The Levin Charitable Foundation focuses on strengthening Greater Pittsburgh’s local human services and Jewish communal infrastructure, with regular operating and endowment support to social service agencies, elder care providers, and cemetery/burial organizations. Grants are largely unrestricted or for general operations and program support, with a secondary interest in cultural resources and food security initiatives. The foundation tends to fund established local nonprofits that deliver direct services to seniors, families, and school-age children.
The David R and Frances F Levin Charitable Foundation’s giving is anchored in Pittsburgh’s Jewish communal infrastructure and direct human services, with repeated support for cemetery and burial endowments, senior services, food recovery, and school-time learning. In 2025, the foundation backed Jewish Cemetery & Burial Assoc. for an unrestricted endowment and again for programming and unrestricted endowment support, alongside grants to Jewish Family & Community Services for Agewell Pittsburgh and to Jewish Association on Aging for hospice and palliative care. Those awards sit beside operating support for local service and cultural organizations, showing a pattern of funding established nonprofits that deliver practical assistance to older adults, students, and Jewish community members. The foundation also supports Holocaust education and memorialization through T of L Inc., including the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, and makes grants for Jewish student life through Hillel-based Shabbat programming. Its recent awards suggest a strong preference for local organizations with ongoing community-facing programs rather than one-off projects.
In senior services, the foundation gave $15,000 to Jewish Family & Community Services for Agewell Pittsburgh and $15,000 to Jewish Association on Aging for Siviz Hospice & Palliative Care. Those grants point to a clear interest in home-based supports, meal delivery, rides, hospice, and palliative care for older adults. In Jewish communal life, it funded The Edward & Rose Bermen Hillel Juc with $12,500 for a Shabbat dinner series and Hillel Jewish University Center with $12,500 for Shabbat experiences, indicating support for student-centered religious programming. For education, it awarded $20,000 to The Education Partnership for school supplies and operations, plus $10,000 to Pittsburgh Symphony Inc. for its schooltime learning program. It also supported food recovery through 412 Food Rescue with $15,000 for the Good Food Project/food recovery operations.
Grant sizes are clustered in the middle: the typical award is $10,000, with a lower quartile of $8,750 and an upper quartile of $15,000. The recent list includes several $15,000 grants and a smaller set of $20,000, $12,500, $7,500, $5,000, $3,000, and $1,000 awards. The pattern is mostly one-year support rather than a recurring multi-year commitment shown in the file. Giving appears to come from a small foundation with $4,331,064 in assets and $249,000 in annual grants. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not shown making program-related investments.
$129K
$4.3M
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$231K
Most grants fall between $9K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Moderate number of mid-sized grants (~$15k typical, with a few larger gifts), largely unrestricted/operational support; geographically concentrated in Pittsburgh with some repeat grantees and multiple gifts to Jewish and elder-service organizations.
Notable grantees: T OF L INC, Jewish Cemetery & Burial Association, AgeWell Pittsburgh / Jewish Family & Community Services, 412 Food Rescue, The Education Partnership
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 91% of grants. Pittsburgh recipients dominate the list, including neighborhood and citywide organizations working in human services, Jewish life, food recovery, and cultural programming. The only non-Pittsburgh recipient in the recent grants is Repair the World Pittsburgh, listed in New York, NY, for programming. All recent grants in the file go to U.S. organizations.
The foundation backs local human services, Jewish communal infrastructure, food recovery, school support, and cultural programming. Recent examples include support for hospice and palliative care, meal delivery and rides, school supplies, Holocaust education, Shabbat programming, and cemetery or burial endowments.
The typical grant size is $10,000. In the recent file, the middle half of grants falls between $8,750 and $15,000, with several awards at $15,000 and a smaller number above or below that range.
Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania, which receives 91% of grants. The recent grants are overwhelmingly tied to Pittsburgh organizations, showing a strong local pattern of support.
It funds both, but operating and unrestricted support appear frequently. Recent awards include general operations, unrestricted endowment, operations/meal delivery/rides, and programming support, alongside grants for specific programs such as school supplies, Shabbat experiences, and food recovery.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T OF L INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL SUPPLIES/OPERATIONS |
| JEWISH CEMETERY & BURIAL ASSOC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT |
| JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | AGEWELL PITTSBURGH |
| T OF L INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH |
| PGH TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| AGEWELL PITTSBURGHJFCS PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS/MEAL DELIVERY/RIDES |
| JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | SIVIZ HOSPICE & PALLATIVE CARE |
| 412 FOOD RESCUE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | GOOD FOOD PROJECT/FOOD RECOVERY OPER |
| JEWISH CEMETARY & BURIAL ASSOC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAMMING/UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT |
| THE EDWARD & ROSE BERMEN HILLEL JUC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $12,500 | 2025 | SHABBAT DINNER SERIES |
| HILLEL JEWISH UNIVERSITY CENTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $12,500 | 2025 | SHABAT EXPERIENCES |
| PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOOLTIME LEARNING PROGRAM |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | SUNDAY FUNDAY PROGRAMMING |
| PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOOLTIME LEARNING PROGRAM |
| FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | ART CLUB |
| REPAIR THE WORLD PITTSBURGH | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAMMING |
| AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROGRAMMING |
| OUR GIVING KITCHEN PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | VOLUNTEER SESSIONS/OUTREACH/FOOD |
| TEMPLE EMANUEL | PITTSBURGH, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL GARDEN |
| EDGEWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
T OF L INC
$20,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
$20,000SCHOOL SUPPLIES/OPERATIONS
JEWISH CEMETERY & BURIAL ASSOC
$15,000UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT
JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES
$15,000AGEWELL PITTSBURGH
T OF L INC
$15,000HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH
PGH TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
AGEWELL PITTSBURGHJFCS PITTSBURGH
$15,000OPERATIONS/MEAL DELIVERY/RIDES
JEWISH ASSOCIATION ON AGING
$15,000SIVIZ HOSPICE & PALLATIVE CARE
412 FOOD RESCUE
$15,000GOOD FOOD PROJECT/FOOD RECOVERY OPER
JEWISH CEMETARY & BURIAL ASSOC
$15,000PROGRAMMING/UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT
THE EDWARD & ROSE BERMEN HILLEL JUC
$12,500SHABBAT DINNER SERIES
HILLEL JEWISH UNIVERSITY CENTER
$12,500SHABAT EXPERIENCES
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC
$10,000SCHOOLTIME LEARNING PROGRAM
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PGH
$10,000SUNDAY FUNDAY PROGRAMMING
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC
$10,000SCHOOLTIME LEARNING PROGRAM
FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF PITTSBURGH
$10,000ART CLUB
REPAIR THE WORLD PITTSBURGH
$7,500PROGRAMMING
AUGUST WILSON AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER
$7,500PROGRAMMING
OUR GIVING KITCHEN PITTSBURGH
$5,000VOLUNTEER SESSIONS/OUTREACH/FOOD
TEMPLE EMANUEL
$3,000HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL GARDEN
EDGEWOOD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS