The Robert A & Christine J Pietrandrea Charitable Foundation makes relatively large, strategic gifts focused primarily in the Pittsburgh/Wexford region, backing capital campaigns and program expansion for health care, K–12 and vocational education, and faith-based social services. Their grants frequently support facility renovation or campaign drives (hospitals, cancer pavilion, school expansion, residential/service facility upgrades) and they repeat funding for flagship beneficiaries. The foundation favors institution-building investments that increase local capacity rather than many small operating grants.
A repeated pattern of capital and campaign support defines the Robert a & Christine J Pietrandrea Charitable Foundation. Across recent grants, the foundation backs hospital renovations, school expansion, and facility upgrades for faith-based and social service organizations, with several beneficiaries receiving support in multiple years. One of the largest gifts went to Best of the Batch Foundation for school-aged youth programs centered on education, health and wellness, and outreach services. Another major grant supported the UPMC Cancer Pavilion renovation, underscoring the foundation’s interest in health-care infrastructure. The same approach appears in its continued support for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh through Childrens Hospital Foundation, with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That mix of large, project-based grants and repeat support suggests a funder that concentrates on institution-building rather than broad, one-time microgrants. The foundation also funds education-related expansion, including The Neighborhood Academy and The College of St Joseph the Worker, alongside Catholic parishes, community services, and selected cultural institutions. Its recent grants show a clear preference for organizations that are extending facilities, launching campaigns, or adding capacity in the Pittsburgh area and nearby communities.
In health care, the foundation gave $750,000 to Upmc Cancer Pavilion for renovation to the cancer center, and it also made three separate grants to Childrens Hospital Foundation for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. In education, it supported school expansion at The Neighborhood Academy with a $250,000 grant and backed The College of St Joseph the Worker with $250,000 to support its mission of making a trade college. Faith-based service organizations also receive meaningful support: Holy Family Foundation received $255,500, while Jubilee Association Inc. received $250,000 for its Renewing Hope, Rebuilding Lives campaign and facility renovation and expansion. The foundation also funds community-serving nonprofits beyond those core areas, including The Salvation Army for helping the underserved and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for food assistance in Pittsburgh.
$2.7M
$11.3M
$1.5M
$2.8M
Most grants fall between $1K and $9K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$9K
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Concentrated, high-value grants with an emphasis on capital/campaign support and facility renovation; a mix of repeat funding for core institutional grantees and single large gifts to regional nonprofits. Geographic focus is strongly local (Pittsburgh area).
Notable grantees: UPMC Children’s Hospital (Children’s Hospital Foundation), UPMC Cancer Pavilion, The Neighborhood Academy, Best of the Batch Foundation, Holy Family Foundation
Typical grants cluster in the low thousands and mid-thousands, with p25 at $1,000, a median of $5,000, and p75 at $8,548, even as the foundation occasionally makes much larger project gifts. The recent record shows repeated support for some organizations across multiple years, including Childrens Hospital Foundation, Pittsburgh Opera, Tash (the Anna Seethaler Hospital), Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and Animal Friends. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation funds individuals as well as organizations, and its giving is organized around project-based and program support, capital campaigns, scholarships, and direct assistance.
Giving is overwhelmingly concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 80% of grants. Pittsburgh is the main recipient city, with additional awards in nearby places such as Munhall, Duquesne, New Castle, and Rochester. Outside Pennsylvania, grants in the recent record went to Steubenville, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio. There is also a grant tied to Oaxaca, Mexico through Tash (the Anna Seethaler Hospital), showing a small amount of international grantmaking within an otherwise local profile.
Recent grants show a strong emphasis on capital and campaign support. Examples include renovation to the UPMC Cancer Pavilion, support for UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, expansion of The Neighborhood Academy, and renovation and expansion work at Jubilee Association Inc.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Childrens Hospital Foundation, Pittsburgh Opera, Tash (the Anna Seethaler Hospital), Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, and Animal Friends. The repeated awards suggest ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time gifts.
The distribution is centered on modest grants, with p25 at $1,000, a median of $5,000, and p75 at $8,548. At the same time, the foundation occasionally makes much larger awards for capital or campaign needs, including six-figure grants.
No. Most grants go to Pennsylvania recipients, but the recent record also includes organizations in Steubenville, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, and a grant connected to Oaxaca, Mexico. Even so, 80% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Alongside health care and education, the foundation supports cultural organizations, food assistance, elder care, animal welfare, and parish-based services. Recent recipients include Pittsburgh Opera, Carnegie Museum of Art, The Salvation Army, Little Sisters of the Poor, and Animal Friends.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COLLEGE OF ST JOSEPH THE WORKER | STEUBENVILLE, OH | $750,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF MAKING A TRADE COLLEGE. |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $500,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT UPMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH |
| NAZARETH PREP | EMSWORTH, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NAZARETH PREP |
| THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAGIN TO EXPAND THE SCHOOL. |
| JUBILEE ASSOCIATION INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THEIR RENEWING HOPE, REBUILDING LIVES CAMPAGIN TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION ADN EXPANSION OF OUR FACILITY. |
| PITTSBURGH OPERA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $160,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO PITTSBURGH OPERA |
| OTHONIA | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $150,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF OTHONIA. |
| DRY BONES MINISTRIES | VOLANT, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO REVITALIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE CATHOLIC FAITH FOCUSED ON HELPING KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS. |
| SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH | BADEN, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VOWED WOMEN WHO ARE DEDICATED TO LOVING AND SUPPORTING GOD |
| SERAPHIC MASS ASSOCIATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE CAPUCHIN MISSIONAIRIES AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE POOR. |
| TEAM HOYT OKLAHOMA | STURBRIDGE, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT INCLUSION OF ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES. |
| GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | DUQUESNE, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE IN PITTSBURGH |
| CLUB HOPE FOUNDATION INC | ELLWOOD CITY, PA | $25,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY A CANCER DIAGNOSIS |
| CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGHS AND ITS PROGRAMS. |
| HUFFY'S HEART MEMORIAL FUND | LITITZ, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HUFFY'S HEART MEMORIAL FUND |
| ANIMAL FRIENDS | PITTSBURGH, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION THAT SAVES LIVES OF COMPANION ANIMALS IN CRISIS |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | ATLANTA, GA | $9,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS FIGHTING CANCER |
| PITTSBURGH CLO | PITTSBURGH, PA | $7,500 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO PITTSBURGH CIVIC LIGHT OPERA, THEATER COMPANY |
| FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $7,500 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER |
| FOLDS OF HONOR WESTERN PA | WEXFORD, PA | $6,500 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO FAMILIES OF AMERICAN'S FALLEN AND DISABLED SERVICE MEMBERS |
| LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR | PITTSBURGH, PA | $6,350 | 2026 | SUPPORT THE WORK OF CARING FOR THE ELDERLY POOR |
| PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $6,000 | 2026 | FOR ASSISTANCE TO PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER |
| PARTNERS FOR QUALITY FOUNDATION | MCKEES ROCKS, PA | $6,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES |
| PHIPPS FUND | PITTSBURGH, PA | $6,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS |
| IOTA PHI FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO RUN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN PITTSBURGH |
| SOUTH HILLS CATHOLIC ACADEMY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND ITS MISSION. |
| LAUGHLIN CHILDREN'S CENTER | SEWICKLEY, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PROVIDING ACADEMIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS.TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION OF PROVIDING CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICES THAT EMPOWER CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS. |
| PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ROCHESTER, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HELPING THE UNDERSERVED. |
| CATHOLIC YOUTH ASSOCIATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CATHOLIC YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH |
| HOLY FAMILY FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION AND ITS MISSION.TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HOLY FAMILY FOUNDATION |
| ST MONICA CATHOLIC ACADEMY | BEAVER FALLS, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ST. MONICA CATHOLIC ACADEMY. |
| CONCEPTION ABBEY | CONCEPTION, MO | $5,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE BENEDEITINE MONASTERY. |
| COVENANT HOUSE | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | SERVING YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH | SEWICKLEY, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. |
| PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA |
| BEST OF THE BATCH FOUNDATION | MUNHALL, PA | $5,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE SCHOOOL-AGED YOUTH WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND OUTREACH SERVICES |
| VINCENTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $3,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VINCENTIAN |
| WOMEN'S CENTER AND SHELTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE. |
| SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL | MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO | $2,500 | 2026 | TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY |
| BETHLEHEM HAVEN | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SHELTHER, MEALS, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE TO WOMEN IN NEED. |
| WORD ON FIRE | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,500 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION |
| SHRINER'S HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PROVIDING LIFE CHANGING CARE FOR CHILDREN |
| FRANKLIN PARK VOLUNTEER FIRE CO 1 | SEWICKLEY, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE FRANKLIN PARK VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY'S OPERATING EXPENSES. |
| MCCANDLESS TWP FRANKLIN PARK AMBULANCE AUTHORITY | WEXFORD, PA | $2,500 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE AMBULANCE AUTHORITY |
| SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH | DES PLAINES, IL | $1,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE SISTERS OF HOLY FAMILY MAKE A PILGRIMMAGE TO ROME. |
| BEAVER COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND | CONWAY, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN BEAVER COUNTY. |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS PENNSYLVANIA | NORRISTOWN, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DIABILITIES PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS TRAINING |
| ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISION NETWORK | IRONDALE, AL | $1,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISION NETWORK. |
| IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY'S MISSION. |
TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF MAKING A TRADE COLLEGE.
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$500,000TO SUPPORT UPMC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH
TO SUPPORT THEIR RENEWING HOPE, REBUILDING LIVES CAMPAGIN TO SUPPORT THE RENOVATION ADN EXPANSION OF OUR FACILITY.
OTHONIA
$150,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF OTHONIA.
DRY BONES MINISTRIES
$50,000TO REVITALIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE CATHOLIC FAITH FOCUSED ON HELPING KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS.
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH
$50,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VOWED WOMEN WHO ARE DEDICATED TO LOVING AND SUPPORTING GOD
SERAPHIC MASS ASSOCIATION
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE CAPUCHIN MISSIONAIRIES AROUND THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE POOR.
TEAM HOYT OKLAHOMA
$35,000TO SUPPORT INCLUSION OF ATHLETES WITH DISABILITIES.
TO PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE IN PITTSBURGH
CLUB HOPE FOUNDATION INC
$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY A CANCER DIAGNOSIS
TO SUPPORT THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGHS AND ITS PROGRAMS.
HUFFY'S HEART MEMORIAL FUND
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HUFFY'S HEART MEMORIAL FUND
ANIMAL FRIENDS
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION THAT SAVES LIVES OF COMPANION ANIMALS IN CRISIS
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$9,500SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS FIGHTING CANCER
PITTSBURGH CLO
$7,500FOR ASSISTANCE TO PITTSBURGH CIVIC LIGHT OPERA, THEATER COMPANY
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER
FOLDS OF HONOR WESTERN PA
$6,500TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO FAMILIES OF AMERICAN'S FALLEN AND DISABLED SERVICE MEMBERS
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR
$6,350SUPPORT THE WORK OF CARING FOR THE ELDERLY POOR
PARTNERS FOR QUALITY FOUNDATION
$6,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
PHIPPS FUND
$6,000SUPPORT FOR PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
IOTA PHI FOUNDATION
$5,000TO RUN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN PITTSBURGH
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND ITS MISSION.
LAUGHLIN CHILDREN'S CENTER
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PROVIDING ACADEMIC SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DYSLEXIA AND CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS.TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION OF PROVIDING CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC SERVICES THAT EMPOWER CHILDREN FOR SUCCESS.
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE
THE SALVATION ARMY
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HELPING THE UNDERSERVED.
CATHOLIC YOUTH ASSOCIATION
$5,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE CATHOLIC YOUTH ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH
TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION AND ITS MISSION.TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF HOLY FAMILY FOUNDATION
ST MONICA CATHOLIC ACADEMY
$5,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ST. MONICA CATHOLIC ACADEMY.
CONCEPTION ABBEY
$5,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE BENEDEITINE MONASTERY.
ST LUKE THE EVANGELIST CHURCH
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PROVIDE SCHOOOL-AGED YOUTH WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND OUTREACH SERVICES
VINCENTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$3,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VINCENTIAN
WOMEN'S CENTER AND SHELTER
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PROVIDING SAFE SPACES FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.
SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$2,500TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN POVERTY
BETHLEHEM HAVEN
$2,500TO PROVIDE SHELTHER, MEALS, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE TO WOMEN IN NEED.
WORD ON FIRE
$2,500TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION
SHRINER'S HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF PROVIDING LIFE CHANGING CARE FOR CHILDREN
FRANKLIN PARK VOLUNTEER FIRE CO 1
$2,500TO SUPPORT THE FRANKLIN PARK VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY'S OPERATING EXPENSES.
MCCANDLESS TWP FRANKLIN PARK AMBULANCE AUTHORITY
$2,500TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE AMBULANCE AUTHORITY
SISTERS OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH
$1,500TO SUPPORT THE SISTERS OF HOLY FAMILY MAKE A PILGRIMMAGE TO ROME.
BEAVER COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND
$1,000TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN BEAVER COUNTY.
TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DIABILITIES PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS TRAINING
ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISION NETWORK
$1,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ETERNAL WORLD TELEVISION NETWORK.
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO IMANI CHRISTIAN ACADEMY'S MISSION.