The Amelia Miles Foundation funds mid-sized, program-focused grants primarily in the Pittsburgh region with an emphasis on services for older adults and youth. Their support skews toward direct-service nonprofits that deliver education-related programming, senior supports, workforce readiness and family/youth enrichment activities. Grants are typically targeted to specific programs (summer youth programs, employment readiness, teacher resources, senior home repair) rather than general operating support.
A defining feature of the Amelia Miles Foundation is its blend of age-focused and youth-focused giving: one year it backed Little Sisters of the Poor of Pittsburgh with $25,000 for general support, and in another it supported Human Services Center Corporation with $20,000 for Kool Summer & Youth Life. That pairing reflects a funder that uses mid-sized grants to support direct-service organizations rather than broad institutional programs. The foundation’s recent awards also show a practical, program-specific style. It gave $20,000 to Storehouse for Teachers Dba the Education Partnership, $17,855 to One Day to Remember Inc for family outings, and $15,000 to Youthplaces for YP Futures. Across the grant list, the same pattern appears in education, workforce readiness, senior supports, and community-building activities. The foundation also backs smaller but still targeted projects, including work tied to school selection counseling, mentoring, and home repair. Its grantmaking is centered on organizations serving Pittsburgh-area residents while also reaching other Pennsylvania communities and a few nearby states. The overall picture is of a local foundation that supports defined services, often through specific programs and occasional general support.
The Amelia Miles Foundation supports several clear program areas through named, purpose-specific grants. In education, it awarded $20,000 to Storehouse for Teachers Dba the Education Partnership for general support and $12,500 to Philadelphia Futures for high school selection counseling. For youth development, it gave $20,000 to Human Services Center Corporation for Kool Summer & Youth Life and $15,000 to Youthplaces for YP Futures. Workforce readiness appears as well: Evolve Coaching Inc received $15,000 for Employ Ready Employer. The foundation also funds health and nutrition-related work, including $10,000 to Siloam Health for Food for Health, and it has supported integrative wellness through a $2,580 grant to Lending Hearts. These grants show a preference for direct program delivery over broad thematic statements, with each award tied to a specific service or activity.
Typical grants cluster tightly around $10,000, with a lower quartile of $10,000, a median of $10,000, and an upper quartile of $15,714. That suggests a steady mid-sized giving pattern with some larger awards above the center of the range. The recent grant list shows repeat support for the same recipient: Lending Hearts appears in both 2025 and 2024, indicating at least some recurring relationship. The foundation appears to fund through a traditional grantmaking structure rather than individuals or program-related investments, and the awards are mostly targeted to programs or general support for nonprofits. No application process is shown in the provided data.
$99K
$2M
$179K
$136K
Most grants fall between $10K and $16K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$16K
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Distributed portfolio of mid-sized ($12.5k–$25k) one-off or single-year program grants across local nonprofits; program-specific funding rather than large multi-year core support, with geographic focus on Pittsburgh (and some PA-wide partners).
Notable grantees: Little Sisters of the Poor of Pittsburgh, WQED Multimedia, Lending Hearts, YouthPlaces, Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse
Grant recipients are concentrated in Pennsylvania, with 83% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Pittsburgh is the most frequent city in the recent list, joined by other Pennsylvania locations including Turtle Creek, Philadelphia, Bridgeville, Harrisburg, and Gettysburg. Outside Pennsylvania, the recent grants include recipients in Maryland and Maine. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 24 grants to U.S. recipients and none abroad.
Its recent grants support education, youth development, workforce readiness, senior services, family outings, and health or nutrition programming. Examples in the record include high school selection counseling, summer youth programming, employer readiness, and food-focused health services.
The middle of the grant range sits at $10,000: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $15,714. Recent awards include both $10,000 grants and larger grants of $20,000 and $25,000.
No. Most grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh appears most often, but the recent list also includes recipients in Turtle Creek, Philadelphia, Bridgeville, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Baltimore, Calverton, Augusta, and Nashville.
Yes. Lending Hearts appears in both 2025 and 2024, with grants for Lending Hearts Programming and Integrative Wellness. That pattern suggests at least some repeat support for selected grantees.
The grant list includes general support as well as clearly designated program support. Examples include general support to Little Sisters of the Poor of Pittsburgh and Storehouse for Teachers Dba the Education Partnership, along with program-specific awards for family outings, summer youth services, mentoring, and home repair.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENNSYLVANIA HUMANITIES COUNCIL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $31,681 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEWICKLEY ACADEMY | SEWICKLEY, PA | $22,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMPUTER REACH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | PITTSBURGH, PA | $12,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HARRISBURG AREA COMM COLLEGE | HARRISBURG, PA | $12,500 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LENDING HEARTS | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | LENDING HEARTS PROGRAMMING |
| HUMAN SERVICES CENTER CORPORATION | Turtle Creek, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | KOOL SUMMER & YOUTH LIFE |
| ONE DAY TO REMEMBER INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $17,855 | 2025 | FAMILY OUTINGS |
| YOUTHPLACES | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | YP FUTURES |
| XIENTE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | TEEN CENTER KITCHEN |
| SILOAM HEALTH | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,000 | 2025 | FOOD FOR HEALTH |
| Little Sisters of the Poor of Pittsburgh | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STOREHOUSE FOR TEACHERS DBA THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Chartiers Center | Bridgeville, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HANNAS PANTRY INC | HARRISBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Niche Clinic | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Clarke Pennsylvania Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Light of Life Ministries Inc | Augusta, ME | $9,944 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Holiday Family Outreach Inc | Gettysburg, PA | $1,370 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WQED MULTIMEDIA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $22,500 | 2023 | 2023 WRITERS CONTEST |
| PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR CREATIVE REUSE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING |
| EVOLVE COACHING INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2023 | EMPLOY READY EMPLOYER |
| COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING ASSISTANCE INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $12,500 | 2023 | SENIOR HOME REPAIR AND |
| PHILADELPHIA FUTURES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $12,500 | 2023 | HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION, |
| STRONG WOMEN STRONG GIRLS | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | MENTORING PROGRAM |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | VETERAN HOME REPAIR PROJECT |
| ADOPTIONS TOGETHER INC | CALVERTON, MD | $10,000 | 2023 | BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITY |
| BIG BROTHERS-BIG SISTERS OF THE CAPITAL REGION INC | HARRISBURG, PA | $3,000 | 2023 | 2022-23 YOUTH RISE: STAND |
| LENDING HEARTS | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,580 | 2023 | INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS |
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
HARRISBURG AREA COMM COLLEGE
$12,500GENERAL SUPPORT
LENDING HEARTS
$20,000LENDING HEARTS PROGRAMMING
ONE DAY TO REMEMBER INC
$17,855FAMILY OUTINGS
Little Sisters of the Poor of Pittsburgh
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Chartiers Center
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HANNAS PANTRY INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Clarke Pennsylvania Inc
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
Light of Life Ministries Inc
$9,944GENERAL SUPPORT
Holiday Family Outreach Inc
$1,370GENERAL SUPPORT
WQED MULTIMEDIA
$22,5002023 WRITERS CONTEST
PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR CREATIVE REUSE
$15,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
EVOLVE COACHING INC
$15,000EMPLOY READY EMPLOYER
PHILADELPHIA FUTURES
$12,500HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION,
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC
$10,000VETERAN HOME REPAIR PROJECT
ADOPTIONS TOGETHER INC
$10,000BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITY
LENDING HEARTS
$2,580INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS