Foundations that fund organizations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Pittsburgh nonprofits
2,229 private foundations gave $785M to Pittsburgh organizations in their latest filings; 54 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
9,665 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Pittsburgh around $125K. 68 of these funders are based in Pennsylvania; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 2,229
- Accept applications
- 54
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Pittsburgh
- $785M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 9,665
- Typical median grant
- $125K
- Based in PA
- 68%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Pittsburgh organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $123M | $123M | Preselected only | Educational support |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 349 | $72M | $40K | Yes | Matching gift; Annual fund; Operating support |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 134 | $66M | $205K | Yes | Toward support of operations; To design and implement educational and workforce developme…; To increase student attendance and improve students academi… |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 324 | $63M | $78K | Yes | To support programming and operations for one year; For two year general operating support (2023/24-2024/25); For the vira i. heinz program for women and marginalized ge… |
| Orland Bethel Family Foundation | Port St Lucie, FL | 5 | $28M | $5,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Lilly Endowment Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 8 | $21M | $1.1M | Yes | Pathways for tomorrow initiative; Christian faith&life storytellg init; Theologies for pastoralministry proj |
| Edith L Trees Tw Char Tr Art X | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $19M | $19M | Yes | General support |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 14 | $18M | $771K | Yes | K-12 education; Postsecondary education; Empower women and girls |
| McCune Foundation Pnc Bank Na | Pittsburgh, PA | 60 | $17M | $150K | Yes | General support; General suppport; General support stock gift |
| Eden Hall Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15M | $15M | Yes | Grant payments made in 2024 |
| The Jack Buncher Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 164 | $14M | $25K | Yes | Annual gift; Operations / critical programs; General operating / programs |
| Allegheny Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 44 | $12M | $150K | Yes | General operating support; Project support; Program support |
| Highmark Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 50 | $11M | $83K | Yes | To support school grants and award programs; To support capacity building; To support get fit kids healthy habits and fitness program |
| Ppg Industries Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10M | $10M | Yes | Education & Community Sustainability |
| The Tepper Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $8.9M | $400K | Preselected only | General support |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 46 | $8.0M | $50K | Yes | Unrestricted/ general use |
| Gar Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $7.5M | $7.5M | Yes | General support |
| The Grable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 205 | $7.5M | $20K | Yes | One-time, unrestricted year-end grant awarded in honor of t…; To support staff participation in western pa learning 2025…; To support an innovative project designed to advance future… |
| Colcom Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 55 | $5.5M | $50K | Yes | General operating support; Powdermill avian research center; Ttc maintenance |
| The Vanguard Group Foundation | Malvern, PA | 1 | $5.2M | $5.2M | Preselected only | To provide meaningful support, through financial contributi… |
| Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $4.5M | $200K | Yes | General operating; Pc |
| Lockhart J M Ally Herc | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $4.4M | $4.4M | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Burke Family Foundation C/O Merrilynn Young | Pittsburgh, PA | 105 | $4.3M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Burke Foundation C/O Merrilynn Young | Pittsburgh, PA | 105 | $4.3M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General |
| The Buhl Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 79 | $4.1M | $25K | Yes | To support annual dues to this important professional organ…; To support a design process for a wellness park at the foot…; To support their circle our schools program to align a netw… |
| Giant Eagle Foundation C/O Louis Plung & Co | Pittsburgh, PA | 53 | $3.6M | $15K | Yes | Charitable |
| Jennie K Scaife Charitable Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 16 | $3.6M | $151K | Yes | Operating support; Chronic care specialty team program support; Healthy food centers program support |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 3 | $3.4M | $656K | Preselected only | Program support; General operating support |
| McElhattan Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 53 | $3.4M | $50K | Yes | General support; General support (multi-year grant) |
| Scaife Family Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 6 | $3.3M | $438K | Yes | Program support; Medical student program; Wraparound services |
| The Benter Foundation C/O William Benter | Pittsburgh, PA | 47 | $3.3M | $30K | Preselected only | General operating support; Support for momentum award; General operating support and support for open streets |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $3.2M | $3.2M | Preselected only | A matching gift program that matches donations from eligibl… |
