Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh
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About Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh
The mission of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation is to advance healthcare innovation, advocacy, collaboration, and education in the interest of better health through our unique brand of activist philanthropy.
Focus Areas
AgingHIV/AIDSPatient SafetyTeen Mental HealthWomen's HealthWorkforce Development
Who They Fund
seniors / older adults (including people with memory loss / dementia)women of reproductive age and pregnant peopleadolescents / teenagerspatients and hospital populations (general patient safety focus)healthcare workforce and providers (human resources, training, certification)
About Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh
A $1 million grant to the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh for "Building New Models of Care" stands out in the foundation’s recent giving. That award fits a pattern of large, programmatic grants tied to healthcare innovation, patient safety, and community wellbeing. The Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh also backed the federation twice before at $900,000 each for "Violins of Hope," showing repeat support for work that combines Jewish communal life with arts and community revitalization. Beyond those civic investments, the foundation uses its grantmaking to advance healthcare quality, workforce development, aging services, teen mental health, HIV/AIDS work, and women’s health. Recent grants also show direct support for hospitals, universities, and local organizations in Pittsburgh, along with internal program grants that connect funding to fellowships, competitions, and issue-focused initiatives. Its approach is activist philanthropy: grantmaking is used not only for service delivery, but also for training, research, education, and new care models. The result is a portfolio that mixes major block grants, research support, and structured programs aimed at improving health outcomes in the Pittsburgh region and beyond through specific health system and community projects.
What Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh Funds
Patient safety is a major thread in the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $500,000 to Carnegie Mellon University for patient safety research and another $500,000 to the University of Pittsburgh for patient safety. Healthcare workforce development appears in internal program grants such as $273,562 for a health care safety competition focused on healthcare quality, human resources, and end-of-life decision making. Aging-related work includes $260,449 for an internal program on engaging seniors at risk for or with early cognitive decline, with memory cafes and day programming for seniors. The foundation also funded $177,670 for an internal adolescent health initiative focused on adolescent behavioral health, and $140,439 for JHF AIDS Free Pittsburgh. In women’s health, a $200,394 internal program supported Pregnancy Full Court Press.
How Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh Gives
Typical grant size is in the mid-five-figure to low-six-figure range: the 25th percentile is $50,000, the median is $68,000, and the 75th percentile is $120,666. The recent grants list includes multiple renewals and repeated support, including the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, funds individuals does not, and also makes program-related investments. Its active programs show that it accepts unsolicited applications for several fellowships and grant programs, including general grantmaking and maternal care grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.7M
Total Assets
$179.3M
Total Revenue
$20M
Total Expenses
$30.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $50K and $121K, with a median of $68K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$68K
75th Percentile
$121K
Geographic Reach
Local4 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KAREN W FEINSTEIN
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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