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Dollar Bank Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-1822243. Reported 608 grants totalling $8,239,569 to 319 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$8,239,569granted, 2020-2024
319recipients, as named on its returns
54%of grantees funded again the next year
$29.4Massets, 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. Dollar Bank 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $44 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
14 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
212 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
111 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
202 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
44 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
13 grants
$100,000 and Up
12 grants

Every organization it funded

319 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Allegheny Conference on Community DevelopmentPittsburgh, PA$1,109,000332024
United Way of Southwestern PaPittsburgh, PA$679,972552024
Metrohealth FoundationCleveland, OH$505,000552024
Neighborhood AlliesPittsburgh, PA$500,000552024
Gifts Under the Corporate Matching Gift ProgramPittsburgh, PA$318,624552024
United Way of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$174,428552024
Cuyahoga Community College FoundationCleveland, OH$125,000552024
Village Capital CorporationCleveland, OH$125,000552024
Virginia Community CapitalNorfolk, VA$100,000222022
Boys & Girls Club of Northeast OhioCleveland, OH$90,000332024
Josh Gibson FoundationPittsburgh, PA$90,000552024
Daisy Wilson Artist CommunityBethel Park, PA$85,000222021
Greater Cleveland Food BankCleveland, OH$84,000552024
Hampton Roads Workforce FoundationNorfolk, VA$83,000552024
Storehouse for Teachers Dba the Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$82,000332024
Allegheny County Library AssociationPittsburgh, PA$80,000442024
Braddock Carnegie Library AssociationBraddock, PA$80,000442024
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$71,000222024
Homeless Children's Education FundPittsburgh, PA$69,000442024
Chatham UniversityPittsburgh, PA$66,000112021
Youth Opportunities UnlimitedCleveland, OH$63,000552024
Light of Life MinistriesPittsburgh, PA$61,000332023
Pittsburgh Gateways CorporationPittsburgh, PA$60,000222021
Chn Housing PartnersCleveland, OH$57,000442024
Judeo-Christian Outreach Center IncVirginia Beach, VA$52,500332022
The Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA$52,285552024
East Akron Neighborhood Development CorporationAkron, OH$50,000552024
Local Initiatives Support CorpNew York, NY$50,000222024
Pennsylvania Trolley MuseumWashington, PA$50,000552024
The Advanced Leadership InstitutePittsburgh, PA$50,000332024
The Citizen Science LabPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
The Greenwood PlanPittsburgh, PA$50,000442024
Hello NeighborPittsburgh, PA$45,000332024
Reading Is Fundamental PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$45,000332024
Union Rescue Mission of Western MarylandCumberland, MD$45,000442024
Wpa JuneteenthPittsburgh, PA$45,000222021
Habitat for Humanity - Allegany CountyLavale, MD$43,000222023
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment GroupPittsburgh, PA$42,500222021
Promise Center of HomewoodPittsburgh, PA$40,456222023
Beam CollaborativePittsburgh, PA$40,000222022
Enterprise Community PartnersCleveland, OH$40,000552024
Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPittsburgh, PA$40,000222023
Riverside Center for InnovationPittsburgh, PA$40,000442023
Seton Youth ShelterVirginia Beach, VA$40,000222022
Tube City RenaissanceMckeesport, PA$40,000332024
Scranton Road Ministries CdcCleveland, OH$36,500552024
Humane Animal RescuePittsburgh, PA$35,000332022
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, VA$33,000332024
Lutheran Metropolitan MinistryCleveland, OH$32,500442024
Tidewater Community College Educational FoundationVirginia Beach, VA$32,500332024
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$30,000332024
City Mission WashingtonWashington, PA$30,000332022
Cleveland Zoological SocietyCleveland, OH$30,000332024
Friends of Breakthrough SchoolsCleveland, OH$30,000332024
Hampton Roads Economic Development AllianceNorfolk, VA$30,000332023
Life Male Steam AcademyPittsburgh, PA$30,000112020
Moonshot MuseumPittsburgh, PA$30,000332023
Neighborhood Community Development FundPittsburgh, PA$30,000332024
Plum Borough Foundation for Education EnhancementPittsburgh, PA$30,000332024
Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA$30,000332024
Strong Women Strong GirlsPittsburgh, PA$30,000332023
Westmoreland County Food BankDelmont, PA$30,000222022
Chesapeake Public Schools Educational FoundationChesapeake, VA$29,000332024
The Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$28,200112023
Children's Hospital of the King's DaughtersNorfolk, VA$27,500332024
Adagio HealthPittsburgh, PA$26,000332024
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA$25,250222022
Invision FoundationWexford, PA$25,000222021
Make a Wish Foundation of Greater Pa and West VirginiaPittsburgh, PA$25,000112021
Spanish American CommitteeCleveland, OH$25,000552024
Heritage Community InitiativesBraddock, PA$23,500222024
Tidewater Community CollegeVirginia Beach, VA$22,500222021
PassagesCleveland, OH$21,000552024
Bloomfield Garfield CorpPittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Boys & Girls Club of Western PaPittsburgh, PA$20,000222023
Chesapeake Regional Health FoundationChesapeake, VA$20,000222024
Habitat for Humanity of South Hamption RoadsChesapeake, VA$20,000112021
HearthGlenshaw, PA$20,000112021
Mon Valley Boys SchoolPittsburgh, PA$20,000112024
Mon Valley InitiativeHomestead, PA$20,000112021
Sports Biz CaresCharlotte, NC$20,000112022
The Urban Academy of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$20,000332024
Veterans PlacePittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
Western Maryland Food Bank IncCumberland, MD$20,000222022
Young Black Motivated Kings and QueensPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
YWCA of Greater PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$20,000222022
United Way of South Hampton RoadsNorfolk, VA$18,342442024
Greater Cleveland Urban Film FestivalCleveland, OH$17,500552024
Als AssociationPittsburgh, PA$15,000332022
Boys & Girls Club of Southeastern VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA$15,000222021
Chesapeake Public LibraryChesapeake, VA$15,000112021
Cleveland Housing NetworkCleveland, OH$15,000112022
Community ForgePittsburgh, PA$15,000112021
For KidsChesapeake, VA$15,000222024
Greater Cleveland Habitat for HumanityCleveland, OH$15,000332022
Habitat for Humanity of Allegany CountyCumberland, MD$15,000112021
Innovatepgh PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$15,000112024
Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Pittsburgh Housing Development CorporationPittsburgh, PA$15,000222021
Reading Is Fundamental IncPittsburgh, PA$15,000112022
St Barnabas Charities IncGibsonia, PA$15,000112020
Variety the Children's CharityWexford, PA$15,000332022
YMCA of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$15,000112021
University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$14,500552024
Volunteers of AmericaCleveland, OH$14,350222022
Foodbank of Southeastern VirginiaNorfolk, VA$13,500332024
Union Miles Development CorporationCleveland, OH$13,000332024
Union MissionLatrobe, PA$13,000112022
Hiram HouseChagrin Falls, OH$12,500552024
The Urban Renewal Center IncNorfolk, VA$12,000222024
United Way of Greater Stark CountyCanton, OH$11,544552024
Vocational Guidance ServicesCleveland, OH$11,500552024
Girls on the Run Hampton RoadsVirginia Beach, VA$10,545332024
El CentroLorain, OH$10,500332022
Lake Geauga Habitat for HumanityChardon, OH$10,500332024
The Cleveland FoundryCleveland, OH$10,500332024
A Place 4 MeCleveland, OH$10,000222023
African American Chamber Foundation of Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Allegheny County Habitat for HumanityLavale, MD$10,000112024
Alumni Theater CompanyPittsburgh, PA$10,000112024
AscenderPittsburgh, PA$10,000222024
Breakthrough SchoolsCleveland, OH$10,000112020
Brother's Brother FoundationPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
CASA MarylandTowson, MD$10,000112022
CASA of Western MarylandCumberland, MD$10,000112023
Center for Arts-Inspired LearningCleveland, OH$10,000112024
Central Westmoreland Habitat for HumanityGreensburg, PA$10,000112023
Chesapeake Educational FoundationChesapeake, VA$10,000112021
Chesapeake General Hospital Healthcare FoundationChesapeake, VA$10,000112023
Chesapeake Hospital FoundationChesapeake, VA$10,000112021
Civically IncPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
Dormont Public LibraryPittsburgh, PA$10,000112022
Girls IncPittsburgh, PA$10,000112024
Greater Cleveland YMCACleveland, OH$10,000112024
Hampton Roads AllianceNorfolk, VA$10,000112024
Hebrew Free Loan Association of Northeast OhioBeachwood, OH$10,000222024
Hill Dance Academy TheatrePittsburgh, PA$10,000112024
Invision Human ServicesWexford, PA$10,000112022
Jubilee Association IncPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
Juvenile Diabetes Research FoundationPittsburgh, PA$10,000222022
Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund of WpaPittsburgh, PA$10,000442024
KidsvoicePittsburgh, PA$10,000112022
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY$10,000112022
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
Make a Wish of Greater Pennsylvania and West VirginiaPittsburgh, PA$10,000222024
March of DimesArlington, VA$10,000112020
Maryland CASA AssociationTowson, MD$10,000112021
Miami UniversityOxford, OH$10,000222021
Old Brooklyn CdcCleveland, OH$10,000112020
PitcarePittsburgh, PA$10,000112022
Pittsburgh Housing Development Assoc IncPittsburgh, PA$10,000222023
Pittsburgh Urban Magnet ProjectPittsburgh, PA$10,000222021
Plum Borough School DistrictPlub, PA$10,000112021
President's Council FoundationCleveland, OH$10,000112020
River Art WorksYoungwood, PA$10,000112021
Sustainable PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$10,000112020
The Fab FoundationGlen Village, OH$10,000112023
Together We Can FoundationVirginia Beach, VA$10,000222024
Vagabond MissionsPittsburgh, PA$10,000222021
Veterans Place of Washington BoulevardPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Washington City MissionWashington, PA$10,000112023
YMCA of Cleveland OhioCleveland, OH$10,000112023
YMCA of Cumberland MDCumberland, MD$10,000112021
YWCA of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$10,000222021
YWCA Westmoreland CountyGreensburg, PA$10,000112021
Pittsburgh Hires VeteransPittsburgh, PA$9,650112022
New Avenues to IndependenceCleveland, OH$9,500552024
412 Food RescuePittsburgh, PA$9,000112024
Cleveland Public TheaterCleveland, OH$9,000332024
Kappa Alpha Psi Cleveland Alumni ScholarshipEuclid, OH$9,000442023
Village of HealingEuclid, OH$8,500222024
Bessie's AngelsCleveland, OH$8,000442024
Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA$7,500332023
Miami University of OhioOxford, OH$7,500222023
Omicelo CaresPittsburgh, PA$7,500112021
University of Nc Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC$7,500332022
Western Reserve Land ConservencyCleveland, OH$7,500332022
El Centro De Servicios Sociales IncLorain, OH$7,000222024
Hebrew Free Loan AssociationBeachwood, OH$7,000222021
Maryland Salem Children's Trust IncFrostburg, MD$7,000112021
Rollinbuckeyez FoundationCleveland, OH$7,000332023
Union MissionNorfolk, VA$7,000222024
Joseph's HomeCleveland, OH$6,500442023
A Call to Care IncPittsburgh, PA$6,300222024
Western Pa Search & Rescue Development CenterWilkinsburg, PA$6,200112021
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast VirginiaVirginia Beach, VA$6,000222024
Family Promise of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$6,000332022
Vitalant FoundationPhoenix, AZ$6,000112021
Western Pennsylvania Diaper BankPittsburgh, PA$6,000222022
Cleveland Public TheatreCleveland, OH$5,500222021
Towards EmploymentCleveland, OH$5,500222024
United Way of Lake CountyMentor, OH$5,383442023
A Place 4 Me CollaborativeCleveland, OH$5,000112024
Amachi PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