| Howmet Aerospace Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | $3.1M | $23K | Preselected only | 2nd annual pride and joy event; Youth writers camp; Steam fair/community day |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 12 | $3.0M | $136K | Yes | To support the development and production of science and te…; To examine how household energy insecurity is experienced b…; To grow and sustain the open energy outlook initiative open… |
| Shear Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $2.9M | $138K | Preselected only | Seneca district friends of scouting; The pittsburgh study (tps) launch; Cancer journey support |
| The Fine Foundation C/O Ffc Capital Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | 57 | $2.8M | $10K | Yes | Collaborative programming/enron; Carnegie international; Warhol curator of art |
| The Peirce Family Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | 10 | $2.5M | $150K | Yes | Charitable contribution; Charitable contirbution |
| Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 33 | $2.4M | $75K | Yes | For operating support for the 2024-25 season; To cover fees of showcase grantees for the 80th anniversary…; To support the allegheny conferences 2024-2026 work plan, w… |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $2.2M | $1.1M | Preselected only | To provide support for the learning engineering virtual ins…; Support for the lincc analysis framework: an open, scalable… |
| Beacon Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $2.2M | $125K | Yes | Charitable |
| The Baszucki Family Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $2.2M | $2.2M | Preselected only | Support the project elucidating neurobiological mechanisms… |
| Rossin Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $2.2M | $5,000 | Yes | General purpose |
| Staunton Farm Foundation 540-054 Dba Staunton Farm Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 58 | $2.1M | $25K | Yes | Staff wellness; Brunch with a black man; Integrating case/ resource navigator |
| Ryan Memorial Foundation | St Paul, MN | 28 | $2.1M | $19K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $2.0M | $250K | Yes | General support; Core support for seed funding for pittsburgh's cultural tre…; Core support for a public-serving memorial, museum, and edu… |
| The Morgenthaler Foundation C/O Withumsmithbrown Pc | New York, NY | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | Support annual entrepreneurial business plan competition |
| S K Rockwell Conservation Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Yes | General |
| M L Mason Mem Fund 12-26-35 | Pittsburgh, PA | 19 | $1.9M | $22K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $1.9M | $325K | Yes | To support archival expansion initiative of a sponsored pro…; To support the pittsburgh international jazz festival; To support the activities of the memory lab |
| Opportunity Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 112 | $1.8M | $15K | Yes | Charitable; Charitale; Charitabe |
| Dollar Bank Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 38 | $1.7M | $10K | Yes | Assistance for educational programs; Assistance for social services; Community development |
| Morris Charles M Tr Ua-Char | Pittsburgh, PA | 12 | $1.6M | $50K | Yes | Operational support; Wishmakers; 1926 murray project yr 2 of |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 14 | $1.6M | $108K | Preselected only | Integrative approaches to understanding whole-brain computa…; Simons investigator in computer science; 2024-2025 shenoy undergraduate research fellowship in neuro… |
| The Kris Rockwell Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 8 | $1.5M | $23K | Yes | Cover the cost of operations of the recipients |
| Dunlap Family Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 10 | $1.5M | $15K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Betty Lou Yount Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $1.4M | $235K | Preselected only | General support |
| Millbury Foundation | Delmont, PA | 10 | $1.4M | $35K | Preselected only | General |
| Marstine Family Foundation C/O Private Foundation Solutions | Pittsburgh, PA | 17 | $1.4M | $21K | Preselected only | Provide funds to promote the work of the charity; Provide funds to promote the work of the school; Provide funds to promoate the work of the charity |
| Robert a & Christine J Pietrandrea Charitable Foundation | Wexford, PA | 23 | $1.3M | $6,000 | Preselected only | To support the organization that saves lives of companion a…; To provide shelther, meals, housing, health care to women i…; To provide support for the catholic youth association of pi… |
| Rita M McGinley Foundation C/O John R McGinleypresident | Pittsburgh, PA | 16 | $1.3M | $23K | Yes | Financial support; Support; Donation |
| John J & Josephine Thomas Charitable | Wilkesbarre, PA | 1 | $1.3M | $1.3M | Preselected only | General support |
| The Eamon Foundation (f/K/A Avs Foundation) | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1.2M | $1.2M | Preselected only | Operational |
| Massey Charitable Trust | Bridgeville, PA | 60 | $1.2M | $19K | Yes | Human services; Youth programs; Education |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 32 | $1.2M | $918 | Preselected only | Matching contribution (general operating support); In support of financial health; In support of creating economic mobility and career pathways |
| Centimark Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 75 | $1.1M | $10K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Fisa Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 38 | $1.1M | $25K | Yes | Advocacy for marginalized students in public schools; Support for advocacy for incarcerated people with disabilit…; Support for the disability healthcare initiative communicat… |
