Virginia B Squiers Foundation Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to organisations it has preselected, so a small charity without an invitation should not send it a request.
- Its recorded grants are mostly for general operating purposes across community philanthropy, health, education, environmental work and religious organisations, though the filing does not state these as priorities.
- Most of its grants fall between $25,000 and $265,000, and half are $80,000 or less, so a request near $80,000 is a realistic size, although the largest grant was $330,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
- In its latest filing, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so this is a relationship-led funder where a new applicant is unlikely to succeed without an existing connection.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not rule a charity out, although the recorded grants are concentrated in Connecticut, New York, Maine, Illinois and Maryland.
Overview
Virginia B Squiers 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
The filings report grants for general operating purposes to a varied set of charitable organisations. Recipients include community foundations, cancer and Alzheimer's organisations, an education provider, environmental research and conservation bodies, a high school and a religious congregation. The grants therefore show support reaching community philanthropy, health, education, environmental work and religious organisations, but the foundation does not state these as priorities or specify a preferred applicant type in the available filing. Grants were recorded across several states, with the largest share in Connecticut, followed by New York and Maine; this describes the recorded distribution, not a stated geographic limit. The filing says it contributes only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Connecticut, New York, Maine, Illinois and Maryland.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 75% 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 24 grants to organisations were $80,000 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 37% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 75% of grant dollars went to organisations Virginia B Squiers Foundation Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 37% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 9 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $80,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fairfield County's Community Foundation · General operating$310,0002024 tax year
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · General operating$100,0002024 tax year
- Teach for America · General operating$90,0002024 tax year
- American Cancer Society · General operating$90,0002024 tax year
- Gulf of Maine Research Institute · General operating$80,0002024 tax year
- Alzheimers Association Attn MS Michelle Heltonvp Finance · General operating$67,5002024 tax year
- Connecticut Audubon Society · General operating$58,0002024 tax year
- Cristo Rey Boston High School · General operating$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brunn C Delany Esq — Co-Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $966,523 | $749,900 | $15,794,275 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,083,644 | $850,500 | $16,836,910 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,078,184 | $840,500 | $17,535,868 | 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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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Pittsburgh, PA (office of its trustee, BNY Mellon N A)