The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter
Lower Burrell, PA · EIN 86-6349314. Reported 157 grants totalling $410,805 to 58 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $4,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $9,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Peoples Library of New Kensington & Lower Burrell | New Kensington, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army New Kensington Chapter | New Kensington, PA | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oakmont Carnegie Library | Oakmont, PA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Plum Community Library | Plum, PA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rachel Carson Homestead Association | Springdale, PA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Valley Points Family YMCA | New Kensington, PA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Burtner House | Natrona Heights, PA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA - New Kensington | New Kensington, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Allegheny Kiski Valley Heritage Museum | Tarentum, PA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Animal Protectors | New Kensington, PA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Library of Allegheny Valley | Natrona Heights, PA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fun & Freedom Youth Sports | Tarentum, PA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Presbyterian Church of New Kensington | New Kensington, PA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Braeburn Community Church | Lower Burrell, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Braeburn United Methodist Church | Lower Burrell, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Plum Creek Presbyterian Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alle-Kiski Valley Senior Citizens Center | New Kensington, PA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harmarville Cemetery Association | Cabot, PA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Unity Volunteer Fire Department | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Plum Ems | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland County Food Bank | Delmont, PA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Little Bit of Snuggles Dog Rescue Inc | Ford City, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Perfect Fit Canines Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Protectors Animal Shelter | New Kensington, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Logan's Ferry Presbyterian Church | New Kensington, PA | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aile-Kiski Valley Center for Active Adults | New Kensington, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alle-Kiski Valley Center for Active Adults | New Kensington, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care at Home Fund | Arnold, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends to Friends Foundation | Export, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Geneva College | Beaver Falls, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Knead Cafe | New Kensington, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harmarville Cemetery Assoc - Henderson Cemetery | Cabot, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parnassus Area Preservation Partnership | New Kensington, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Senior Care Foundation | Oakmont, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Etna Library | Etna, NH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church of New Kensington | New Kensington, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Headrest | Lebanon, NH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lower Burrell Ems | Lower Burrell, PA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lower Burrell Meals on Wheels | Lower Burrell, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Seed | New Kensington, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spark Community Center | Lebanon, NH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vandergrift Public Library | Vandergrift, PA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Lower Burrell, PA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| VFW Post 92 | New Kensington, PA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Baptist Church of Hanover in Etna | Etna, NH | $1,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Good Neighbor Health Clinic | White River Junction, VT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Department | Lower Burrell, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Dept #3 & Ems | Lower Burrell, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Prouty Dartmouth Cancer Center | Lebanon, NH | $805 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Burrel Baseball Association | Lower Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burrellton Garden Club | Lower Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burrelton Garden Club | Lower Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Hills Community Outreach Pantry | Allison Park, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skyview Weather Groupskywarm Assoc | Upper Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Skyview Weather Groupskywarn Assoc | Upper Burrell, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Balley Haven | White River Junction, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Upper Valley Haven | White River Junction, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burrell Baseball Association | Lower Burrell, PA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
43 of 58 (74%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Peoples Library of New Kensington & Lower Burrell
GENERAL CHARITABLE GIVING - Plum Community Library
GENERAL CHARITABLE GIVINGGENERAL CHARITABLE GIVING
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $99,000 | $1,500 |
| 2022 | 40 | $110,000 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $102,650 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $99,155 | $2,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 98% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
Find more foundations like The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter
We email you newly filed foundations whose giving matches your state and cause, as the IRS publishes them. Free.
No spam, unsubscribe in one click. We never sell or share your address.
Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Related guides
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Muriel E and Edward C Wachter's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 2111, Lower Burrell, PA, 15068. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 86-6349314 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.