The Vogeley T Memorial Trust is focused narrowly on funding scholarships at four-year colleges and universities, primarily in Pennsylvania and nearby states. Its grants consistently support student aid at specific higher-education institutions, delivered as repeat awards to the same universities rather than broad community education programs. The foundation appears oriented toward sustaining scholarship programs at established regional colleges and research universities.
Concentrated, mid-to-large sized scholarship grants delivered repeatedly to a small set of higher-education institutions; few total grantees but multi-grant relationships indicating sustained support.
A defining feature of Vogeley T Memorial Trust is its repeated scholarship support for the same regional colleges and universities over multiple years. The trust’s recent grants show an emphasis on student aid at institutions such as Grove City College, West Virginia University, Robert Morris University, and the University of Pittsburgh, with awards returning to those schools in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to steady institutional scholarship funding rather than one-off project support. The trust also extends its scholarships beyond Pennsylvania to nearby and selected out-of-state universities, including Nova Southeastern University, Indiana University, Purdue University, Oklahoma State University, Hillsdale College, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Most awards in the recent list are designated for scholarships, while a smaller number support general operating at higher-education institutions. Across the file, the trust’s activity is concentrated in student financial aid delivered through established colleges and universities, including both public research universities and private liberal arts or faith-affiliated schools. Its grants appear structured to sustain scholarship programs already in place at those institutions.
The trust’s clearest funding area is undergraduate scholarship support at regional universities. It gave $39,664 in 2023, $39,503 in 2024, and $38,904 in 2025 to West Virginia University for scholarships, showing a multi-year commitment to the same student-aid purpose. Private colleges are another recurring focus. Grove City College received $47,302 in 2025 and $39,531 in 2025 for scholarships, while Washington and Jefferson College received $10,000 in 2025 for scholarships. The trust also supports student aid at Pittsburgh-area institutions. Robert Morris University received $38,592 in 2024 and $19,346 in 2025 for scholarships, and the University of Pittsburgh received $41,976 in 2023 and $26,759 in 2024 for general operating support. Those grants suggest the trust funds both scholarship delivery and institutional capacity in higher education.
Typical grant size is modest and consistent: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $23,336. The recent record also includes several awards in the $30,000 to $40,000 range, showing a tiered scholarship pattern rather than a single grant level. The trust makes repeat awards to the same recipients across multiple years, especially colleges and universities. Most grants are scholarships, with occasional general operating support at higher-education institutions. It is a trust rather than an operating foundation, and it funds individuals through scholarship delivery rather than program-related investments. No application mode is stated in the data.
$892K
$3.4M
$178K
$242K
Most grants fall between $5K and $23K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$23K
About 51% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: West Virginia University, Robert Morris University, University of Pittsburgh, Grove City College
Grantmaking is regional and overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count and also receives 51% of grants, with repeated awards in Pittsburgh, Grove City, Moon Township, State College, and Washington. Nearby states also appear regularly: Morgantown, West Virginia; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Bloomington, Indiana; Stillwater, Oklahoma; and Hillsdale, Michigan. The city pattern shows a strong Pennsylvania core with a small set of out-of-state scholarship recipients.
The trust focuses on scholarships at four-year colleges and universities. Recent grants repeatedly support student aid at institutions such as Grove City College, West Virginia University, Robert Morris University, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Grove City College, West Virginia University, Robert Morris University, the University of Pittsburgh, Slippery Rock University, and Nova Southeastern University. That pattern suggests recurring scholarship support rather than one-time awards.
The 25th percentile grant is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $23,336. Recent awards also include larger scholarship grants in the $30,000 to $40,000 range.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and 51% of grants go to recipients in the trust’s headquarters state. The recent grant list also includes recipients in West Virginia, Florida, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Michigan.
It funds individuals through scholarship support at colleges and universities, and it also makes some grants for organizational general operating support, such as the awards to the University of Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania State University.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROVE CITY COLLEGE | GROVE CITY, PA | $47,302 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GROVE CITY COLLEGE | GROVE CITY, PA | $39,531 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $38,904 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $29,055 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $23,336 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY | MOON TOWNSHIP, PA | $19,346 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $18,379 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $17,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY | HERMITAGE, PA | $16,805 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY | HERMITAGE, PA | $15,080 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| INDIANA UNIVERSITY | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $15,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $14,816 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE | WASHINGTON, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $9,344 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTMINSTER COLLEGE | NEW WILMNGTN, PA | $7,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTMINSTER COLLEGE | NEW WILMNGTN, PA | $7,500 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $7,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $7,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | GOSHEN, IN | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| KENT STATE UNIVERSITY | KENT, OH | $3,811 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | ORANGE BEACH, AL | $3,476 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GROVE CITY COLLEGE | GROVE CITY, PA | $3,395 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY | ORANGE BEACH, AL | $1,690 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BARNES AND NOBLE COLLEGE | BASKING RIDGE, NJ | $1,644 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BARNES AND NOBLE COLLEGE | BASKING RIDGE, NJ | $288 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $39,503 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY | MOON TONWSHIP, PA | $38,592 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| GROVE CITY COLLEGE | GROVE CITY, PA | $26,858 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $26,759 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $23,861 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERISTY | STATE COLLEGE, PA | $22,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SLIPPERY ROCK | SLIPPERY ROCK, PA | $21,011 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| HILLSDALE COLLEGE | HILLSDALE, MI | $11,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | STILLWATER, OK | $11,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITY | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WESTMINSTER COLLEGE | NEW WILMINGTON, PA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $6,500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY | WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE | WASHINGTON, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SETON HILL UNIVERSITY | GREENSBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| BARNES AND NOBLE COLLEGE | BASKING RIDGE, NJ | $1,468 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $41,976 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY | MORGANTOWN, WV | $39,664 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY | MOON TONWSHIP, PA | $36,311 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SLIPPERY ROCK | SLIPPERY ROCK, PA | $24,130 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $19,500 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $17,346 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
GROVE CITY COLLEGE
$47,302SCHOLARSHIPS
GROVE CITY COLLEGE
$39,531SCHOLARSHIPS
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$38,904SCHOLARSHIPS
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$30,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
$29,055SCHOLARSHIPS
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$23,336SCHOLARSHIPS
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
SCHOLARSHIPS
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$18,379SCHOLARSHIPS
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
$17,500SCHOLARSHIPS
SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
$16,805SCHOLARSHIPS
SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
$15,080SCHOLARSHIPS
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
$15,000SCHOLARSHIPS
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$14,816SCHOLARSHIPS
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
$9,344SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
$7,500SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
$7,500SCHOLARSHIPS
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
$7,000SCHOLARSHIPS
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
$7,000SCHOLARSHIPS
BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
$5,000SCHOLARSHIPS
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
$5,000SCHOLARSHIPS
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
$3,811SCHOLARSHIPS
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
$3,476SCHOLARSHIPS
GROVE CITY COLLEGE
$3,395SCHOLARSHIPS
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
$1,690SCHOLARSHIPS
BARNES AND NOBLE COLLEGE
$1,644SCHOLARSHIPS
BARNES AND NOBLE COLLEGE
$288SCHOLARSHIPS
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$39,503SCHOLARSHIPS
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
$38,592SCHOLARSHIPS
GROVE CITY COLLEGE
$26,858SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
$26,759GENERAL OPERATING
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$23,861SCHOLARSHIPS
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERISTY
$22,500GENERAL OPERATING
SLIPPERY ROCK
$21,011SCHOLARSHIPS
HILLSDALE COLLEGE
$11,000SCHOLARSHIPS
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
$11,000SCHOLARSHIPS
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
$10,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
$7,500GENERAL OPERATING
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$6,500SCHOLARSHIPS
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
BARNES AND NOBLE COLLEGE
$1,468SCHOLARSHIPS
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
$41,976SCHOLARSHIPS
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
$39,664SCHOLARSHIPS
ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
$36,311SCHOLARSHIPS
SLIPPERY ROCK
$24,130SCHOLARSHIPS
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$19,500SCHOLARSHIPS
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$17,346SCHOLARSHIPS