Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA

Walden Trust

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Typical grant size
$500 $1K $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
32
Repeat grantees
25
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

H Phipps Hoffstot III
TRUSTEE
Maeve U Hoffstot
TRUSTEE
Henry F Hoffstot
TRUSTEE
Daryln B Hoffstot
TRUSTEE
Lora H Jenkins
TRUSTEE
Henry P Hoffstot Jr
TRUSTEE
Thayer H Drew
TRUSTEE
Lorna K Tahtinen
TRUSTEE
Arthur P Ziegler Jr
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
8.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
266
Total grants awarded
$470K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$12K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$69K
35 grants
2023
$67K
34 grants
2022
$63K
34 grants
2021
$49K
28 grants
2020
$42K
22 grants
2019
$48K
24 grants
2018
$22K
17 grants
2017
$20K
18 grants
2016
$16K
16 grants
2015
$20K
18 grants
2013
$55K
20 grants

Top recipients

7 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$40K
Us Institute for Christ Church Cemetery
8 grants · OR
$39K
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$30K
3 grants · FL · ✓ Exact match
$25K
11 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$24K
9 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$23K
6 grants · FL · ≈ likely match
$20K
11 grants · PA · ≈ likely match
$17K
New Waterford Cemetery Assn
11 grants · OH
$15K
Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
6 grants · PA
$15K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Friends of Thelobkowicz Collection
DVORAK BIRTH HOUSE MUSEUM
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Palm Beach Rowing Association
BOATHOUSE RENOVATION AND ADDITION
FL · TY 2024
$10K
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
FALLINGWAER
PA · TY 2024
$5K
The 1324 Massachusets Avenue Foundation Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Everglades Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$5K
Groton School
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$3K
Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company
2025 PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE PLAY
PA · TY 2024
$3K
Conemaugh Valley Conservancy
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$3K
Harvard College Fund
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
MA · TY 2024
$2K
Georgetown University
MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW PROGRAM
DC · TY 2024
$2K
Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$2K
Allegheny Cemetery
ENDOWMENT
PA · TY 2024
$2K
Us Institute for Christ Church Cemetery
REAL PROPERTY RESTORATION OF ST. THOMAS CHURCH IN MOYARD
OR · TY 2024
$2K
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
FRANK CASSELL SCHOLARSHIP
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Preservation Pittsburgh
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Southern Tier Alternative Therapies Inc
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Cambridge (university) in America
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
MUSIC SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council
TRAINING PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Two East Sixty-second Street Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$1K
President & Fellows of Harvard College
GERADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
MA · TY 2024
$1K
New Waterford Cemetery Assn
MAINTAING THE CEMETARY
OH · TY 2024
$1K
Valpo Surf
UNRESTRICTED
ME · TY 2024
$1K
Wqed
RADIO BROADCASTING SUPPORT
PA · TY 2024
$1K
Bath & Tennis Historic Building Preservation Foundation Inc
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$1K
Thoreau Society
THOREAU PRIZE
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Epiphany School
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$750
Society of the Four Arts
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$500
The Garden Conservancy
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$500
Balmoral School of Piping
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2024
$250
Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2024
$250
Memorial Church - Harvard University
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2024
$250
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
UNRESTRICTED
NY · TY 2024
$250
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
HISTORIC RELIGIOUS PROPERTIES PROGRAM
PA · TY 2024
$100
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
PERMANENT ENDOWMENT
PA · TY 2024
$100
Palm Beach Rowing Association
BOATHOUSE RENOVATION AND ADDITION
FL · TY 2023
$10K
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
FALLINGWAER
PA · TY 2023
$8K
Everglades Foundation
UNRESTRICTED
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Groton School
UNRESTRICTED
MA · TY 2023
$4K
Allegheny Cemetery
ENDOWMENT
PA · TY 2023
$3K
Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2023
$3K
Preservation Pittsburgh
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2023
$3K
Conemaugh Valley Conservancy
UNRESTRICTED
PA · TY 2023
$3K
Harvard College Fund
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Band of Brothers Shakespeare Company
2023 PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEARE PLAY
PA · TY 2023
$3K
Georgetown University
MEN'S HEAVYWEIGHT CREW PROGRAM
DC · TY 2023
$3K
Us Institute for Christ Church Cemetery
REAL PROPERTY RESTORATION OF ST. THOMAS CHURCH IN MOYARD
OR · TY 2023
$2K
Shadyside Presbyterian Church
MUSIC SUPPORT
PA · TY 2023
$2K
New Waterford Cemetery Assn
UNRESTRICTED
OH · TY 2023
$2K
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
FRANK CASSELL SCHOLARSHIP
PA · TY 2023
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.