Private foundation · EIN 25-6903197 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Philanthropy & grantmaking

W Moreland and Ruth U Ernst Charitable Tr

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 23 grants paid, $64K total, median $2,765. 65% of grants stayed in Pennsylvania.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
23
$64K
Median grant
$2,765
Stays in PA
65%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$1.2M

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Salvation ArmyWest Nyack, NYGeneral support$13K
Guiding Eyes for the BlindYorktown Heights, NYGeneral support$3,416
Animal Friends IncPittsburgh, PAGeneral support$3,416
Glade Run Lutheran ServicesZelienople, PAGeneral support$3,416
Family Guidance IncCranberry Township, PAGeneral support$3,416
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, ILGeneral support$2,771
Masonic Charities FundsElizabethtown, PAGeneral support$2,771
Sherwood Oaks Subsidy FundCranberry, PAGeneral support$2,771
Cranberry Twp EmsCranberry Township, PAGeneral support$2,771
Knights Templar Eye FoundationFlower Mound, TXGeneral support$2,771
Presbyterian Seniorcare FdnOakmont, PAGeneral support$2,771
Demolay FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral support$2,765
Arthritis FoundationAtlanta, GAGeneral support$2,765
Supreme Council Education & Charity FundLexington, MAGeneral support$1,468
American Bible SocietyPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$1,468
American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OKGeneral support$1,468
Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian ChurchGlenshaw, PAGeneral support$1,468
Glenshaw Public LibraryGlenshaw, PAGeneral support$1,468
Allegheny Cemetery Hist AssocPittsburgh, PAGeneral support$1,468
Cranberry Community United Presbyterian ChurchCranberry, PAGeneral support$1,468
The Lighthouse FoundationBakerstown, PAGeneral support$1,468
Mars Home for Youth FoundationMars, PAGeneral support$1,468
Dutilh United Methodist ChurchCranberry, PAGeneral support$1,468

By state: Pennsylvania 15 · New York 2 · Illinois 1 · Texas 1 · Missouri 1 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

W Moreland and Ruth U Ernst Charitable Tr is a private grantmaking foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, administered in care of PNC Bank, tax-exempt since 2007. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does W Moreland and Ruth U Ernst Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does W Moreland and Ruth U Ernst Charitable Tr give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $64K across 23 grants, a median of $2,765.

Where does W Moreland and Ruth U Ernst Charitable Tr give?

Pennsylvania (15 grants), New York (2 grants), Illinois (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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