The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter
Lower Burrell, PA · EIN 86-6349314. Reported 197 grants totalling $511,460 to 65 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $4,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $9,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Peoples Library of New Kensington & Lower Burrell | New Kensington, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army New Kensington Chapter | New Kensington, PA | $31,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Oakmont Carnegie Library | Oakmont, PA | $29,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Plum Community Library | Plum, PA | $29,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Valley Points Family YMCA | New Kensington, PA | $27,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Rachel Carson Homestead Association | Springdale, PA | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Burtner House | Natrona Heights, PA | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Allegheny Kiski Valley Heritage Museum | Tarentum, PA | $20,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Community Library of Allegheny Valley | Natrona Heights, PA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fun & Freedom Youth Sports | Tarentum, PA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Braeburn Community Church | Lower Burrell, PA | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| YMCA - New Kensington | New Kensington, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Protectors | New Kensington, PA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Plum Creek Presbyterian Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington | New Kensington, PA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Braeburn United Methodist Church | Lower Burrell, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Protectors Animal Shelter | New Kensington, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Unity Volunteer Fire Department | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Plum Ems | Pittsburgh, PA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| People's Library of New Kensington & Lower Burrell | New Kensington, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Westmoreland County Food Bank | Delmont, PA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Alle-Kiski Valley Senior Citizens Center | New Kensington, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harmarville Cemetery Association | Cabot, PA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harmarville Cemetery Assoc - Henderson Cemetery | Cabot, PA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| A Little Bit of Snuggles Dog Rescue Inc | Ford City, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Logan's Ferry Presbyterian Church | New Kensington, PA | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Perfect Fit Canines Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Care at Home Fund | Arnold, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends to Friends Foundation | Export, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Knead Cafe | New Kensington, PA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Aile-Kiski Valley Center for Active Adults | New Kensington, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alle-Kiski Valley Center for Active Adults | New Kensington, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allegheny Kiski Valley Senior Center | New Kensington, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lower Burrell Meals on Wheels | Lower Burrell, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Parnassus Area Preservation Partnership | New Kensington, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Etna Library | Etna, NH | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Dept #3 & Ems | Lower Burrell, PA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Presbyterian Senior Care Foundation | Oakmont, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Seed | New Kensington, PA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Spark Community Center | Lebanon, NH | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vandergrift Public Library | Vandergrift, PA | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First United Methodist Church of New Kensington | New Kensington, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Headrest | Lebanon, NH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lower Burrell Ems | Lower Burrell, PA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Parnassus Area Preservation Partnershipcompassion Network | New Kensington, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Good Neighbor Health Clinic | White River Junction, VT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Meals on Wheels | Lower Burrell, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| VFW Post 92 | New Kensington, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Church of Hanover in Etna | Etna, NH | $1,450 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Burrellton Garden Club | Lower Burrell, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Department | Lower Burrell, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Upper Valley Haven | White River Junction, VT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Prouty Dartmouth Cancer Center | Lebanon, NH | $960 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Burrell Baseball Association | Lower Burrell, PA | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Burrel Baseball Association | Lower Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burrelton Garden Club | Lower Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Hills Community Outreach Pantry | Allison Park, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skyview Weather Groupskywarm Assoc | Upper Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skyview Weather Groupskywarn Assoc | Upper Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Balley Haven | White River Junction, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethesda Lutheran Church | Lower Burrell, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Skyview Radio Society | Upper Burrell, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Family Place | Norwich, VT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Howe Library | Hanover, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
49 of 65 (75%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 79%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- The Peoples Library of New Kensington & Lower Burrell
GENERAL CHARITABLE GIVING - Plum Community Library
GENERAL CHARITABLE GIVINGGENERAL CHARITABLE GIVING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 53 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 | 39 | $99,000 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 40 | $110,000 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $102,650 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $99,155 | $2,000 |
| 2025 | 40 | $100,655 | $1,750 |
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
97% 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 $2,000. 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 The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). 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: Po Box 2111, Lower Burrell, PA, 15068. 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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