Puertorriqueno | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teach One Feed One | Bala Cynwyd, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Articulate Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thread | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care She | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Center at Hampton House | Rydal, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upmc | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ursuline Piazza | Cleveland, OH | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Veterans Multi-Service Center | Downingtown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Arc of Butler County | Butler, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Creating Landscapes Learning Center Inc | Meadville, PA | $7,577 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Balletx | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chasing the Rainbows Inc | Dallastown, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Powerpraise Ministries | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Area Cooperative Alliance | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Producers Club of Maryland Inc | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women for a Healthy Environment | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glen Montessori School | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,280 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware Count | Media, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Sun Rising | Millvale, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc | Lake Ariel, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penn Hills Library | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Institute of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,654 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Powerpraise Ministries Inc Dba Dads Work | Sykesville, MD | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crawford County Coalition on Housing Needs | Meadville, PA | $5,423 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dutchess County SPCA | Hyde Park, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Texas Food Bank | Tyler, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ehca Foundation | Erie, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston SPCA | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy Treatment Services | Marlton, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norris Square Neighborhood Project | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Glenmills, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Philadelphia Young Playwrights | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Community Services Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Philadelphia Photo Arts Center | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hortons Kids Inc | Washington, DC | $4,450 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sustainable Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community College of Baltimore County | Dundalk, MD | $3,927 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alleghey Land Trust | Sewickley, PA | $3,691 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | $2,715 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arch Street Center Inc | Lancaster, PA | $2,397 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venture Outdoors Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,071 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Maltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter | Baltimore, MD | $462 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
15 of 155 (10%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 7%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
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ENRICHING LIVES INITIATIVE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 117 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $786,928 | $13,471 |
| 2022 | 44 | $815,452 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $682,732 | $13,750 |
| 2024 | 48 | $745,714 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
64% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $14,585. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from C F Holdship Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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