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The Buhl Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-0378910. Reported 394 grants totalling $13.1M to 174 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$13.1Mgranted, 2020-2023
174organizations funded
60%of grantees funded again the next year
$101.9Massets, 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. The Buhl 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
50 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
65 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
134 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
59 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
50 grants
$100,000 and Up
36 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
The Pittsburgh Promise FoundationPittsburgh, PA$1,225,000542023
Project DestinyPittsburgh, PA$1,160,000642023
A SchoolsPittsburgh, PA$691,0001142023
Carnegie InstitutePittsburgh, PA$515,000212020
Fineview Citizens CouncilPittsburgh, PA$375,000532023
Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA$350,000112020
Matching GrantsPittsburgh, PA$331,560442023
Rising Tide PartnersPittsburgh, PA$300,000222023
RiverlifePittsburgh, PA$275,000542023
Children's Museum of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$270,000432023
National AviaryPittsburgh, PA$250,000332023
Northside Cultural CollaborativePittsburgh, PA$225,000332023
Jewish Federation of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$205,000332023
Trying TogetherPittsburgh, PA$200,000332023
Carnegie Institute (carnegie Science Center)Pittsburgh, PA$198,500532023
AuberleMckeesport, PA$180,000112020
New Sun RisingPittsburgh, PA$177,000322021
Manchester Citizens CorporationPittsburgh, PA$175,000222023
The Citizen Science LabPittsburgh, PA$175,000332023
New Hazlett Center for the Performing ArtsEast Pittsburgh, PA$165,000742023
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh IncPittsburgh, PA$150,000112023
Foundation of HopePittsburgh, PA$150,000222023
The Poise FoundationPittsburgh, PA$150,000432022
YMCA of Greather PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$150,000112021
The Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural ResourcesPittsburgh, PA$137,500432022
Pittsburgh Parks ConservancyPittsburgh, PA$135,000432023
The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA$130,000222023
North Side Partnership ProjectPittsburgh, PA$115,000222023
Allegheny Conference on Community DevleopmentPittsburgh, PA$100,000222022
Allegheny Intermediate UnitHomestead, PA$100,000222022
Beam CollaborativePittsburgh, PA$100,000222023
Carnegie LibraryPittsburgh, PA$100,000112021
Hosanna HouseWilkinsburgh, PA$100,000112022
Manchester Youth Development CenterPittsburgh, PA$100,000642023
The Hear FoundationPittsburgh, PA$100,000112023
City of Bridges CltPittsburgh, PA$95,000222022
City of AsylumPittsburgh, PA$85,000222022
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$77,500432022
Fineview Citizens CorporationPittsburgh, PA$75,000112020
Infinite Lifestyle SolutionsPittsburgh, PA$75,000322021
Light of Life MinistriesPittsburgh, PA$75,000112021
Mattress FactoryPittsburgh, PA$75,000112022
North Side Industrial Development Company Dba Riverside Center for InnovaPittsburgh, PA$75,000112023
Northside Industrial Development Company Dva Riverside Center for InnovPittsburgh, PA$75,000112022
Urban League of Pittsburgh IncPittsburgh, PA$75,000222021
United Methodist Church UnionPittsburgh, PA$72,000432022
Urban Impact FoundationPittsburgh, PA$70,000222023
Allegheny College on Community DevelopmentPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Allegheny Conference on Community DevelopmentPittsburgh, PA$50,000112020
East Liberty Development IncPittsburgh, PA$50,000112021
Imani Christian AcademyPittsburgh, PA$50,000442023
Iota Phi FoundationPittsburgh, PA$50,000222022
Keystone Space CollaborativePittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
North Side Christian Health CenterPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA$50,000222023
Pressley RidgePittsburgh, PA$50,000112020
Sarah Heinz HousePittsburgh, PA$50,000112022
Second Harvest Community Thrift StorePittsburgh, PA$50,000112020
The Mentoring Partnership of Southwest PaPittsburgh, PA$50,000222022
Asset IncPittsburgh, PA$45,000442023
Pittsburgh SymphonyPittsburgh, PA$45,000432023
Slb Radio ProductionsPittsburgh, PA$45,000332022
Reimagine Reentry IncPittsburgh, PA$43,000222022
Student Conservation AssociationArlington, VA$42,500322022
Advancing AcademicsTurtle Creek, PA$40,000442023
Artists Image ResourcePittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Bike PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$40,000222023
Charles Street Area CorporationPittsburgh, PA$40,000222022
City Theatre CompanyPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Consortium for Public EducationMckeesport, PA$40,000442023
Frick Art & Historical CenterPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
KidceleratePittsburgh, PA$40,000112023
Pittsburgh Musical TheaterPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Pittsburgh OperaPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Quantum TheatrePittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Saltworks Theatre CompanyPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Squonk OperaPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
The Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Venture OutdoorsPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Northside Leadership ConferencePittsburgh, PA$35,000212021
Regional Opportunity Center Dba Vibrant PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$35,000112020
The Advanced Leadership InitiativePittsburgh, PA$35,000112022
The Forbes FundsPittsburgh, PA$35,000222022
Variety the Children's CharityWexford, PA$30,400222023
Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PA$30,000332022
Attack Theater IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA$30,000332023
Nine Mile Run Watershed Association Dba Upstream PghPittsburgh, PA$30,000332023
Pittsburgh Ballet TheatrePittsburgh, PA$30,000222023
Pittsburgh Public TheaterPittsburgh, PA$30,000332022
Allegheny Land TrustSewickley, PA$25,000112023
Allegheny Rivertrail ParkPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
American Heart AssociationincPittsburgh, PA$25,000112022
Astrobotic Foundation Moonshot MuseumPittsburgh, PA$25,000112021
August Wilson African American Cultural CenterPittsburgh, PA$25,000112020
Brother's Brother FoundationPittsburgh, PA$25,000112021
Catapult Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$25,000112022
Film PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$25,000442023
Jewish Community Center of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$25,000112022
Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$25,000112020
Pittsburgh Downtown PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$25,000112022
Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service ExperiencePittsburgh, PA$25,000112022
Providence ConnectionsPittsburgh, PA$25,000112020
The Advanced Leadership InstitutePittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PaPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
The Student Conservative Association IncArlington, VA$25,000112023
World Affairs Council of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$25,000542023
Wqed MultimediaPittsburgh, PA$25,000112022
Prime StagePittsburgh, PA$24,000442023
Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Dba Tree PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$22,500332023
Allegheny Health NetworkPittsburgh, PA$20,000112020
Allen Place Community Services IncPittsburgh, PA$20,000112021
Associated Artists of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$20,000442023
Bricolage Production CompanyPittsburgh, PA$20,000442023
Kitchen of GracePittsburgh, PA$20,000112021
Pittsburgh Ballet TheaterPittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Pittsburgh ProjectPittsburgh, PA$20,000112021
River City BrassPittsburgh, PA$20,000222023
River City Brass BandPittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Scenic PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$20,000112021
Young Preservationists AssociationPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Angel's Plance IncPittsburgh, PA$17,000112022
Chatham BaroquePittsburgh, PA$16,000442023
Carnegie Mellon University School of MusicPittsburgh, PA$15,000332023
East Allegheny Community CouncilPittsburgh, PA$15,000222023
Grow PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$15,000112021
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical TheatrePittsburgh, PA$15,000222023
Slb Radio ProductionPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Steel City Arts InitiativePittsburgh, PA$15,000332023
Tickets for KidsPittsburgh, PA$15,000332023
Grantmakers of Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$12,688322021
Operation Better BlockPittsburgh, PA$12,500222022
Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts Dba Pittsburgh Girls ChoirPittsburgh, PA$12,000332023
Pittsburgh Youth ChorusPittsburgh, PA$12,000442023
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania Remake LearningPittsburgh, PA$11,732432023
Jewish Healthcare FoundationPittsburgh, PA$11,375112023
Allegheny College - Creek ConnectionsMeadville, PA$10,000112023
Attack TheatrePittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
Community Empowerment Association - Fiscal Agent Moving the Lives of KidsPittsburgh, PA$10,000222022
Community Empowerment Association - Moving the Lives of Kids Arts CenterPittsburgh, PA$10,000222023
Community Theater Project Corp Dba Kelly Strayhorn TheaterPittsburgh, PA$10,000222022
Mwanakuche FarmPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
Nine Mile Run Watershed AssociationPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
Pittsburgh Public TheatrePittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Pittsburgh Symphony SocietyPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
Radiant HallPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
University of Pittsburgh Institute of PoliticsPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
Center for Hearing & Deaf ServicesPittsburgh, PA$8,000112021
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony OrchestraPittsburgh, PA$8,000442023
Duquesne University School of NursingPittsburgh, PA$7,500332022
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (pcrg)Pittsburgh, PA$7,500112020
Greenwood PlanPittsburgh, PA$7,000212022
Northgate School DistrictPittsburgh, PA$6,500222023
Pittsburgh Youth Concert OrchestraWexford, PA$6,000442023
Three Rivers Young Peoples OrchestraPittsburgh, PA$6,000332022
Woodlands FoundationWexford, PA$6,000332022
Allegheny City SocietyPittsburgh, PA$5,000222021
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Tree PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
Kelly Strayhorn FoundationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
New Hazlett TheaterPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
Pittsburgh Festival OperaPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
Pittsburgh Glass CenterPittsburgh, PA$5,000112021
Pittsburgh Irish & Classical TheaterPittsburgh, PA$5,000112021
Pittsburgh Opera Theater Dba Pittsburgh Festival OperaPittsburgh, PA$5,000112021
Society for Contemporary CraftPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
TickerPittsburgh, PA$5,000112021
Allegheny Historic Preservation Society IncPittsburgh, PA$4,000222022
Pittsburgh School for the Choral ArtsPittsburgh, PA$4,000112020
Westmoreland Symphony OrchestraGreensburg, PA$4,000222021
Leadership PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$2,500112022
Rodef Shalom CongregationPittsburgh, PA$2,500112023
Three Rivers Youth Peoples OrchestraPittsburgh, PA$2,000112023
Woodlands FoundationsWexford, PA$2,000112023
United Somali Bantu of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$1,700112022

96 of 174 (55%) 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 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 239 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
97 grants
Education
35 grants
Human Services
23 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
20 grants
Environment
16 grants
Youth Development
13 grants
Community Improvement
12 grants
International Affairs
5 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202085$3,065,315$10,000
2021117$3,286,616$10,000
2022102$3,192,092$11,250
202390$3,558,932$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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Buhl Foundation has 141 of them, worth $5,160,440. 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.

OrganizationLocationApproved
The Pittsburgh Promise FoundationPittsburgh, PA$900,000
The Pittsburgh Promise FoundationPittsburgh, PA$600,000
Rising Tide PartnersPittsburgh, PA$500,000
The Pittsburgh Promise FoundationPittsburgh, PA$305,000
Pittsburgh Parks ConservancyPittsburgh, PA$125,000
The Citizen Science LabPittsburgh, PA$100,000
Allegheny County Department of Human ServicesPittsburgh, PA$100,000
August Wilson African American Cultural CenterPittsburgh, PA$100,000
Charles Street Area CorporationPittsburgh, PA$77,000
Smithfield United Christ ChurchPittsburgh, PA$75,000
Manchester Youth Development CenterPittsburgh, PA$75,000
Sarah Heinz HousePittsburgh, PA$75,000
Trying TogetherPittsburgh, PA$75,000
Foundation of HopePittsburgh, PA$75,000
Northside Cultural CollaborativePittsburgh, PA$75,000

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% 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
$13.0M
Virginia
$68K

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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.

The Pittsburgh Foundation97 shared recipientsHillman Family Foundations77 shared recipientsThe Heinz Endowments76 shared recipientsThe Grable Foundation64 shared recipientsRichard King Mellon Foundation55 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund43 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. 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.
  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 The Buhl 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: 650 Smithfield Street 2300, 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 25-0378910 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.

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