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Private foundation (trust)EIN 256755561Est. 2001-10

THE MERLE E & OLIVE LEE GILLIAND FOUNDATION

PITTSBURGH, PA 15219

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$122K

FY 2023

Grants Made

7

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$96K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$82K

Total Expenses

$152K

Qualifying Distributions

$128K

Distributable Amount

$136K

Min. Investment Return

$137K

Undistributed Income

$129K

Payout rate 94%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.94%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

7 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $3K to maximum $96K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $135K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

31 grants

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
$109K
3 grants
BETHLEHEM HAVEN
$90K
2 grants
PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY
$40K
2 grants
PITCARE INC
$40K
2 grants
GILILAND FOUNDATION
$40K
1 grant
BETHLEHEM HAVEN OF PITTSBURGH INC
$35K
1 grant
GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOODBANK
$30K
1 grant
MUREILS BREATH
$25K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants

<$10K
20
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

3 states

Pennsylvania
$418K
86% of total
North Carolina
$59K
12% of total
Florida
$10K
2% of total

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