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The Society for Analytical Chemists of

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6072976. Reported 215 grants totalling $816,213 to 161 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,500median grant
$816,213granted, 2020-2024
161organizations funded
18%of grantees funded again the next year
$10.9Massets, 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 Society for Analytical Chemists of 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 $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $4,940; the smallest was $16 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
70 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
92 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
24 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
25 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
3 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
1 grant

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
Miami UniversityOxford, OH$50,000112020
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$44,500332024
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI$40,000112022
University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR$40,000112021
Saint Francis UniversityLoretto, PA$30,000432022
St Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA$28,000432024
Acs Division of Analytical ChemistrySanta Fe, NM$25,150332024
Carnegie Science CenterPittsburgh, PA$21,000742024
Spectroscopy Society of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$18,850212021
American Chemical Society - Pittsburgh SectionCanonsburg, PA$12,000222021
Avila UniversityKansas City, MO$10,000112021
Black Hawk CollegeMoline, IL$10,000112024
Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC$10,000112021
Dept of Chemistry Rockhurst UniversityKansas City, MO$10,000112022
Hobart & William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY$10,000112021
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA$10,000112024
Laroche UniversityPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
Lawrence University of WiAppleton, WI$10,000112020
Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH$10,000112020
North Central CollegeNaperville, IL$10,000112020
Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, WI$10,000112022
Randolph CollegeLynchburg, VA$10,000112020
Saint John's UniverstiyCollegeville, MN$10,000112021
St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY$10,000112022
St Michael's CollegeColchester, VT$10,000112022
UarpTurlock, CA$10,000112020
UarpSarasota, FL$10,000112020
Univ of Health Sciences & PharmacySt Louis, MO$10,000112024
University of the SouthSewanee, TN$10,000112022
Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso, IN$10,000112022
West Liberty UniversityWest Liberty, WV$10,000112021
Wqed PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, NC$9,996112024
Eastern UniversitySt Davids, PA$9,858212024
Trustees of Trinity CollegeHartford, CT$9,857112024
UarpLa Grande, OR$9,719112020
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA$9,250542024
Nasco EducationFort Atkinson, IL$9,143312021
Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, PA$7,250442024
Friends of Wv Science Bowl FoundationMorgantown, WV$6,300332022
St Francis CollegeBrooklyn, NY$6,150112024
Carnegie Library of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$6,000442024
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryPittsburgh, PA$6,000442024
Creativity Unlimited in PaBethel Park, PA$6,000442024
Pa Junior Academy of Science Region 7Jefferson Hills, PA$6,000222022
Mad Science of PittsburghCheswick, PA$5,900222024
Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL$5,750112021
Acs Pittsburgh SectionPittsburgh, PA$5,500222024
Stetson UniversityDeland, FL$5,400112020
Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT$5,127112022
Carnegie Institute of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000222024
Pjas Region 8 Annual GrantCharleroi, PA$5,000222022
Roanoke CollegeSalem, VA$5,000112021
Stockton UniversityGalloway, NJ$5,000112024
The Storehouse for Teachers Dba the Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
University of Mt UnionAlliance, OH$5,000112021
Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, WI$4,940112020
Converse UniversitySpartanburg, SC$4,769112022
California University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia, PA$4,500222021
Carnegie Science CneterPittsburgh, PA$4,500112021
Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$4,500112020
Lincoln County School BoardHamlin, WV$4,500112022
AssemblePittsburgh, PA$4,000112020
Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA$4,000112021
West Liberty University FoundationWest Liberty, WV$4,000222022
Children's Museum of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$3,400112024
Girl Scouts Western PennyslvaniaPittsburgh, PA$3,400112024
Junior Achievement of South Central PaYork, PA$3,400112024
Department of Energy NetlSt Louis, MO$3,000222022
Department of EnergynetlSt Louis, MO$3,000222024
Neil Kelleher Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL$3,000112022
