Robert & Mary Weisbrod Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6105924. Reported 156 grants totalling $2,944,000 to 80 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. Robert & Mary Weisbrod 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquense, PA | $525,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Aviary | Pittsburgh, PA | $107,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Pittsburgh, PA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ccac | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Light of Life Rescue Mission | Pittsburgh, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Homeless Children's Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Animal Friends | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| 412 Food Rescue | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Blind & Vision Rehabilitation | Homestead, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ccac Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Links | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Powercapital Campaign | Atlanta, GA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | Oakdale, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beverly's Birthdays | North Huntingdon, PA | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hosanna House Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Neighborhood Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hope Grows for Caregiver | Moon Township, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Zoo & Ppg Aquarium | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Hills Interfaith Movement | Bethel Park, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Angel's Placetor Program Support | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Literacy Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wqed | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keystone Pva | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Life's Work of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Council of Jewish | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Park Convervancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brother's Brother Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Chabad at Pitt | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friendship Circle | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fun and Freedom Youth Program | Tarentum, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Horses With Hope | Bethel Park, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Human Services Center Corp | Turtle Creek, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jcc of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Power Pa Organization for Wmn in Erly Recovery | Pittsbugh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Steel City Squash Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civic Light Opera | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brashear Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cancer Bridges | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Depaul School for Hearing | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship Circle Winter Camp | Manalapan, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jubilee Assoc Inc | Kensington, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mooncrest Neighborhood | Moon Twp, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Leadership | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Feeding the Spirit | Greensburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jfcs Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maya Foundation | Sliver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Penn Hills Library | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shimearly Childhood | Bethel Park, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Pittsburgh Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodlands Foundation | Wexford, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wqed Media | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iron Horse Theater Company | Ambridge, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Restore 22 Inc | Moon Township, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Iron Horse Theatre Company | Ambridge, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apraxia Kids | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assemble | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethany Christian Service | Jenkintown, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Edgewood Symphony Orchestra Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Handmade Arcade | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reading Fundation | Kennewick, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Pa All Service | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Classrooms Without Borders | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Animal Protector of Allegheny | New Kensington, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rodef Shalom Congregation | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
41 of 80 (51%) 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.
- Ccac Educational Foundation
FINANCIAL RESOURCE PROGRAM - National Aviary
RENOVATION OF CONDOR COURT - Salvation Army
$20,000 TO BE ALLOCATED TO - East End Cooperative Ministry
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR SUMMER - Friendship Circle
FOR SUNDAY FUNDAY PROGRAM - Brashear Association
SOCIAL SERVICES FOR HILLTOP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 93 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32 | $681,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $813,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $744,500 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 42 | $705,500 | $10,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% 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 $10,000. 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 Robert & Mary Weisbrod Foundation'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: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. 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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