Foundations that fund organizations in Washington, Pennsylvania
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Washington nonprofits
109 private foundations gave $6.5M to Washington organizations in their latest filings; 30 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
208 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Washington around $12K. 61 of these funders are based in Pennsylvania; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 109
- Accept applications
- 30
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Washington
- $6.5M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 208
- Typical median grant
- $12K
- Based in PA
- 61%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Washington organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin St Giving Tree Foundation | Doylestown, PA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | Educational grant |
| Salvitti Family Foundation Ima | Washington, PA | 21 | $857K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| Bison Charitable Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $476K | $476K | Yes | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, advan… |
| Eqt Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 18 | $286K | $14K | Yes | Community enrichment; 2023 matching gift; Capacity grant 2024 |
| U Grant Smith Trust | St Louis, MO | 1 | $286K | $286K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Cnx Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 4 | $286K | $43K | Yes | General purposes |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $230K | $115K | Yes | To protect the region from impacts of fossil fuel use and d…; For the vira i. heinz program for women and marginalized ge… |
| Addison Gibson Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $200K | $100K | Yes | General support; General operating |
| Gene Crary Tw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $187K | $187K | Preselected only | General support |
| Centimark Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 11 | $178K | $15K | Preselected only | Operating expenses |
| Katherine E Fawcett Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $126K | $12K | Preselected only | General support |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $125K | $63K | Yes | Integration of data systems; Expanding capacity for child advocacy and fundraising |
| Braden Trust for Washington Hospital | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $102K | $102K | Preselected only | General support |
| Brooks Family Foundation | Murrysville, PA | 1 | $102K | $102K | Preselected only | Promote education and development of skills and knowledge |
| McKahan R for Laboratory Pres Ch-Tr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Surdna Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General support |
| The Davenport Family Foundation | Southeastern, PA | 2 | $80K | $40K | Preselected only | Building renovation projects; Annual fund - class gift |
| Fred J and Shirley H Jordan Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $78K | $28K | Preselected only | Afterschool programs; Casa services expansion; Food, coat, & daily |
| Myles D & J Faye Sampson Family Foundationc/O Intentional Philanthrophy | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $60K | $60K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Hess Foundation Inc | Parsippany, NJ | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further the donee's exempt purpose. |
| Kelso John B #3 Ta | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $47K | $47K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Francis Asbury Palmer Foundation C/O Klingenstein Fields Advisors | New York, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt pur… |
| Justus Mulert Scholarship Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $39K | $39K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Steinberg Family Charitable Foundation | Paramus, NJ | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | Organization's purpose |
| The Jack Buncher Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $35K | $10K | Yes | Special needs / autism programs; Operations / critical programs; Critical programs support |
| Walker H for Wash & Jeff Coll | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Miller Connell H Memorial Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $33K | $33K | Preselected only | General support |
| Parkinson M for Wash Hosp | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Dr John D Singley Charitable | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $32K | $32K | Preselected only | General support |
| Warne J Fbo Brownson & Lemoyne-Tr | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $32K | $16K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Staunton Farm Foundation 540-054 Dba Staunton Farm Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | For teen outreach for road to mental health education |
| Colcom Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $30K | $30K | Yes | Longwall mining accountability project |
| Katherine G Young Private Foundation | Anna Maria, FL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Sustenance |
| Silas Brown Decd for W & J Coll | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $29K | $29K | Preselected only | General support |
| Woodward O Fb0 W & J College-Tr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Unrestricted/ general use |
| The Treadway Foundation-Tr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare Ltd | Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | $25,000: To fund the repair and improvement of fencing, and… |
| Ruthallen Ziegler Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| Malama Foundation | Kansas City, MO | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Social awareness |
| Donald & Donna Mosites Family Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $24K | $12K | Preselected only | Promote ongoing work of charity. |
| Johnson W for Cent Wash Co Uf | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $24K | $24K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Mary E Rieck Tw | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General support |
