The Martha Mack Lewis Foundation is a Pittsburgh-based funder that concentrates on local cultural institutions and youth-serving organizations, providing general operating support and scholarships. Its grants favor performing arts (symphony, opera), historic/museum preservation, and children’s residential or charitable services, with several repeat grants to the same organizations. The foundation’s giving emphasizes sustaining core operations of established nonprofits rather than project-specific funding.
The Martha Mack Lewis Foundation’s recent giving is marked by repeated support for Pittsburgh arts groups and nearby youth-serving nonprofits, alongside a notable scholarship grant to Kiskiminetas Springs School in Saltsburg. Across the latest grants, the foundation backs established organizations through general operating support, scholarship funding, and a few program-specific awards, including music therapy and bicycle trips. Its portfolio includes recurring gifts to Pittsburgh Symphony Inc, Pittsburgh Opera Inc, The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh Youth Leadership, suggesting a pattern of ongoing relationship-based support rather than one-time project funding. It also extends beyond the arts to child welfare, veteran-family support, and regional educational programs. The largest recent grant, $25,000 to Kiskiminetas Springs School for its scholarship fund, stands apart from a cluster of smaller gifts centered on sustaining core services. This mix points to a funder that combines operating support with targeted aid for students, children, and community programs tied to the Pittsburgh region.
In the performing arts, the foundation gave $10,000 to Pittsburgh Symphony Inc in 2024 and $8,000 and $5,000 to Pittsburgh Opera Inc in 2023 and 2024, all for general operating support. It also supported Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc with a $3,000 educational operating grant in 2025. For youth services, the foundation awarded $7,500 to The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh in 2024 and $8,000 in 2023, both as general operating support. Scholarship and student aid is another clear thread: Kiskiminetas Springs School received $25,000 in 2025 for its scholarship fund, while Pittsburgh Youth Symphony received $2,700 in 2025 for scholarships and student support. Program-specific grants appear as well, including $3,000 to Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation for a music therapy program and $3,000 to Pittsburgh Youth Leadership for 2024 bicycle trips.
Grant sizes cluster in the low-thousands, with a typical award of $3,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $7,875 at the 75th percentile. The foundation also makes larger exceptions, including a $25,000 scholarship grant and several $10,000 operating gifts. Recipients recur across multiple years: Pittsburgh Symphony Inc, Gettysburg Foundation, Pittsburgh Opera Inc, The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh, Folds of Honor, Canine Companions for Independence, Pittsburgh Youth Leadership, and Veteran’s Place each appear more than once. The foundation gives direct support rather than PRIs and also funds individuals, indicating a grantmaking profile that combines organizational support with scholarship or individual aid.
$60K
$1M
$77K
$80K
Most grants fall between $3K and $8K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$8K
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Modest number of mid-sized grants concentrated regionally with repeat funding to a handful of longtime grantees; primarily general operating support rather than new or experimental initiatives.
Notable grantees: Pittsburgh Symphony Inc, Pittsburgh Opera Inc, The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh, Gettysburg Foundation, Kiskiminetas Springs School
Grantmaking is highly concentrated in Pennsylvania, with 88% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Pittsburgh is the main city in the portfolio, joined by Saltsburg, Gettysburg, Wexford, and McKeesport. Outside Pennsylvania, the recent grants list includes Oak Brook, Illinois, and New Albany, Ohio, but the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The geography reflects a local giving scope with most awards staying close to Pittsburgh.
Its recent grants go to performing arts institutions, historic and museum-related preservation work, children’s residential and charitable services, scholarship and student aid, veteran-family support, and a few program-specific efforts such as music therapy and bicycle trips.
The foundation’s typical award is $5,000 at the median, with $3,000 at the 25th percentile and $7,875 at the 75th percentile. Most recent grants fall in that low-thousands range, though the portfolio includes a $25,000 scholarship grant.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including Pittsburgh Symphony Inc, Gettysburg Foundation, Pittsburgh Opera Inc, The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh, Folds of Honor, Canine Companions for Independence, Pittsburgh Youth Leadership, and Veteran’s Place.
It gives most often in Pennsylvania: 88% of grants in the recent record went to recipients in that state. Pittsburgh is the most common city, with additional Pennsylvania recipients in Saltsburg, Gettysburg, Wexford, and McKeesport.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KISKIMINETAS SPRINGS SCHOOL | SALTSBURG, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| PITTSBURGH OPERA INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | EXPANDING ACCESS TO OPERA |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | BICYCLE TRIPS |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HEINZ HALL | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT |
| PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | WEXFORD, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| VETERAN'S PLACE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KISKIMINETAS SPRINGS SCHOOL | SALTSBURG, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | NEW ALBANY, OH | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | WEXFORD, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | 2024 BICYCLE TRIPS |
| PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL OPERATING |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,700 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT |
| GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| FOLDS OF HONOR | WEXFORD, PA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PITTSBURGH OPERA INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| VETERAN'S PLACE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | NEW ALBANY, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OFF THE FLOOR PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION | GETTYSBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PITTSBURGH OPERA INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $8,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $8,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FOLDS OF HONOR WESTERN PA | WEXFORD, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VETERAN'S PLACE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES | OAK BROOK, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATED LUTHERAN MISSIONS INC | MCKEESPORT, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP
$5,000BICYCLE TRIPS
PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA HEINZ HALL
$5,000SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$5,000LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT
FOLDS OF HONOR
$5,000EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
VETERAN'S PLACE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
FOLDS OF HONOR
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING
PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP
$3,0002024 BICYCLE TRIPS
PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY
$2,700SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT
FOLDS OF HONOR
$7,500GENERAL OPERATING
VETERAN'S PLACE
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING
FOLDS OF HONOR WESTERN PA
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VETERAN'S PLACE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ASSOCIATED LUTHERAN MISSIONS INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT