A OREN MERKLE AND RUTH C MERKLE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $167K · expenses $189K · assets $2.9M

EIN
45-6547402
Address
500 1ST AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219-3128
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
April 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Pnc Bank Na Institution TRUSTEE2012-2024 $42,063$462,681 2707

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $42K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK N A Institution TRUSTEE1 $42,063-- $42,0632707
2023 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK N A Institution TRUSTEE8 $39,669-- $39,6692707
2022 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $38K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE8 $37,960-- $37,9602707
2021 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $43K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE8 $43,289-- $43,2892707
2020 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE8 $40,371-- $40,3712707
2019 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $37K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE7 $37,438-- $37,4382707
2018 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $38K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE7 $37,610-- $37,6102707
2017 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $37K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE7 $36,875-- $36,8752707
2016 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE6 $32,700-- $32,7002707
2015 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE2 $29,813-- $29,8132707
2014 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $31K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE2 $30,616-- $30,6162707
2013 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $29K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE2 $29,243-$0 $29,2432707
2012 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PNC BANK NA Institution TRUSTEE2 $25,034-$0 $25,0342707

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 5 grants to organizations · $145K
2023 · 6 grants to organizations · $121K
2022 · 5 grants to organizations · $273K
2021 · 5 grants to organizations · $11K
2020 · 5 grants to organizations · $123K
2019 · 5 grants to organizations · $102K
2018 · 5 grants to organizations · $145K
2017 · 5 grants to organizations · $118K
2016 · 5 grants to organizations · $117K
2015 · 5 grants to organizations · $121K
2014 · 5 grants to organizations · $117K
2013 · 5 grants to organizations · $95K
2012 · 5 grants to organizations · $51K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2013 · 1 contributor · $197K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 RUTH MERKLE IRR CO PNC BANK NA Person $196,535- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2013 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,269$189,385 $2,856,311$2,856,311 -- $42,063--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$124,603$176,340 $2,878,497$2,878,497 -- $39,669--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$646,508$314,050 $2,931,166$2,931,166 -- $37,960--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$225,689$58,958 $2,600,289$2,600,289 -- $43,289--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$296,733$170,435 $2,428,706$2,428,706 -- $40,371--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$219,675$144,479 $2,304,404$2,304,404 -- $37,438--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$153,717$185,373 $2,228,870$2,228,870 -- $37,610--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$250,360$157,974 $2,260,527$2,260,527 -- $36,875--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200,886$151,355 $2,167,812$2,167,812 -- $32,700--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,697$152,242 $2,118,661$2,118,661 -- $29,813--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$134,687$151,544 $2,145,206$2,145,206 -- $30,616--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$344,015$125,302 $2,162,063$2,162,063 $196,535- $29,243--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,035$78,326 $1,943,300$1,943,300 -- $25,034--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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GEORGE R AND JANET E DESKO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $175,755$142,045 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
OWEN C & JEAN I PRITCHARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $166,001$137,318 TRUSTEE$26,234 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE@GT FOUNDATIONPAT20 $170,512$1,143,609 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JAYMAR FOUNDATIONPAT20 $175,053$123,613 PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROGER AND SARAH BANCROFT CLARK PRIVATE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $162,751$190,599 TRUSTEE$26,483 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LJL FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $160,748$281,950 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JEFF AND KATHY SIEGFRIED FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $166,816$326,453 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DORAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $161,885$91,922 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GITTIS KATZ FOUNDATIONPAT20 $158,519$34,902 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE ARANGIO FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $167,433$81,310 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ELIZABETH B SMAIL FOUNDATIONPAT20 $168,728$39,573 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ENGLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $169,419$138,604 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WHEELER FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONPAT20 $163,699$139,113 TRUSTEE$37,875 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MARTHA F WELLS FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $176,345$108,285 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
J SAMUEL & ROSE Y COX FOUNDATION TR UWPAT20 $173,709$196,032 TRUSTEE$35,158 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MARIAN J WETTRICK CHRTBL FOUNDATION TR UA 120491PAT20 $172,218$113,352 TRUSTEE$21,892 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JOHN & BARBARA VANKIRK FAMILY FOUNDATIONPAT20 $166,877$145,332 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RICHARD W ABEL AND JEANNINE E ABEL CHARITABLE TRPAT20 $159,627$169,658 TRUSTEE$38,764 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GEORGE P LONGABAUGH AND HELEN E LONGABAUGH CHARITABLE TRPAT20 $161,532$134,345 TRUSTEE$27,040 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SPRING MEADOWS-GLENDALE TUW-CRAFTONPAT20 $164,028$43,550 TRUSTEE$40,500 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HARRY H AND FAYE I NEWMAN SCHOLARSHIP TRPAT20 $173,674$71,602 TRUSTEE$11,100 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$125,2502 12019–2021 ORACLE HEALTH FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$51,2303 12014–2021 ORACLE HEALTH FOUNDATION
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MUTUAL OF AMERICA FOUNDATION Private foundation$30,8006 12018–2024 GREG WOLF FUND INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$29,4841 12020–2020 ORACLE HEALTH FOUNDATION
UNCOMMON INDIVIDUAL FOUNDATION Private foundation$25,0001 12021–2021 JAYMAR FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $189,385 spent · pay $42,063 · grants $145,373 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $145,373 76.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $42,063 22.2%
Taxes $1,749 0.9%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$189,385100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $176,340 spent · pay $39,669 · grants $121,224 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $121,224 68.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $39,669 22.5%
Taxes $15,247 8.6%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$176,340100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $314,050 spent · pay $37,960 · grants $273,282 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $273,282 87.0%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $37,960 12.1%
Taxes $2,608 0.8%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$314,050100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $58,958 spent · pay $43,289 · grants $10,832 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $43,289 73.4%
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $10,832 18.4%
Taxes $4,637 7.9%
Other expenses $200 0.3%
Total$58,958100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $170,435 spent · pay $40,371 · grants $123,166 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $123,166 72.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $40,371 23.7%
Taxes $6,698 3.9%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$170,435100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $144,479 spent · pay $37,438 · grants $101,693 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $101,693 70.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $37,438 25.9%
Taxes $5,148 3.6%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$144,479100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $185,373 spent · pay $37,610 · grants $144,768 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $144,768 78.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $37,610 20.3%
Taxes $2,795 1.5%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$185,373100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $157,974 spent · pay $36,875 · grants $118,114 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $118,114 74.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $36,875 23.3%
Taxes $2,285 1.4%
Fees: legal $500 0.3%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$157,974100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $151,355 spent · pay $32,700 · grants $117,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $117,000 77.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $32,700 21.6%
Taxes $1,455 1.0%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$151,355100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $152,242 spent · pay $29,813 · grants $120,720 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $120,720 79.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $29,813 19.6%
Taxes $1,196 0.8%
Fees: legal $313 0.2%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$152,242100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $151,544 spent · pay $30,616 · grants $116,869 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $116,869 77.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $30,616 20.2%
Fees: legal $2,459 1.6%
Taxes $1,400 0.9%
Other expenses $200 0.1%
Total$151,544100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $125,302 spent · pay $29,243 · grants $94,859 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $94,859 75.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $29,243 23.3%
Taxes $1,000 0.8%
Other expenses $200 0.2%
Total$125,302100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $78,326 spent · pay $25,034 · grants $51,019 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $51,019 65.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $25,034 32.0%
Taxes $1,373 1.8%
Fees: accounting $700 0.9%
Other expenses $200 0.3%
Total$78,326100%

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