Hillman Family Foundations
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About Hillman Family Foundations
The Hillman Family Foundations is making large, place-based investments in Pittsburgh cultural and health/science infrastructure. Their recent grants are multi-million-dollar commitments to institution-building projects — a major creative arts center at The Andy Warhol Museum and a vision/medical innovation corridor through the Eye & Ear Foundation — indicating a focus on civic cultural vitality and biomedical economic development.
Focus Areas
Creative arts infrastructure and museum expansion (The Andy Warhol Museum – The Factory Creative Arts Center)Vision science and clinical innovation for expanded access to eye careLife-sciences economic development / biomedical innovation corridors in Pittsburgh
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessness (including those with SPMI and SUD)disadvantaged small business owners / entrepreneursPittsburgh public school graduates and post-secondary studentsyouth and young adults (including foster care alumni up to age 24)
About Hillman Family Foundations
Hillman Family Foundations’ recent giving is defined by multi-million-dollar bets on Pittsburgh institutions, especially the 2025 commitments to The Andy Warhol Museum for The Factory Creative Arts Center and to Eye & Ear Foundation Inc. for a life sciences economic development corridor and innovative vision care. Those gifts show a funder willing to underwrite capital-heavy projects that connect culture, health, and civic infrastructure. The foundation also backed University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute for the Hillman Fellows for Innovative Cancer Research, pairing institutional support with research-focused investment. Across its recent grants, the foundation supports arts and museum expansion, biomedical innovation, higher education, affordable housing, homelessness services, small business capital access, and neighborhood development. Many awards are large enough to move physical projects forward: construction, renovations, facilities work, reserve contributions, and operating support all appear in the recent record. The portfolio also reaches into workforce programming, scholarships, mediation for eviction prevention, and community development initiatives. Recent recipients include Carnegie Institute, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation, reflecting a strong orientation toward Pittsburgh-based organizations and long-horizon local capacity building.
What Hillman Family Foundations Funds
In arts and cultural infrastructure, Hillman Family Foundations gave $3,000,000 to Carnegie Institute the Andy Warhol Museum for building the creative economy, workforce programming, and capital expansion. The foundation also awarded $2,000,000 to Carnegie Institute Carnegie Museum of Natural History for reimagining the museum experience, showing support for institution-level renewal rather than only short-term programming. In health and biomedical work, they gave $4,000,000 to Eye & Ear Foundation Inc. for a life sciences economic development corridor and developing innovative vision care for all, then repeated that support with another $3,000,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. They also gave $3,000,000 to University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute toward the Hillman Fellows for innovative cancer research. Beyond those anchors, the foundation funded housing, homelessness, and community stability: $1,500,000 to Action-housing Inc. for the Second Avenue Commons downtown Pittsburgh homeless shelter, and $1,250,000 to Just Mediation Pittsburgh for expanding eviction prevention mediation.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$75.2M
Total Assets
$1.9B
Total Revenue
$122.9M
Total Expenses
$94.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $75K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional30 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DAVID K ROGER
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Hillman Family Foundations Funds
Top 5 recipient countries by grant volume for Hillman Family Foundations.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 3,516 | $374M | 99.7% |
| 2 | Switzerland |
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