Lucian Caste Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation's grants support student scholarship programmes, made through universities and university foundations, so work of that kind is the closest fit.
- It does not accept unsolicited requests and is by invitation only, so a cold application is not the route in.
- About 8 in 10 of its 11 grants fall between $30,000 and $235,000, with a median of $230,000, so a request in that range matches the pattern shown, though the band is typical rather than a ceiling.
- In the latest filing, all of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier years, so it appears relationship-led.
Overview
Lucian Caste Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pittsburgh, PA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation’s recorded grants support student scholarship programmes; the stated purpose is to fund a student scholarship programme. Its grants are made through universities and university foundations, rather than to individual applicants in the grant rows. The filings show a repeated pattern of support to the same institutional recipients, and the reported grants reach California, New York and Hawaii as well as Pennsylvania. The evidence establishes the scholarship purpose and institutional route for the grants, but does not describe which students qualify, what subjects or courses are eligible, or how a scholarship is selected. It also gives no public request process beyond the filing’s preselected-recipient statement.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Student scholarships
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, New York and Hawaii.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 11 grants to organisations were $230,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 40% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Lucian Caste Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- California Polytechnic State University · To fund student scholarship program$231,5002025 tax year
- The Foundation for City College · To fund student scholarship program$230,0002025 tax year
- University of Hawaii Foundation · To fund student scholarship program$90,0002025 tax year
- Carnegie Mellon University · To fund student scholarship program$30,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Emmitt O'Boyle — Secretary
- James L Mccreight — Vice President
- Cicely Caste Mccreight — President / Chair
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $804,810 | $550,500 | $13,319,074 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $948,666 | $580,000 | $13,653,845 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $955,367 | $581,500 | $14,405,461 | Filing for 2025 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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Contact
- Pittsburgh, PA