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    Allegheny Foundation

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    PITTSBURGH, PAWebsite4123922900

    About Allegheny Foundation

    The Allegheny Foundation concentrates its giving on large capital investments in higher education and regional cultural heritage organizations, primarily in the Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania area. Grants are sizable, campaign- and capital-focused, and directed to a small number of institutional grantees, often with repeat support. The foundation appears to prioritize building physical capacity for colleges and preserving local industrial and cultural history.

    Focus Areas

    Capital campaign and facilities support for major universities (e.g., Carnegie Mellon University)Capital campaign support for private undergraduate colleges in Western Pennsylvania (e.g., Grove City College)Industrial and regional heritage preservation and museum capital projects (e.g., Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation)

    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated giving: a very small number of large, multi-million-dollar capital grants, including repeat funding to the same institutions rather than many small awards.

    Funding Style

    capital investment / facilities fundingcapital campaign / major gifts supportgeneral operating (unrestricted) support

    About Allegheny Foundation

    Allegheny Foundation’s recent giving is defined by large capital support for Pittsburgh-area institutions, with Carnegie Mellon University receiving multiple major grants of $5,000,000 in 2023, $4,250,000 in 2024, and $2,750,000 in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that favors substantial, repeated investments rather than many small awards. The foundation also backs regional institutions tied to education, heritage, and community infrastructure, including Grove City College, Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation, and the Community College of Allegheny County. Across the recent grant list, the same institutions and kinds of projects appear more than once, especially capital campaigns, facilities work, and project support. Awards to universities, colleges, museums, and neighborhood organizations suggest a focus on strengthening physical capacity and long-term institutional stability in Western Pennsylvania. In addition to higher education, the foundation supports cultural preservation and community-serving organizations that anchor local history and civic life. Its grantmaking pattern is institution-focused and concentrated, with most awards going to organizations in Pennsylvania.

    What Allegheny Foundation Funds

    Higher education is a major theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $2,500,000 in 2024 and another $2,500,000 in 2025 to Grove City College for capital campaign support, and $1,300,000 in 2023 to the Community College of Allegheny County for capital support. Carnegie Mellon University also received repeated capital support over multiple years. Cultural heritage is another clear area of support. The foundation awarded $2,500,000 in 2025 to Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation for capital campaign support, $500,000 in 2023 to Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources for capital campaign support, and $600,000 in 2023 to Turtle Creek Valley Arts Corporation for capital support. It also funds community and education organizations with capital or operating components, such as Extra Mile Education Foundation Inc, which received $850,000 in 2024 for general operating support and capital support, and Pressley Ridge, which received $750,000 in 2025 for capital support.

    How Allegheny Foundation Gives

    Typical grants are sizable: the distribution sits at $85,000 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent list also shows several six- and seven-figure awards. Giving is recurrent rather than one-off for some institutions; Carnegie Mellon University and Grove City College each appear across multiple years, and Turtle Creek Valley Arts Corporation received support in both 2023 and 2024. Allegheny Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF. The active grant program listed for Sarah Scaife Foundation accepts unsolicited applications and supports publicly-supported nonprofit charitable organizations.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $20.1M

    Total Assets

    $374.8M

    Total Revenue

    $35.7M

    Total Expenses

    $23.2M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $85K and $250K, with a median of $150K.

    25th Percentile

    $85K

    Median

    $150K

    75th Percentile

    $250K

    Geographic Reach

    Local9 states funded

    About 88% of grants go to recipients in PA.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Notable grantees: Carnegie Mellon University, Grove City College, Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation

    Topics

    organizational infrastructure and capital projectscapital campaign fundraising supportoperational sustainability and core costsprogram delivery fundingtime-limited project implementation

    Where Allegheny Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is overwhelmingly Pennsylvania-based: 88% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely US. Pittsburgh is the most common city in the recent grants list, with additional awards in Homestead, Grove City, Wilmerding, Youngwood, Wilkinsburg, Latrobe, Greensburg, Washington, Saltsburg, and Munhall. Outside Pennsylvania, one recent grant went to Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union in Mount Vernon, VA, and one to Momentum Advisory Collective Cafe Momentum Pittsburgh in Dallas, TX.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Allegheny Foundation

    What kinds of organizations does Allegheny Foundation support most often?