| The Philip Chosky Charitable & Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 20 | $1.1M | $30K | Preselected only | Discretionary fund; Discretionary funddiscretionary fund |
| John G Rangos Sr Charitable Foundation U/A Dtd 12/17/1987 | Dallas, TX | 3 | $1.1M | $475K | Yes | For charitable, scientific, and educational purposes; For medical and scientific research; To support the mission of excellence in patient care, teach… |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $1.1M | $150K | Preselected only | Transit worker justice and skills development; Emergency workplace organizing committee; Trade unions for energy democracy |
| Salvitti Family Foundation Ima | Washington, PA | 12 | $1.1M | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support; 2014-2015 education |
| Eqt Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 80 | $1.1M | $10K | Yes | Education & workforce; 2023 matching gift; 2024 matching gift |
| Irene C Shea Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 26 | $1.1M | $28K | Yes | General support; General purpose |
| The Birmingham Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 33 | $1.1M | $25K | Yes | Bridge grant; Vav bridge grant; Program oriki from the south |
| Proctor Patterson Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1.1M | $1.1M | Yes | Financial hardship grants & |
| Rp Simmons Family Foundation | Sewickley, PA | 4 | $1.1M | $28K | Preselected only | General charitable purpose |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $1.1M | $225K | Preselected only | In support of research to develop a lead-binding technology…; To add conservation measures, improve transparency on conse…; To support the research of dr. in hee lee. |
| Founders Pledge Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Foundations of cooperative ai lab (focal) |
| Goldberg Family Foundation 217-48576810 | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Charles Koch Foundation | Arlington, VA | 1 | $988K | $988K | Yes | General operating support |
| Wellcome Leap Inc | San Diego, CA | 2 | $965K | $483K | Preselected only | Global health research |
| Cooper E Etal Ttees C-S Fam Fdn-Agy | Pittsburgh, PA | 23 | $960K | $5,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Bitz Foundation C/O Mr Francois Bitz | Baden, PA | 2 | $948K | $474K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Dsf Charitable Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | 10 | $901K | $85K | Yes | Program support; Capital support; Tropical forest hawai'i exhibit |
| The Maguire Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $900K | $900K | Preselected only | For general needs of organization |
| Myles D & J Faye Sampson Family Foundationc/O Intentional Philanthrophy | Bethesda, MD | 31 | $867K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support; Capital campaign; General operating |
| Frick H C for City of Pgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $850K | $850K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 35 | $843K | $2,000 | Preselected only | General operating fund to further charitable purpose; General operating fund to further charitable purposes; Capital campaign to further charitable purpose |
| Emmons-Bradlee Family Foundation 2210896 | Boston, MA | 1 | $838K | $838K | Preselected only | General charitable support |
| The Lifebridge Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $833K | $833K | Preselected only | General support |
| Addison Gibson Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 9 | $829K | $76K | Yes | General support; General operating; Education block grant |
| Hawk Ridgeview Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $825K | $150K | Yes | General operations |
| Fourteen Ten Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 3 | $824K | $19K | Preselected only | General program support; 1,259 |
| The Mascaro Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 11 | $817K | $30K | Preselected only | To support the cause; To support the sy holzer endowed immunotherapy research fund; To support wish experiences |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation | Coraopolis, PA | 38 | $813K | $10K | Yes | 10th year anniversary grants; Discretionary grants - sm; Public lands grant |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $804K | $150K | Yes | For general operating support; For legal technical assistance; For support of networked student-centered practices |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $800K | $400K | Yes | Magnetically levitated diamond crystals as tabletop probe f…; Governing deep difference during times of crisis |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $792K | $396K | Preselected only | Research on robust unlearning; Tb vaccine research |
| Hansen Foundation | Sewickley, PA | 14 | $767K | $50K | Yes | Community welfare; Education |
| B K Simon Family Charitable Fdn-Tr | Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $760K | $165K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Lockhart J M Ally Herc 1 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $757K | $757K | Preselected only | General operating purposes |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?
The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation, Hillman Family Foundations, Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Heinz Endowments, Orland Bethel Family Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Pittsburgh organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Pittsburgh. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.