The Pew Memorial Trust directs virtually all of its giving to support The Pew Charitable Trusts, indicating its role as an institutional funder focused on sustaining an affiliated operating foundation. Grants appear to be large, organizational transfers rather than program-level support to external nonprofits. The foundation functions primarily as an endowment/legacy vehicle for a single philanthropic enterprise.
Extremely concentrated: only three large grants, all to a single affiliated organization (The Pew Charitable Trusts). Funding appears to be internal, lump-sum or periodic transfers to sustain or consolidate the grantee rather than broad, diversified external grantmaking.
$597.1M
$4.3B
$563.7M
$181.1M
Most grants fall between $212.6M and $218M, with a median of $215.3M.
25th Percentile
$212.6M
Median
$215.3M
75th Percentile
$218M
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA
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Notable grantees: The Pew Charitable Trusts
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $166,433,201 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS |
| THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $220,753,821 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS |
| THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $209,918,737 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS |
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
$166,433,201TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
$220,753,821TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS
$209,918,737TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS