FundersPennsylvania

Dollar Bank Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-1822243. Reported 490 grants totalling $5,936,349 to 287 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$5,936,349granted, 2020-2023
287organizations funded
51%of grantees funded again the next year
$28.1Massets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Dollar Bank Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $44 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
11 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
170 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
88 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
167 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
33 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
11 grants
$100,000 and Up
10 grants

Every organization it funded

All 287 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Metrohealth Foundation IncCleveland, OH$480,000442023
United Way of Southwestern PaPittsburgh, PA$479,972442023
Neighborhood AlliesPittsburgh, PA$450,000442023
Gifts Under the Corporate Matching Gift ProgramPittsburgh, PA$248,504442023
United Way of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$159,428442023
Allegheny Conference on Community DevelopmentPittsburgh, PA$109,000222022
Cuyahoga Community College FoundationCleveland, OH$100,000442023
Village Capital CorporationCleveland, OH$100,000442023
Virginia Community CapitalNorfolk, VA$100,000222022
Daisy Wilson Artist CommunityBethel Park, PA$85,000222021
Josh Gibson FoundationPittsburgh, PA$70,000442023
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA$66,000112021
Greater Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OH$65,000442023
Light of Life MinistriesPittsburgh, PA$61,000332023
Allegheny County Library AssociationPittsburgh, PA$60,000332023
Braddock Carnegie Library AssociationBraddock, PA$60,000332023
Pittsburgh Gateways CorporationPittsburgh, PA$60,000222021
Boys & Girls Club of Northeast OhioCleveland, OH$55,000222023
Hampton Roads Workforce FoundationNorfolk, VA$53,000442023
Judeo-Christian Outreach Center IncVirginia Beach, VA$52,500332022
Storehouse for Teachers Dba the Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$52,000222022
Youth Opportunities UnlimitedCleveland, OH$51,000442023
The Citizen Science LabPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Wpa JuneteenthPittsburgh, PA$45,000222021
Homeless Children's Education FundPittsburgh, PA$44,000332023
Habitat for Humanity - Allegany CountyLavale, MD$43,000222023
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment GroupPittsburgh, PA$42,500222021
Promise Center of HomewoodPittsburgh, PA$40,456222023
Beam CollaborativePittsburgh, PA$40,000222022
East Akron Neighborhood Development CorporationAkron, OH$40,000442023
Pennsylvania Trolley MuseumWashington, PA$40,000442023
Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPittsburgh, PA$40,000222023
Riverside Center for InnovationPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Seton Youth ShelterVirginia Beach, VA$40,000222022
The Greenwood PlanPittsburgh, PA$40,000332023
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$38,000112023
The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA$37,285442023
Chn Housing PartnersCleveland, OH$37,000332023
Humane Animal RescuePittsburgh, PA$35,000332022
City Mission WashingtonWashington, PA$30,000332022
Enterprise Community Partners IncCleveland, OH$30,000442023
Hampton Roads Economic Development AllianceNorfolk, VA$30,000332023
Life Male Steam AcademyPittsburgh, PA$30,000112020
Moonshot MuseumPittsburgh, PA$30,000332023
Reading Is Fundamental PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$30,000222023
Strong Women Strong GirlsPittsburgh, PA$30,000332023
Tube City RenaissanceMckeesport, PA$30,000222023
Union Rescue Mission of Western MarylandCumberland, MD$30,000332023
Westmoreland County Food BankDelmont, PA$30,000222022
The Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$28,200112023
Scranton Road Ministries CdcCleveland, OH$28,000442023
Lutheran Metropolitan MinistryCleveland, OH$27,500332023
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA$25,250222022
Invision FoundationWexford, PA$25,000222021
Local Initiatives Support CorpNew York, NY$25,000112023
Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Pa and West VirginiaPittsburgh, PA$25,000112021
The Advanced Leadership InstitutePittsburgh, PA$25,000222021
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, VA$23,000222023
Tidewater Community CollegeVirginia Beach, VA$22,500222021
Tidewater Community College Educational FoundationVirginia Beach, VA$21,500222023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$20,000222023
Bloomfield Garfield CorpPittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Boys & Girls Club of Western PaPittsburgh, PA$20,000222023
Chesapeake Public Schools Educational FoundationChesapeake, VA$20,000222023
Cleveland Zoological SocietyCleveland, OH$20,000222023
Friends of Breakthrough SchoolsCleveland, OH$20,000222023
Habitat for Humanity of South Hamption RoadsChesapeake, VA$20,000112021
HearthGlenshaw, PA$20,000112021
Hello NeighborPittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Heritage Community InitiativesBraddock, PA$20,000112022
Mon Valley InitiativeHomestead, PA$20,000112021
Neighborhood Community Development FundPittsburgh, PA$20,000222023
Plum Borough Foundation for Education EnhancementPittsburgh, PA$20,000222023
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA$20,000222023
Spanish American CommitteeCleveland, OH$20,000442023
Sports Biz CaresCharlotte, NC$20,000112022