| Core Cares Foundation | Canonsburg, PA | 13 | $22K | $1,000 | Preselected only | Human services; Support youth athletics; Support school program |
| Gorman Family Foundation | Mansfield, OH | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Educational/historical preservation |
| John Russell for W & J College | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | General support |
| Springer T for Wash & Jeff | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $16K | $16K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Huey Geo T T W | St Louis, MO | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Austin a Sauer Memorial Foundation | Allison Park, PA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Funds to support the homeless at the city mission. |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To support environmental projects. |
| The Wallace and Baum Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Charitable - scholarship |
| Doak Memorial Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General support |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 5 | $14K | $2,000 | Yes | Corporate donation |
| The Lloyd V Guild Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | Touching lives through the meadows chaplaincy program to su… |
| Rossin Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | General purpose |
| Firstenergy Foundation | Akron, OH | 1 | $12K | $12K | Yes | Health & Safety |
| Usher Family Foundation | Bonita Springs, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | exempt function of charity |
| Fairbanks-Horix Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Dollar Bank Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Assistance for educational programs |
| Katherine E Haynes | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $9,547 | $9,547 | Preselected only | General support |
| Baird Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $8,659 | $750 | Preselected only | Health and human services; Arts |
| Grant Smith U Decd Tw | St Louis, MO | 1 | $8,200 | $8,200 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Ppl Foundation | Allentown, PA | 1 | $7,200 | $7,200 | Yes | Program support |
| Ballpark Scholarships Inc | Washington, PA | 3 | $6,785 | $2,500 | Yes | Disability service; Youth experience; Contribution |
| Audia Foundation | Washington, PA | 4 | $5,700 | $1,350 | Preselected only | General |
| W P Carey Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Paul & Anne Smiy Family Foundation | Chesterfield, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Program support |
| Johnson Ernest Q for Charity | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Clapp G H Decd Char and Ed Tr | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Neupaver Family Foundation | Venetia, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Herbert G Feldman Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Zan & Evelyn Myers Foundation | McMurray, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Fund |
| Osaic Foundation Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Wagner Family Charitable Trust Ua 11172000 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association Scholarship Trust Fund in Memory of W Matson | Harrisburg, PA | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | Yes | College education |
| W McIlvaine for Sundry Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $3,350 | $1,675 | Preselected only | General support |
| Dt Midstream Foundation | Detroit, MI | 2 | $3,300 | $1,650 | Preselected only | Employee matching - human needs; 4th annual ciarra's community christmas giveaway |
| Quail a for Family Ser Wash | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $3,151 | $3,151 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Irvin R Eugene Tw Educ | Buffalo, NY | 1 | $3,050 | $3,050 | Yes | Scholarship |
| Spero Samer Memorial Tuw Co-Trustee | Indiana, PA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Individual scholarship |
| The Snyder Family Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Anne R Monroe Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | Scholarship grant |
| Clearview Foundation | Moon Township, PA | 1 | $2,200 | $2,200 | Preselected only | Support for youth education programs |
| Gavin Scholarship Tuw Bernard Gavin 003054 | Olean, NY | 1 | $2,200 | $2,200 | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Wabtec Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | General support |
| Charles H Feoppel Educational Loan Trust | Columbus, OH | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Scholarships |
| Scott Reed Family Charitable Foundation | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Charitable |
| Bowles Rice Foundation | Charleston, WV | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General program support |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Tippins Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Youth program |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | Preselected only | Other civic / community |
| Windber Christian Forensic Foundation of St Anthony's | Windber, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Gift |
| Ricoh Americas Foundation | Exton, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | assistance to local families in need1 |
| Janet & Seth Rosenberg Foundation I | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Charitable contribution |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | 500 |
| Bridge the Gap Pa Inc | Washington, PA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Love gift |
| Imagine Just Peace Foundation | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | General support |
| Addo Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Yes | Education support |
| Tractor Supply Company Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 2 | $500 | $250 | Yes | Hometown heroes donation |
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 Washington, Pennsylvania?
Franklin St Giving Tree Foundation, Salvitti Family Foundation Ima, Bison Charitable Foundation, The Schmidt Family Foundation, Eqt Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Washington 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 Washington. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.