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    Pittsburgh Foundation

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    PITTSBURGH, PAWebsiteEIN: 25-09654663 filings on record

    About Pittsburgh Foundation

    The Pittsburgh Foundation works to improve the quality of life in the Pittsburgh region by evaluating and addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy and connecting donors to the critical needs of the community.

    Focus Areas

    Basic NeedsEquity and Social JusticeEnvironmental ActionArts and CultureEconomic Mobility

    Who They Fund

    postsecondary students (scholarship recipients)K–12 students and schoolslow-income families and food-insecure householdspeople experiencing homelessnessartists and cultural organizationspatients and hospital service usersanimals (animal protection and welfare beneficiaries)

    About Pittsburgh Foundation

    A defining feature of The Pittsburgh Foundation’s recent grantmaking is the scale of its scholarship and higher-education support. The University of Pittsburgh appears three times among the largest recent grants, including a $4,346,921 award in 2023, followed by $3,495,173 in 2024 and $2,414,272 in 2025. That pattern sits alongside major support for scholarship intermediaries and local education efforts, showing a funder that combines institutional giving with community-focused philanthropy. The foundation also backs Pittsburgh-area arts and civic organizations at substantial levels. Daisy Wilson Artist Community Inc received $1,769,067 in 2023, while Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh received two large awards in 2023 and 2025. Education and human services are similarly prominent: The Pittsburgh Promise, United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and Carnegie Mellon University all appear in the recent grants list. Across these awards, the foundation’s profile reflects a community foundation funding mix that includes education, arts and culture, basic needs, and regional nonprofit infrastructure.

    What Pittsburgh Foundation Funds

    Education and scholarships are a major lane for the foundation. Scholarship America Inc received $1,642,330 in 2024, $1,209,399 in 2025, and $705,016 in 2023, showing repeated support for scholarship administration. The Pittsburgh Promise also received $1,343,837 in 2025 and $954,904 in 2024 for scholarships and student financial aid. Arts funding reaches both institutions and artist-serving groups. Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh received $878,397 in 2025 and $798,918 in 2023, while Daisy Wilson Artist Community Inc received $1,769,067 in 2023. Basic needs and human services appear through regional intermediaries and direct service groups. United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania received $1,159,647 in 2023 and $767,441 in 2025, and The Salvation Army received $616,142 in 2023. Environmental support also shows up through Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community, which received $631,534 in 2025.

    How Pittsburgh Foundation Gives

    Typical grants cluster around the middle of five figures: the p25 size is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the p75 is $50,318. The foundation also makes much larger awards through its donor-advised and program-linked structures, including scholarship and institutional grants that reach into the millions. Recipients recur across years, especially in education, scholarships, and human services, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off support. As a public charity and mixed community foundation, it combines foundation-directed grantmaking with donor-established scholarship funds and program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are accepted in several active programs.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Pittsburgh Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowCloses in 19 days (Jul 15, 2026)Award: $10K – $150K

    Foundation-Directed Grantmaking (General Grants / Focus Areas)

    Basic NeedsEquity and Social JusticeEnvironmental Action+2 more

    Who can apply: Applicant must be a nonprofit organization located within Allegheny County and/or primarily serve Allegheny County residents, and have IRS 501(c)(3) public charity status (or apply through an eligible fiscal sponsor). The Foundation does not fund organizations not listed in IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A), including private non-operating foundations and disqualified supporting organizations.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $64M

    Total Assets

    $1.5B

    Total Revenue

    $159.1M

    Total Expenses

    $88.3M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $20K.

    25th Percentile

    $10K

    Median

    $20K

    75th Percentile

    $50K

    Geographic Reach

    Regional37 states funded

    About 75% of grants go to recipients in PA.

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    Funding Style

    scholarship-driven fundingfederated/giving-circle distributionspublic/community foundation grantssector-specific project grantsgeneral/operating support across sectors

    Topics

    higher education scholarships and student financial aidarts, culture and arts education supportfood security (food banks and pantries)healthcare and hospital support serviceshomelessness prevention and housing supportcommunity and neighborhood developmentnatural resource and forest conservation

    Where Pittsburgh Foundation Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Pennsylvania: 75% of grants go to recipients in the headquarters state. Recent awards land across Pittsburgh and nearby communities, including Pittsburgh, Bethel Park, Moon Township, Carnegie, Sewickley, Duquesne, Ambridge, New Brighton, and Moon Township. The broader scope is regional rather than national, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 3,269 grants going to U.S. organizations.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Pittsburgh Foundation

    What are The Pittsburgh Foundation’s main focus areas?

    Its core focus areas are Basic Needs, Equity and Social Justice, Environmental Action, Arts and Culture, and Economic Mobility. Recent grant records also show education, scholarships, human services, museums, and hospital support services appearing within that broader program mix.

    How large are typical grants from The Pittsburgh Foundation?

    The grant-size distribution centers on modest awards, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $50,318. The recent grants list also shows much larger awards in the hundreds of thousands and millions for education, scholarships, and institutional support.

    Does The Pittsburgh Foundation fund only Pittsburgh organizations?

