Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6055022. Reported 339 grants totalling $74.4M to 148 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $35,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $680 and the largest $4,525,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $14.1M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $4,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | $3,050,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | $2,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Splash | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $1,950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $1,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waste and Resources Action Programme | Banbury Oxon | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $1,350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Village Capital | Houston, TX | $1,300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Villagereach | Seattle, WA | $1,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | Washington, DC | $1,175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family and Community Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $1,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Links | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,065,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Winchester Thurston School | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,005,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Braddock Carnegie Library Association | Braddock, PA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Foodbanking Network | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Primary Care Health Services Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Groundtruth Project Inc | Boston, MA | $950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literacy Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $915,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Steamship Historical Society of America | Warwick, RI | $850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Best of the Batch Foundation | Munhall, PA | $825,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ceasefirepa Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $775,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Jewish World Service | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hello Neighbor | Pittsburgh, PA | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $684,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Grow Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Busara Center for Behavioral Economics Inc | Princeton, NJ | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chef Ann Foundation | Boulder, CO | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Lifesaver | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Latino Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $590,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Princeton Center Jewish Life | Princeton, NJ | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | New York, NY | $575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Impact Justice | Oakland, CA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| South Hills Interfaith Movement | Bethel Park, PA | $475,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | $383,334 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mosaic Initiative | Marion, IL | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Re-Plate Inc | Oakland, CA | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Lenfest Institute for Journalism | Philadelphia, PA | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Lifesaver | West Warwick, RI | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| CASA San Jose | Pittsburgh, PA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Evolve Coaching | Pittsburgh, PA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eco-Soap Bank | Pittsburgh, PA | $265,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $247,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Publicsource | Pittsburgh, PA | $233,333 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guns Down America | Youngstown, OH | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cycle Connect | New York, NY | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Farmer Fund | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Borderlands Produce Rescue | Nogales, AZ | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Eradicate Hate Global Summit | Pittsburgh, PA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Focusing Philanthropy | Santa Monica, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pa Trolley Museum | Washington, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Green Lab | Nashville, TN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Urj Goldman Union Camp Institute | Zionsville, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arizona Food Bank Network | Phoenix, AZ | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Monte Azul Inc | Maricao, PR | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pittsburghers for Public Transit | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Roadrunner Food Bank | Alburquerque, NM | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Steel City Squash | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tree Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rebuild Local News | Brooklyn, NY | $133,333 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education | Pittsburgh, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Field | Pittsburgh, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trace Media Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Way to Rise | Washington, DC | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Pittsburgh, PA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Asylum | Pittsburgh, PA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Deep South Today | Ridgeland, MS | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism | Foxborough, MA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Story Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Assocation | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Neighborhood Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unidos Por Utuado | Utuado, PR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Educational Foundation | Youngwood, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wqed Multimedia | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guns Down America | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jubilee Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Riverview Apartments | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Squirrel Hill Health Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Princeton in Africa | Princeton, NJ | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alumni Theater Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bradley University | Peoria, IL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colab Arts | New Brunswick, NJ | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | Johnstown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Communty Foundation for the Alleghenies | Johnstown, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congress of Neighboring Communities | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Farmlink Project | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food & Environment Reporting Network | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grand River Academy | Austinburg, OH | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hello Future | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Services Center Corporation | Turtle Creek, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make the Road States Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Aviary Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nechama Jewish Response to Disaster | Saint Paul, MN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Learning Alliance | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Pa Project Education Fund | West Chester, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Sun Rising | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Country School | Lake Placid, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Promise | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Unloaded | Chicago, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shady Side Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Solar One | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Counter | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Union for Reform Judaism | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania - Wharton Annual Fund | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upcycled Food Foundation | Greenwood Village, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vita Impact | Lewisville, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Food Policy Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Global Switchboard | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Allies | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny Cemetery Historical Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends Union for Progressive Judaism | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Shift | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Just Mediation Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center on Education and the Economy | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Trolley Museum | Washington, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prevention Point Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Branch | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flow Through Contributions | Various, PA | $3,623 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
88 of 148 (59%) 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 77%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Carnegie Mellon University
UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 251 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $13.9M | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 81 | $18.0M | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 75 | $17.1M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 113 | $25.4M | $100,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh has 48 of them, worth $32.3M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,000,000 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $4,000,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,000,000 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000,000 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Splash | Seattle, WA | $1,000,000 |
| Jewish Family and Community Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $900,000 |
| Operation Lifesaver | Washington, DC | $800,000 |
| Princeton Center Jewish Life | Princeton, NJ | $750,000 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | $750,000 |
| Winchester Thurston School | Pittsburgh, PA | $750,000 |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | $666,000 |
| Waste and Resources Action Programme | Banbury Oxon | $500,000 |
| New Venture Fund Safer Future | Washington, DC | $500,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 43% 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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- 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.
- 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 Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 535 Smithfield Street 960, 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.
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