The Courtney Babcock Borntraeger Foundation concentrates its support on community institutions in specific localities (notably the Pittsburgh area and Boca Grande, FL), with an emphasis on K–12 opportunity and youth programming, public parks/riverfront development, and faith‑based community organizations. Grants skew toward large, general/unrestricted and capital gifts that stabilize operations or advance building/campaign priorities, and the foundation repeatedly funds a small set of favored grantees rather than dispersing many small awards.
The Courtney Babcock Borntraeger Foundation’s largest recent gifts went to Pittsburgh institutions: $359,287 to The Neighborhood Academy and $300,623 to Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc, both in 2025. Those two awards show the foundation’s mix of education support and place-based civic investment, with funding that can reach campaign-scale levels as well as steadier general operating support. The recent record also includes repeated support for Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Boca Grande United Methodist Church, and Pittsburgh Youth Leadership, indicating a small circle of recipients that the foundation returns to over multiple years. Its grantmaking reaches schools, churches, riverfront and park projects, libraries, youth programs, and community organizations. In Pittsburgh, the foundation has supported an independent school, a riverfront park, a youth leadership film project, and a community library expansion. In Boca Grande, it has funded a church, a women’s club scholarship fund, a conservation group, and hurricane relief. The pattern is local and relationship-driven, with grants often tied to general support, capital needs, or specific project funds.
Education is a clear part of the foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it gave $359,287 to The Neighborhood Academy for general and unrestricted support, and it also supported Stoneleigh-Burnham School with a $5,000 general grant in 2023. The foundation also backs student-facing funding vehicles: Fox Chapel Golf Club Scholarship Foundation Inc received $2,500 in 2023 and $2,500 in 2025 for scholarship support. Civic and cultural infrastructure is another theme. Community Library Association received two $12,500 grants in 2025, one for a library expansion campaign and one for a Library of Things capital campaign. Youth programming appears through Pittsburgh Youth Leadership, which received $20,000 in 2024 for film production about a cross-country ride, and through Steel City Squash Inc, which received $25,000 in 2023 for its “hope has a new home” campaign.
Typical awards are modest, with a p25 of $1,000, a median of $5,000, and a p75 of $15,000, even though a few large gifts push annual totals higher. The foundation gives as a regular funder rather than through a donor-advised fund, and it also funds individuals. The recent record shows repeat giving to the same organizations across multiple years, including Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Boca Grande United Methodist Church, Pittsburgh Youth Leadership, Shadyside Hospital Supporting Foundation, and Canine Companions for Independence - North Central. Awards are often general and unrestricted, but some are tied to capital, campaign, salary, scholarship, or event purposes.
$760K
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$833K
Most grants fall between $1K and $15K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Concentrated giving: a handful of large, often unrestricted or capital grants to repeat grantees in a few communities; emphasis on multi‑year or multiple gifts to the same organizations rather than many small one‑off grants.
Notable grantees: THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY, ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARK INC, FOX CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, BOCA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in Pennsylvania, which is the top state by grant count. Pittsburgh is the main city in the recent list, with awards to The Neighborhood Academy, Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc, Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh Youth Leadership, Community Library Association, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association Inc, Shadyside Hospital Supporting Foundation, and Crisis Center North Incorporation. Boca Grande, FL is the other recurring location, with grants to Boca Grande United Methodist Church, Boca Grande Womans Club Inc, Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Ass, and Friends of Boca Grande Community Center Inc. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for independent schools, riverfront and park projects, churches, youth programs, libraries, conservation groups, and scholarship funds. Recipients include The Neighborhood Academy, Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc, Boca Grande United Methodist Church, Community Library Association, and Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Ass.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Boca Grande United Methodist Church in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Pittsburgh Youth Leadership in 2023 and 2024; and Shadyside Hospital Supporting Foundation in 2023 and 2024.
The grant-size distribution is centered at relatively small awards: p25 is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and p75 is $15,000. The recent list also shows larger outliers, including $359,287 to The Neighborhood Academy and $300,623 to Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc.
Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count. Pittsburgh is especially prominent, with multiple recent grants to organizations there, while Boca Grande, FL is the other recurring cluster in the recent record.
Yes. The recent grants include $12,000 to Boca Grande Womans Club Inc for its Scholarship Fund and two gifts to Fox Chapel Golf Club Scholarship Foundation Inc, $2,500 in 2023 and $2,500 in 2025, both tied to scholarship support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $359,287 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation) |
| ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARK INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $300,623 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation) |
| BOCA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $25,675 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation) |
| FOX CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $12,500 | 2025 | Capital campaign for Library of Things Collection |
| COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $12,500 | 2025 | Library Expansion campaign |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMANS CLUB INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $12,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Fund |
| FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | Renaissance Fund |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | NEW ALBANY, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| FOX CHAPEL GOLF CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2025 | General Support Scholarship Fund |
| FOX CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $22,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | film production fund: produce film about cross country ride |
| FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION | LIGONIER, PA | $20,000 | 2024 | NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SALARY FUND |
| BOCA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | Zoe Group Fund and General support |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE - NORTH CENTRAL | NEW ALBANY, OH | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| GROVE CITY COLLEGE | GROVE CITY, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | Impact 150 fund |
| SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL SUPPORTING FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| STEEL CITY SQUASH INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMANS CLUB INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | Scholarship Fund |
| FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE COMMUNITY CENTER INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASS | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | Sea Grass Maintenance fund |
| ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARK INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | Park Maintenance fund |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FOX CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| STEEL CITY SQUASH INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $25,000 | 2023 | hope has a new home campaign |
| FORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION | LIGONIER, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | new assistant director of education salary fund |
| BOCA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $20,000 | 2023 | Zoe Group Fund and general support |
| PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP | PITTSBURGH, PA | $15,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| GASPARILLA ISLAND CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT ASS | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $6,500 | 2023 | to facilitate sea grass planting on the 18" center at Mercado site |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE - NORTH CENTRAL | NEW ALBANY, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CRISIS CENTER NORTH INCORPORATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL SUPPORTING FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMANS CLUB INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | Hurricane Ian Relief Fund |
| STONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL | GREENFIELD, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| NINE MILE RUN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FOX CHAPEL GOLF CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $2,500 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $1,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE | CORAOPOLIS, PA | $1,000 | 2023 | Collegian Support |
| BOCA GRANDE WOMANS CLUB INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | Scholarship Fund |
| BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY INC | BOCA GRANDE, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | Hurricane damage fund for the Boca Grande property |
ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARK INC
$300,623General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation)
BOCA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$25,675General & Unrestricted (See General Explanation)
FOX CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$25,000General & Unrestricted
COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
$12,500Capital campaign for Library of Things Collection
COMMUNITY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
$12,500Library Expansion campaign
FOX CHAPEL GOLF CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
$2,500General Support Scholarship Fund
FOX CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$22,000General & Unrestricted
PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP
$20,000film production fund: produce film about cross country ride
BOCA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$15,000Zoe Group Fund and General support
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE - NORTH CENTRAL
$5,000General & Unrestricted
SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL SUPPORTING FOUNDATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
Sea Grass Maintenance fund
ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARK INC
$1,000Park Maintenance fund
FOX CHAPEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$25,000General & Unrestricted
BOCA GRANDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$20,000Zoe Group Fund and general support
PITTSBURGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP
$15,000General & Unrestricted
to facilitate sea grass planting on the 18" center at Mercado site
SHADYSIDE HOSPITAL SUPPORTING FOUNDATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
STONELEIGH-BURNHAM SCHOOL
$5,000General & Unrestricted
NINE MILE RUN WATERSHED ASSOCIATION INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FOX CHAPEL GOLF CLUB SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE
$1,000Collegian Support
BARRIER ISLAND PARKS SOCIETY INC
$1,000Hurricane damage fund for the Boca Grande property