Veterans PlacePittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Western Maryland Food Bank IncCumberland, MD$20,000222022
Young Black Motivated Kings and QueensPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
YWCA of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Adagio HealthPittsburgh, PA$18,000222023
Children's Hospital of the King's DaughtersNorfolk, VA$17,500222023
PassagesCleveland, OH$16,000442023
Als AssociationPittsburgh, PA$15,000332022
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA$15,000222021
Chesapeake Public LibraryChesapeake, VA$15,000112021
Cleveland Housing NetworkCleveland, OH$15,000112022
Community ForgePittsburgh, PA$15,000112021
Greater Cleveland Habitat for HumanityCleveland, OH$15,000332022
Habitat for Humanity of Allegany CountyCumberland, MD$15,000112021
Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Pittsburgh Housing Development CorporationPittsburgh, PA$15,000222021
Reading Is Fundamental IncPittsburgh, PA$15,000112022
St Barnabas Charities IncGibsonia, PA$15,000112020
Variety the Children's CharityWexford, PA$15,000332022
YMCA of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$15,000112021
Volunteers of AmericaCleveland, OH$14,350222022
Greater Cleveland Urban Film FestivalCleveland, OH$14,000442023
United Way of South Hampton RoadsNorfolk, VA$13,842332023
Union MissionLatrobe, PA$13,000112022
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$12,000442023
El CentroLorain, OH$10,500332022
Foodbank of Southeastern VirginiaNorfolk, VA$10,500222023
A Place 4 MeCleveland, OH$10,000222023
African American Chamber Foundation of Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Breakthrough SchoolsCleveland, OH$10,000112020
Brother's Brother FoundationPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
CASA MarylandTowson, MD$10,000112022
CASA of Western MarylandCumberland, MD$10,000112023
Central Westmoreland Habitat for HumanityGreensburg, PA$10,000112023
Chesapeake Educational FoundationChesapeake, VA$10,000112021
Chesapeake General Hospital Healthcare FoundationChesapeake, VA$10,000112023
Chesapeake Hospital FoundationChesapeake, VA$10,000112021
Chesapeake Regional Health FoundationChesapeake, VA$10,000112022
Civically IncPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
Dormont Public LibraryPittsburgh, PA$10,000112022
Hiram HouseChagrin Falls, OH$10,000442023
Invision Human ServicesWexford, PA$10,000112022
Jubilee Association IncPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationPittsburgh, PA$10,000222022
KidsvoicePittsburgh, PA$10,000112022
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY$10,000112022
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
March of DimesArlington, VA$10,000112020
Maryland CASA AssociationTowson, MD$10,000112021
Miami UniversityOxford, OH$10,000222021
Old Brooklyn CdcCleveland, OH$10,000112020
PitcarePittsburgh, PA$10,000112022
Pittsburgh Housing Development Assoc IncPittsburgh, PA$10,000222023
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet ProjectPittsburgh, PA$10,000222021
Plum Borough School DistrictPlub, PA$10,000112021
President's Council FoundationCleveland, OH$10,000112020
River Art WorksYoungwood, PA$10,000112021
Sustainable PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
The Fab FoundationGlen Village, OH$10,000112023
The Urban Academy of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$10,000222023
Union Miles Development CorporationCleveland, OH$10,000222022
Vagabond MissionsPittsburgh, PA$10,000222021
Veterans Place of Washington BoulevardPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Washington City MissionWashington, PA$10,000112023
YMCA of Cleveland OhioCleveland, OH$10,000112023
YMCA of Cumberland MDCumberland, MD$10,000112021
YWCA of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$10,000222021
YWCA Westmoreland CountyGreensburg, PA$10,000112021
Pittsburgh Hires VeteransPittsburgh, PA$9,650112022
United Way of Greater Stark CountyCanton, OH$9,044442023
Kappa Alpha Psi Cleveland Alumni ScholarshipEuclid, OH$9,000442023
Vocational Guidance ServicesCleveland, OH$8,500442023
For KidsChesapeake, VA$7,500112023
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA$7,500332023
Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund of WpaPittsburgh, PA$7,500332023
Miami University of OhioOxford, OH$7,500222023
Omicelo CaresPittsburgh, PA$7,500112021
University of Nc Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$7,500332022
Western Reserve Land ConservencyCleveland, OH$7,500332022
Hebrew Free Loan AssociationBeachwood, OH$7,000222021
Lake Geauga Habitat for HumanityChardon, OH$7,000222023
Maryland Salem Children's Trust IncFrostburg, MD$7,000112021
New Avenues to IndependenceCleveland, OH$7,000442023
Rollinbuckeyez FoundationCleveland, OH$7,000332023
The Cleveland FoundryCleveland, OH$7,000222023
Joseph's HomeCleveland, OH$6,500442023
Western Pa Search & Rescue Development CenterWilkinsburg, PA$6,200112021
Bessie's AngelsCleveland, OH$6,000332023
Cleveland Public TheaterCleveland, OH$6,000222023
Family Promise of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$6,000332022
The Urban Renewal Center IncNorfolk, VA$6,000112023
Together We Can FoundationVirginia Beach, VA$6,000112023
Vitalant FoundationPhoenix, AZ$6,000112021
Western Pennsylvania Diaper BankPittsburgh, PA$6,000222022
Girls on the Run Hampton RoadsVirginia Beach, VA$5,995222023
Cleveland Public TheatreCleveland, OH$5,500222021
United Way of Lake CountyMentor, OH$5,383442023
A Call to CarePittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Amachi PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
American Cancer SocietyPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
AscenderPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PaPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Feeding the SpiritGreensburg, PA$5,000112021
First Tee of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Greater Valley Community ServicesBraddock, PA$5,000112023
Hebrew Free Loan AssociationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeast OhioBeachwood, OH$5,000112023
Kyle B Wilson Scholarship FundWilson, PA$5,000112023
Make a Wish of Greater Pennsylvania and West VirginiaPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Make-a-Wish FoundationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Off the Floor PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Pittsburgh Zoo & Ppg AquariumPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
Shoes and Clothes for KidsCleveland, OH$5,000112023
Standing Firm of Wc&sPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer FoundationDallas, TX$5,000112021
The Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter SchoolsPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy of St LouisSt Louis, MO$5,000222023
Virginia Foundation for Community College EducationNorth Chesterfield, VA$5,000112020
Vitalant FoundationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Wilkinsburg Community MinistryPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Wishes Can HappenNorth Canton, OH$5,000112021
YWCA of Cleveland OhioCleveland, OH$5,000112021
Allen Place Community ServicesPittsburgh, PA$4,000112023
Mt Pleasant Emergency Med ServicesMt Pleasant, PA$3,800112021
The Mission ContinuesChicago, IL$3,750112021
The Friendship CirclePittsburgh, PA$3,600222022
El Centro De Servicios Sociales IncLorain, OH$3,500112023
EsperanzaCleveland, OH$3,500112020
Oncology Nursing FoundationPittsburgh, PA$3,500222021
Union MissionNorfolk, VA$3,500112023
Village of HealingEuclid, OH$3,500112023
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA$3,000112023
Child and Family Services of Eastern Virginia Aka the Up CenterNorfolk, VA$3,000112023
Familylinks IncPittsburgh, PA$3,000112021
Newbridge Cleveland Center for Arts & TechCleveland, OH$3,000112020
PowerPittsburgh, PA$3,000112021
Samaritan HouseVirginia Beach, VA$3,000112020
Towards EmploymentCleveland, OH$3,000112021
A Phillip Randolph InstitutePittsburgh, PA$2,500112020
American Association of People With DisabilitiesWashington DC, DC$2,500112022
Black Women for Positive ChangeWashington, DC$2,500112020
Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH$2,500112021
Ccac Allegeny CampusPittsburgh, PA$2,500112020
Children's Health Investment ProgramChesapeake, VA$2,500112022
Cleveland Cultural Gardens FederationCleveland, OH$2,500112023
Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, OH$2,500112022
Cleveland State University FoundationCleveland, OH$2,500112023
Common ThreadsAustin, TX$2,500112020
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA$2,500112021
Community Human ServicesPittsburgh, PA$2,500112023
Court Appointed Special AdvocatesPittsburgh, PA$2,500112020
Horizons Hampton Roads IncNorfolk, VA$2,500112020
Iota Phi FoundationPittsburgh, PA$2,500112022
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA$2,500112021
Orange ArrowPittsburgh, PA$2,500112021
Plant a Seed Children's PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$2,500112022
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ$2,500112020
Propel Schools FoundationPittsburgh, PA$2,500112020
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, VA$2,500112020
Sheepdog CoalitionVirginia Beach, VA$2,500222022
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$2,500112023
Tickets for Kids CharitiesPittsburgh, PA$2,500112022
University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH$2,500112020
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA$2,500112023
University SettlementCleveland, OH$2,500112020
William & MaryWilliamsburg, VA$2,500112022
William & Mary FoundationWilliamsburg, VA$2,500112023
Women's Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghCanonsburg, PA$2,500112021
Black Brands BizPortsmouth, VA$2,000112020
Front Steps Housing and ServicesCleveland, OH$2,000222023
Hunger Network of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$2,000222021
Ohio Association of Plumbing Heating Cooling ContractorsChagrin Falls, OH$2,000222023
Providence HouseCleveland, OH$2,000222023
Retail Alliance FoundationNorfolk, VA$2,000112020

121 of 287 (42%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 51%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 284 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
42 grants
Education
41 grants
Community Improvement
33 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
29 grants
Youth Development
19 grants
Housing & Shelter
19 grants
Health Care
17 grants
Employment
17 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020106$1,334,713$5,000
2021135$1,720,634$7,500
2022127$1,517,845$5,348
2023122$1,363,157$7,750

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 59% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Pennsylvania
$3.5M
Ohio
$1.6M
Virginia
$582K
Maryland
$155K
New York
$35K
North Carolina
$28K
Texas
$8K
Arizona
$6K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Dollar Bank Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 20 Stanwix Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 25-1822243 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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