The Peirce Family Foundation Inc
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 23-2903074. Reported 172 grants totalling $7,741,054 to 74 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. The Peirce Family Foundation Inc 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $200 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $558,348. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne University School of Law | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,511,052 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Robert Morris University | Moon Township, PA | $1,492,706 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | $655,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carlow University | Pittsburgh, PA | $509,122 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Senator John Heinz History Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh New Church School for Children With Dyslexia | Pittsburgh, PA | $499,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Laughlin Childrens Center | Sewickley, PA | $456,411 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | Pittsburgh, PA | $421,260 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony | Pittsburgh, PA | $331,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Impact Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brothers Brother | Pittsburgh, PA | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Carlow Univerity | Pittsburgh, PA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners in Health - Liberia | Boston, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Learning Disabilities Association of America | Allison Park, PA | $100,855 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manchester Bidwell | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heinz History Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Provident Charter School for Children With Dyslexia | Pittsburgh, PA | $53,730 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ampact (readingandmathorg) | Minneapolis, MN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Hope of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Kiski School | Saltsburg, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope for Families Center | Vero Beach, FL | $17,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Dyslexia Association of Pennsylvania | Phoenixville, PA | $14,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Diocese of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vero Beach Museum of Art | Vero Beach, FL | $11,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Music Club | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ocean Research & Conservation Association | Freeland, WA | $8,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Folds of Honor Foundation | Tulas, OK | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wqed | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fern Hollow Nature Center | Sewickley, PA | $6,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,461 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Aces Foundation | North Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Hope | Ambridge, PA | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Riverside Theater | Vero Beach, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tull Family Theater | Sewickley, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wings 4 Vets | Beaver, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Science Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Quaker Valley Education Foundation | Sewickley, PA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Learning Center | Natrona Heights, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carnegie Scientce Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Extra Mile Education Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heritage Valley Sewickley Foundation | Moon Township, PA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Opera | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vna & Hospice Fdn | Vero Beach, FL | $1,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vero Beach Volunteer Fire Company | Vero Beach, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Subcontractors Association of Western Pa | Cranberry Twp, PA | $1,412 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Aid Society | Vero Beach, FL | $1,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Borough of Sewickley Heights | Sewickley, PA | $1,050 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imani Christian Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Carnegie, PA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Indian River Volunteer Ambulance | Vero Beach, FL | $650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sea Oaks Charitable Events | Vero Beach, FL | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Samaritan Counceling Center | Sewickley, PA | $525 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Musical Club | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Quaker Valley Ambulance Authority | Moon Township, PA | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sewickley Valley Community Fund | Sewickley, PA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sweetwater Center for the Arts | Sewickley, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sewickley Public Library | Sewickley, PA | $450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aleppo Township Vfc Inc | Sewickley, PA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mckee Botanical Garden | Vero Beach, FL | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Association | Sewickley, PA | $375 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Old Sewickley Post Office | Sewickley, PA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sewickley Community Center | Sewickley, PA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Literacy Services of Indian River County | Vero Beach, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Help Inc | Waterbury, CT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sewickley Cemetary Foundation | Sewickley, PA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Toys for Tots (marines) | Triangle, VA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Sewickley Public Library | Sewickley, PA | $170 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Frick Art & Historical Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David Sheldrick Wildlike Trust | Laguna Hills, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
47 of 74 (64%) 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 65%, 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.
- Learning Disabilities Association of America
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 77 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44 | $1,525,174 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 51 | $1,629,170 | $1,412 |
| 2023 | 40 | $2,178,294 | $3,250 |
| 2024 | 37 | $2,408,416 | $2,500 |
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. 97% 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 $2,000. 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 The Peirce Family Foundation Inc'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: 707 Grant Street 125, 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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