Pa Junior Academy Science Region 7New Eagle, PA$3,000112024
Pa Junior Academy Science Region 8Charleroi, PA$3,000112024
Pennsylvania Science Teachers AssnPalmyra, PA$3,000332023
Stems & BudsWarrendale, PA$3,000112020
Pennwest-CaliforniaCalifornia, PA$2,750222024
Girl Scouts Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$2,500112022
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Region 7Jefferson Hill, PA$2,500112020
Science History InstitutePhiladelphia, PA$2,500112020
Friends of Wv Science BowlMorgantown, WV$2,100112024
Pennsylvania Academy of ScienceScranton, PA$2,000222022
Harrisburg School DistrictHarrisburg, PA$1,999112024
South Allegheny School DistrictMckeesport, PA$1,998112024
Trinity Christian SchoolMorgantown, WV$1,994112024
American Chemical SocietyCanonsburg, PA$1,500112024
Creativity Unlimited in PaNew York, NY$1,500112023
Leap Academy Univ Charter SchoolCamden, NJ$1,500112024
US Doe - NetlPittsburgh, PA$1,500112023
Ohio District 16 Science FairClairsville, OH$1,400222023
Scottdale Public LibraryScottdale, PA$1,400112024
Salisbury Township School DistrictAllentown, PA$1,100112024
Vernier Software and TechnologyBeaverton, OR$1,077212021
Pa Academy of SciencesAnnville, PA$1,000112024
Pa Science Teachers AssocHershey, PA$1,000112024
Pa Science Teachers AssociationGibsonia, PA$1,000112020
West Liberty Univ FoundationWest Liberty, WV$1,000112024
Ap Branded SolutionsDunbar, WV$985112021
Belmont CollegeSt Clairsville, OH$700112024
Fisher ScientificChicago, IL$573112021
Sewickley LibraryHerminie, PA$550112023
Abbie MorganSunbury, PA$500112023
Alexis MarsicoGirard, OH$500112023
Allison TanabeWoodbury, MN$500112023
Benjamin PriceWashington, PA$500112023
Daniel MathesCharlottesville, VA$500112023
Dept of Physics & AstronomyPittsburgh, PA$500112024
Elizabeth ColecchiaGreensburg, PA$500112023
Ethan ConnersLeavenworth, KS$500112023
Garrett DavisJane Lew, WV$500112023
Gia MonteMonongahala, PA$500112023
Gracie KirkpatrickNicktown, PA$500112023
Ian SullivanHermitage, PA$500112023
Jenna KingMillersville, MD$500112023
Jessica PichatSuccasunna, NJ$500112023
Joseph McauliffeMassillon, OH$500112023
Julia HinesBeaver, PA$500112023
Kueyoung KimState College, PA$500112023
Mary KennyPittsburgh, PA$500112023
Nikolas GuerrieroErie, NJ$500112023
NobccheAnnapolis, MD$500112021
Payton DowneyLincolnton, NC$500112023
Payton SchillingEllwood City, PA$500112023
Rose ClarkDuncansville, PA$500112020
Ryan SchauerKersey, PA$500112023
Samuel ZlotnikovPittsburgh, PA$500112023
Sarah EvansRevloc, PA$500112023
Schaelee GuyEast Palestine, OH$500112023
Syba IsmailBridgeville, PA$500112023
Tyler WaltersSuwanee, GA$500112023
Ulyana KubiniGlenshaw, PA$500112023
Vincent KaschauerPittsburgh, PA$500112023
Unity PrintingLatrobe, PA$312112021
Angel QuWexford, PA$300112023
Paige DolanConnellsville, PA$250112023
Andrew KoesPittsburgh, PA$200112023
Joshua UmmerGlenshaw, PA$150112023
Ashley JangMars, PA$100112023
Aurie HarveyEmporium, PA$100112023
Ava PoulliottCoraopolis, PA$100112023
Ayooluwa AlagbePittsburgh, PA$100112023
Catherine RiggFranklin, PA$100112023
Evan MacinerneyCranberry Twp, PA$100112023
Karsten BuchertPittsburgh, PA$100112023
Kharai LeinbachPittsburgh, PA$100112023
Peyton FreehlingAmbridge, PA$100112023
Saniya DivekarSewickley, PA$100112023
Smriti Thachampattu ShankarFairview, PA$100112023
Alexander WangWexford, PA$50112023
Annabelle WiseLinesville, PA$50112023
Cecelia RiggFranklin, PA$50112023
Claire MarchiondaAmbridge, PA$50112023
Cody KiserParker, PA$50112023
Dominic FarabaughCranberry Twp, PA$50112023
Eastin PostHadley, PA$50112023
Kyle HerreraReading, PA$50112023
Mehar JainWexford, PA$50112023
Mythili Sarat ChandranWexford, PA$50112023
Nadre DigbohouCheswick, PA$50112023
Ozlem SayrakPittsburgh, PA$50112023
William LeisherFranklin, PA$50112023
Ward's SciencePittsburgh, PA$16112021

25 of 161 (16%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 18%, across 4 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.

Plus 235 grants to individuals totalling $88,844 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

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 63 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
48 grants
Arts & Culture
12 grants
Youth Development
1 grant
International Affairs
1 grant
Science & Technology
1 grant

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202035$217,659$4,000
202145$219,506$2,500
202233$181,996$3,000
202361$21,900$500
202441$175,152$2,100

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. 41% 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
$338K
Ohio
$69K
Michigan
$40K
Arkansas
$40K
Illinois
$38K
Missouri
$36K
West Virginia
$31K
New York
$28K

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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.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. 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 Society for Analytical Chemists of's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 2150 Eldo Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15146. 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 25-6072976 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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