    No. While 75% of grants go to recipients in Pennsylvania and the recent list is dominated by Pittsburgh-area organizations, the foundation also funds recipients elsewhere in the U.S., including Detroit, Orlando, and Cincinnati through scholarship and philanthropic support intermediaries.

    Can nonprofits submit unsolicited applications?

    Yes for several active programs. Foundation-Directed Grantmaking, the Raymond C. and Martha S. Suckling Fund, Small and Mighty Grants, Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh, the William S. Dietrich Funds, the Scholarships Program, the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation Fund, Exposure Artists Program, and the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards all accept unsolicited applications.

    Are grants usually one-time awards or recurring support?

    Both patterns appear, but recurring support is common in the recent grants list. Scholarship America Inc, The Pittsburgh Promise, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary each appear more than once across 2023 to 2025.

    ELISABETH SCHROEDER

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Accepts unsolicited proposals
    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

    Deadline: 2026 Spring grant cycle: Feb. 3, 2026 by 5 p.m.; 2026 Fall grant cycle: July 15, 2026 by 5 p.m. (dates apply to most grant programs unless otherwise specified).

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$2,414,2722025EDUCATION
    THE PITTSBURGH PROMISEPITTSBURGH, PA$1,343,8372025SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
    SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INCDETROIT, MI$1,209,3992025SCHOLARSHIPS
    CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$878,3972025ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES
    PITTSBURGH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYPITTSBURGH, PA$788,4492025HIGHER EDUCATION
    UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PAPITTSBURGH, PA$767,4412025HUMAN SERVICES
    FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDCINCINNATI, OH$702,3312025PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT
    CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITYPITTSBURGH, PA$691,9112025HIGHER EDUCATION
    SCHWAB CHARITABLEORLANDO, FL$659,1162025PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT
    BEAVER COUNTY MARCELLUS AWARENESS COMMUNITYAMBRIDGE, PA$631,5342025ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT
    GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANKDUQUESNE, PA$627,7862025FOOD BANKS & PANTRIES
    NEW BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTNEW BRIGHTON, PA$578,0002025ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATIONMOON TOWNSHIP, PA$567,8872025HOSPITAL SUPPORT SERVICES
    SEWICKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARYSEWICKLEY, PA$565,2322025LIBRARIES
    NEW SUN RISINGPITTSBURGH, PA$535,0732025COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEV
    THE FORBES FUNDSPITTSBURGH, PA$502,5272025COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
    WOMEN'S CENTER OF BEAVER COUNTYBEAVER, PA$500,0002025FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTERS
    SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CA$500,0002025PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT
    TRAILS MINISTRIESBEAVER FALLS, PA$500,0002025FAMILY SERVICES
    PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INCPITTSBURGH, PA$460,1612025PERFORMING ARTS
    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATIONPITTSBURGH, PA$438,9842025HOSPITAL SUPPORT SERVICES
    SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDRENTAMPA, FL$387,2052025HOSPITALS
    THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMYPITTSBURGH, PA$374,4672025ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
    STEEL CITY SQUASHPITTSBURGH, PA$357,0502025EDUCATION
    ALLEGHENY-SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTEPITTSBURGH, PA$346,0002025HEALTH RESEARCH RESOURCES
    JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$342,6612025JEWISH COMMUNITY SUPPORT
    DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRITPITTSBURGH, PA$339,7302025HIGHER EDUCATION
    THE SALVATION ARMYCARNEGIE, PA$337,0492025HUMAN SERVICES
    CROP AND KETTLEAMBRIDGE, PA$320,0002025JOB TRAINING
    LOCALLY GROWNWILLKINSBURG, PA$315,2002025FOOD SECURITY STRATEGIES
    ACTION-HOUSINGPITTSBURGH, PA$299,9232025HOUSING SUPPORT
    HOSANNA INDUSTRIESGIBSONIA, PA$298,6762025HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES
    CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA$297,5882025HUMAN SERVICES
    REFOREST OUR FUTUREBEAVER, PA$292,0712025FOREST CONSERVATION
    BEAVER FALLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONBEAVER FALLS, PA$288,0112025PUBLIC AND SOCIETY BENEFIT NEC
    HUMANE ANIMAL RESCUEPITTSBURGH, PA$283,3212025ANIMAL PROTECTION AND WELFARE
    PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUSTPITTSBURGH, PA$281,5112025ARTS AND CULTURE
    ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARKASPINWALL, PA$281,1002025OUTDOOR RECREATION SUPPORT
    INDEPENDENCE CONSERVANCYINDUSTRY, PA$277,1002025NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION
    BOROUGH OF MONACAMONACA, PA$276,0402025GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIAPITTSBURGH, PA$257,6702025FAMILY SERVICES
    AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTERPITTSBURGH, PA$257,4752025ARTS AND CULTURE
    MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN'S GUILDPITTSBURGH, PA$256,1392025ARTS AND CULTURE
    AMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERMANYNEW YORK, NY$255,0002025PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
    AFRO-AMERICAN MUSIC INSTITUTEPITTSBURGH, PA$254,2202025ARTS EDUCATION
    OFFICE FOR PUBLIC ARTPITTSBURGH, PA$250,0002025ARTS AND CULTURE
    EAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRYPITTSBURGH, PA$239,2552025HUMAN SERVICES
    NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIESPITTSBURGH, PA$225,2502025COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEC
    PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICESPITTSBURGH, PA$225,0002025COMMUNITY CLINICS
    LIGHT OF LIFE RESCUE MISSIONPITTSBURGH, PA$216,8102025HOMELESS CENTERS

    UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

    $2,414,272
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    EDUCATION

    THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE

    $1,343,837
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    SCHOLARSHIPS AND STUDENT FINANCIAL AID

    SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC

    $1,209,399
    DETROIT, MI2025

    SCHOLARSHIPS

    CARNEGIE MUSEUMS OF PITTSBURGH

    $878,397
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES

    PITTSBURGH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

    $788,449
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HIGHER EDUCATION

    UNITED WAY OF SOUTHWESTERN PA

    $767,441
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

    $702,331
    CINCINNATI, OH2025

    PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT

    CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

    $691,911
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HIGHER EDUCATION

    SCHWAB CHARITABLE

    $659,116
    ORLANDO, FL2025

    PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT

    BEAVER COUNTY MARCELLUS AWARENESS COMMUNITY

    $631,534
    AMBRIDGE, PA2025

    ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT

    GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

    $627,786
    DUQUESNE, PA2025

    FOOD BANKS & PANTRIES

    NEW BRIGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $578,000
    NEW BRIGHTON, PA2025

    ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

    HERITAGE VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEM FOUNDATION

    $567,887
    MOON TOWNSHIP, PA2025

    HOSPITAL SUPPORT SERVICES

    SEWICKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

    $565,232
    SEWICKLEY, PA2025

    LIBRARIES

    NEW SUN RISING

    $535,073
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEV

    THE FORBES FUNDS

    $502,527
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE

    WOMEN'S CENTER OF BEAVER COUNTY

    $500,000
    BEAVER, PA2025

    FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTERS

    SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION

    $500,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2025

    PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT

    TRAILS MINISTRIES

    $500,000
    BEAVER FALLS, PA2025

    FAMILY SERVICES

    PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC

    $460,161
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    PERFORMING ARTS

    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION

    $438,984
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HOSPITAL SUPPORT SERVICES

    SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN

    $387,205
    TAMPA, FL2025

    HOSPITALS

    THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACADEMY

    $374,467
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

    STEEL CITY SQUASH

    $357,050
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    EDUCATION

    ALLEGHENY-SINGER RESEARCH INSTITUTE

    $346,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HEALTH RESEARCH RESOURCES

    JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH

    $342,661
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    JEWISH COMMUNITY SUPPORT

    DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

    $339,730
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HIGHER EDUCATION

    THE SALVATION ARMY

    $337,049
    CARNEGIE, PA2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    CROP AND KETTLE

    $320,000
    AMBRIDGE, PA2025

    JOB TRAINING

    LOCALLY GROWN

    $315,200
    WILLKINSBURG, PA2025

    FOOD SECURITY STRATEGIES

    ACTION-HOUSING

    $299,923
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HOUSING SUPPORT

    HOSANNA INDUSTRIES

    $298,676
    GIBSONIA, PA2025

    HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES

    CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH

    $297,588
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    REFOREST OUR FUTURE

    $292,071
    BEAVER, PA2025

    FOREST CONSERVATION

    BEAVER FALLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

    $288,011
    BEAVER FALLS, PA2025

    PUBLIC AND SOCIETY BENEFIT NEC

    HUMANE ANIMAL RESCUE

    $283,321
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ANIMAL PROTECTION AND WELFARE

    PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST

    $281,511
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ARTS AND CULTURE

    ASPINWALL RIVERFRONT PARK

    $281,100
    ASPINWALL, PA2025

    OUTDOOR RECREATION SUPPORT

    INDEPENDENCE CONSERVANCY

    $277,100
    INDUSTRY, PA2025

    NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION

    BOROUGH OF MONACA

    $276,040
    MONACA, PA2025

    GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

    PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

    $257,670
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    FAMILY SERVICES

    AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER

    $257,475
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ARTS AND CULTURE

    MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN'S GUILD

    $256,139
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ARTS AND CULTURE

    AMERICAN COUNCIL ON GERMANY

    $255,000
    NEW YORK, NY2025

    PROMOTION OF INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING

    AFRO-AMERICAN MUSIC INSTITUTE

    $254,220
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ARTS EDUCATION

    OFFICE FOR PUBLIC ART

    $250,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    ARTS AND CULTURE

    EAST END COOPERATIVE MINISTRY

    $239,255
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HUMAN SERVICES

    NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIES

    $225,250
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING NEC

    PRIMARY CARE HEALTH SERVICES

    $225,000
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    COMMUNITY CLINICS

    LIGHT OF LIFE RESCUE MISSION

    $216,810
    PITTSBURGH, PA2025

    HOMELESS CENTERS