Stewart Alexander MD Foundation Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The filing shows general operating support for a broad mix of charities, including legal services, food and outreach, shelters, volunteer fire companies, and community, youth and health organisations, with a few scholarships.
- If your work falls within those kinds of recipients it is worth a look; no geographic focus is stated, though the filing shows its grants mainly in Pennsylvania, so check whether that matters for your organisation.
- Most of its grants fall between $3,700 and $18,000 (about 8 in 10 of its 141 grants to organisations), with a median of about $8,550, so a request in that typical range fits its record, although its largest grant was $30,000.
- Most of its grant dollars in its most recent filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings (83%), which suggests it leans towards organisations it already knows; the filing does not say how to apply, so confirm the route before sending a request.
- Nothing in the filing states timing or eligibility rules, so no exclusions can be drawn from it, and being a new applicant is no reason in itself to hold back.
Overview
Stewart Alexander MD Foundation Trust is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, BNY Mellon N A, in Pittsburgh, PA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its grant record is largely general operating support for a varied group of charitable organisations, including legal-services providers, food and outreach organisations, social-service and shelter providers, volunteer fire companies and emergency services, and community, cultural, faith, youth and health organisations. The grants also support animal welfare, conservation and recreation, while a small number are recorded for scholarships. Nearly all recorded grant dollars went to Pennsylvania organisations. The filings do not state a thematic programme or eligibility rules, so the record supports a description of the kinds of recipients and support given rather than a more specific account of the foundation’s priorities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Pennsylvania.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 141 grants to organisations were about $8,550 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Stewart Alexander MD Foundation Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 46 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $8,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Franklin County Legal Services · General operating$30,0002024 tax year
- Shippensburg Produce and Outreach · General operating$30,0002024 tax year
- Salvation Army · General operating$26,0002024 tax year
- Spiritrust Lutheran Home Care · General operating$25,0002024 tax year
- Ymca · General operating$21,0002024 tax year
- MidPenn Legal Services · General operating$18,0002024 tax year
- Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland · General operating$13,0002024 tax year
- Boys and Girls Club of Chambersburg · General operating$10,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
Administered by its trustee, BNY Mellon N A.
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $566,003 | $510,130 | $9,360,271 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $522,821 | $438,867 | $10,235,691 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $516,464 | $435,610 | $10,868,761 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Pittsburgh, PA (office of its trustee, BNY Mellon N A)
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Contact
- (000) 000-0000
- Pittsburgh, PA (office of its trustee, BNY Mellon N A)