    The recent grant list centers on universities, colleges, museums, heritage organizations, and community institutions. Examples include Carnegie Mellon University, Grove City College, Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation, and the Community College of Allegheny County, with many awards tied to capital support or capital campaign support.

    How large are Allegheny Foundation grants?

    Typical recent grant sizes are $85,000 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards in the $500,000 to $5,000,000 range.

    Does Allegheny Foundation support the same grantees more than once?

    Yes. Carnegie Mellon University appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Grove City College received grants in 2024 and 2025, and Turtle Creek Valley Arts Corporation appears in both 2023 and 2024.

    Where does Allegheny Foundation give most of its grants?

    Pennsylvania is the main giving state, accounting for 88% of grants. Recent recipient cities include Pittsburgh, Homestead, Grove City, Wilmerding, Youngwood, Wilkinsburg, Latrobe, Greensburg, Washington, Saltsburg, and Munhall.

    Does Allegheny Foundation accept unsolicited applications?

    The active grant program listed for Sarah Scaife Foundation accepts unsolicited applications and supports publicly-supported nonprofit charitable organizations. It is described as serving public policy programs on domestic and international issues.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Who can apply: Must be a publicly-supported nonprofit charitable organization (501(c)(3)). The Foundation does not make grants to individuals, nationally organized fundraising groups, organizations that are not publicly-supported non-profit charitable organizations, or government agencies. Applications for event sponsorships, endowments, capital campaigns, building projects, organizations primarily dependent upon government funds, and government agencies are routinely declined.

    Deadline: The Foundation meets four times a year to consider grant applications. Applications may be submitted at any time and will be acted upon as expeditiously as possible.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITYPITTSBURGH, PA$2,750,0002025CAPITAL SUPPORT
    RIVERS OF STEEL HERITAGE CORPORATIONHOMESTEAD, PA$2,500,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    GROVE CITY COLLEGEGROVE CITY, PA$2,500,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICESPITTSBURGH, PA$750,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$750,0002025CAPITAL SUPPORT
    PRESSLEY RIDGEPITTSBURGH, PA$750,0002025CAPITAL SUPPORT
    IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMYPITTSBURGH, PA$683,0002025CAPTIAL SUPPORT
    NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY THEPITTSBURGH, PA$650,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATIONPITTSBURGH, PA$500,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIONMOUNT VERNON, VA$500,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    KISKIMINETAS SPRINGS SCHOOL (THE KISKI SCHOOL)SALTSBURG, PA$500,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$400,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    TRADE INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$375,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    EXTRA MILE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCPITTSBURGH, PA$350,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER INCGREENSBURG, PA$345,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY ALTERNATIVES THEHARRISBURG, PA$325,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATIONRESTON, VA$280,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMYPITTSBURGH, PA$275,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    CITY MISSION-LIVING STONESUNIONTOWN, PA$254,0002025CAPITAL SUPPORT
    HOSANNA HOUSE INCWILKINSBURG, PA$250,0002025CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT
    WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCYOUNGWOOD, PA$250,0002025CAPITAL SUPPORT
    NAZARETH PREPPITTSBURGH, PA$250,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    GROVE CITY COLLEGEGROVE CITY, PA$225,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP THEPITTSBURGH, PA$225,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    RIVER CITY BRASS BAND BNY MELLON CENTERPITTSBURGH, PA$225,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
    FAIRNESS CENTER INC THEHARRISBURG, PA$215,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    STRICKLAND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTEPITTSBURGH, PA$200,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    CITY OF MCKEESPORTMCKEESPORT, PA$200,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF ARTGREENSBURG, PA$200,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LAUREL HIGHLANDS COUNCILPITTSBURGH, PA$200,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    WESTMORELAND LAND TRUSTLATROBE, PA$200,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    ALLEGHENY INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICYPITTSBURGH, PA$200,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANKDUQUESNE, PA$200,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    REAL CLEAR FOUNDATIONNORTHBROOK, IL$200,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    MARY AND ALEXANDER LAUGHLIN CHILDREN'S CENTERSEWICKLEY, PA$200,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    ADELPHOI USA INCLATROBE, PA$182,5002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    HEAR FOUNDATION THEPITTSBURGH, PA$180,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIACALIFORNIA, PA$175,5002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    FRANKLIN NEWS FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, IL$175,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INCWILMINGTON, DE$170,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    RAILROADERS HERITAGE CORPORATIONALTOONA, PA$150,0002025CAPITAL SUPPORT
    PRESERVATION PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$150,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    LANDFORCE (PITTSBURGH CONSERVATION CORPS)PITTSBURGH, PA$150,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT
    PITTSBURGH OPERA INCPITTSBURGH, PA$150,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    CONSTRUCTION JUNCTION INCPITTSBURGH, PA$150,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FAMILY GUIDANCE INCCRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA$150,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    412 FOOD RESCUE INCPITTSBURGH, PA$150,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    PITTSBURGH BOTANIC GARDENOAKDALE, PA$125,0002025GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH INC THEPITTSBURGH, PA$125,0002025PROJECT SUPPORT
    MENTORING PARTNERSHIP OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THEPITTSBURGH, PA$120,0002025PROGRAM SUPPORT

    CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

    $2,750,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    CAPITAL SUPPORT

    RIVERS OF STEEL HERITAGE CORPORATION

    $2,500,000
    HOMESTEAD, PA2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    GROVE CITY COLLEGE

    $2,500,000
    GROVE CITY, PA2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES

    $750,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH

    $750,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    CAPITAL SUPPORT

    PRESSLEY RIDGE

    $750,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    CAPITAL SUPPORT

    IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

    $683,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    CAPTIAL SUPPORT

    NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY THE

    $650,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    ALLEGHENY COUNTY PARKS FOUNDATION

    $500,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION

    $500,000
    MOUNT VERNON, VA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    KISKIMINETAS SPRINGS SCHOOL (THE KISKI SCHOOL)

    $500,000
    SALTSBURG, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH

    $400,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    TRADE INSTITUTE OF PITTSBURGH

    $375,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    EXTRA MILE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

    $350,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    LAUREL HIGHLANDS WORKFORCE & OPPORTUNITY CENTER INC

    $345,000
    GREENSBURG, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION FOR PUBLIC POLICY ALTERNATIVES THE

    $325,000
    HARRISBURG, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION

    $280,000
    RESTON, VA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

    $275,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    CITY MISSION-LIVING STONES

    $254,000
    UNIONTOWN, PA2025

    CAPITAL SUPPORT

    HOSANNA HOUSE INC

    $250,000
    WILKINSBURG, PA2025

    CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

    WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC

    $250,000
    YOUNGWOOD, PA2025

    CAPITAL SUPPORT

    NAZARETH PREP

    $250,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    GROVE CITY COLLEGE

    $225,000
    GROVE CITY, PA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP THE

    $225,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    RIVER CITY BRASS BAND BNY MELLON CENTER

    $225,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

    FAIRNESS CENTER INC THE

    $215,000
    HARRISBURG, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    STRICKLAND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

    $200,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    CITY OF MCKEESPORT

    $200,000
    MCKEESPORT, PA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF ART

    $200,000
    GREENSBURG, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA LAUREL HIGHLANDS COUNCIL

    $200,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    WESTMORELAND LAND TRUST

    $200,000
    LATROBE, PA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    ALLEGHENY INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

    $200,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

    $200,000
    DUQUESNE, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    REAL CLEAR FOUNDATION

    $200,000
    NORTHBROOK, IL2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    MARY AND ALEXANDER LAUGHLIN CHILDREN'S CENTER

    $200,000
    SEWICKLEY, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    ADELPHOI USA INC

    $182,500
    LATROBE, PA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    HEAR FOUNDATION THE

    $180,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

    $175,500
    CALIFORNIA, PA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    FRANKLIN NEWS FOUNDATION

    $175,000
    CHICAGO, IL2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE INC

    $170,000
    WILMINGTON, DE2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    RAILROADERS HERITAGE CORPORATION

    $150,000
    ALTOONA, PA2025

    CAPITAL SUPPORT

    PRESERVATION PITTSBURGH

    $150,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    LANDFORCE (PITTSBURGH CONSERVATION CORPS)

    $150,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    PITTSBURGH OPERA INC

    $150,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    CONSTRUCTION JUNCTION INC

    $150,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FAMILY GUIDANCE INC

    $150,000
    CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    412 FOOD RESCUE INC

    $150,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    PITTSBURGH BOTANIC GARDEN

    $125,000
    OAKDALE, PA2025

    GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

    FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH INC THE

    $125,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROJECT SUPPORT

    MENTORING PARTNERSHIP OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA THE

    $120,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PROGRAM SUPPORT