American Association of People With DisabilitiesWashington DC, DC$5,000222024
American Cancer SocietyPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
Cleveland State University FoundationCleveland, OH$5,000222024
Community College of Allegheny County Educational FoundationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112024
Epilepsy Association of Western and Central PaPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Euclid Development CorpEuclid, OH$5,000112024
Feeding the SpiritGreensburg, PA$5,000112021
First Tee of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Greater Pittsburgh Arts CouncilPittsburgh, PA$5,000112024
Greater Valley Community ServicesBraddock, PA$5,000112023
Hebrew Free Loan AssociationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Kyle B Wilson Scholarship FundWilson, PA$5,000112023
Make-a-Wish FoundationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Off the Floor PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Olivet Housing & Community Development CorpCleveland, OH$5,000112024
Pittsburgh Zoo & Ppg AquariumPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
RiverlifePittsburgh, PA$5,000112024
Roc Solid FoundationChesapeake, VA$5,000112024
Shoes and Clothes for KidsCleveland, OH$5,000112023
Standing Firm of Wc&sPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
STEM Coding Lab IncPittsburgh, PA$5,000112024
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer FoundationDallas, TX$5,000112021
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA$5,000222024
The Chapel Pantry at Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal ChurchVirginia Beach, VA$5,000112024
The Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter SchoolsPittsburgh, PA$5,000112020
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy of St LouisSt Louis, MO$5,000222023
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA$5,000222024
Virginia Foundation for Community College EducationNorth Chesterfield, VA$5,000112020
Vitalant FoundationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
Washington County Community FoundationEighty Four, PA$5,000112024
Wilkinsburg Community MinistryPittsburgh, PA$5,000112022
William & Mary FoundationWilliamsburg, VA$5,000222024
Wishes Can HappenNorth Canton, OH$5,000112021
YWCA of Cleveland OhioCleveland, OH$5,000112021
Allen Place Community ServicesPittsburgh, PA$4,000112023
Mt Pleasant Emergency Med ServicesMt Pleasant, PA$3,800112021
Tidewater Youth ServicesPortsmouth, VA$3,800222024
The Mission ContinuesChicago, IL$3,750112021
The Friendship CirclePittsburgh, PA$3,600222022
Divine Inspiration Outreach IncChesapeake, VA$3,500112024
EsperanzaCleveland, OH$3,500112020
Oncology Nursing FoundationPittsburgh, PA$3,500222021
Horizons Hampton Roads IncNorfolk, VA$3,200222024
Child and Family Services of Eastern Virginia Aka the Up CenterNorfolk, VA$3,000112023
Familylinks IncPittsburgh, PA$3,000112021
Hunger Network of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH$3,000332024
Newbridge Cleveland Center for Arts & TechCleveland, OH$3,000112020
Old Dominion University Educational FoundationNorfolk, VA$3,000222024
PowerPittsburgh, PA$3,000112021
Samaritan HouseVirginia Beach, VA$3,000112020
The Up CenterNorfolk, VA$3,000112024
Western Reserve Land ConservancyCleveland, OH$3,000112024
A Phillip Randolph InstitutePittsburgh, PA$2,500112020
Black Women for Positive ChangeWashington, DC$2,500112020
Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH$2,500112021
Ccac Allegeny CampusPittsburgh, PA$2,500112020

147 of 319 (46%) 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 54%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 373 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Education
56 grants
Human Services
55 grants
Community Improvement
44 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
36 grants
Housing & Shelter
24 grants
Health Care
23 grants
Arts & Culture
23 grants
Youth Development
23 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2020106$1,334,713$5,000
2021135$1,720,634$7,500
2022127$1,517,845$5,348
2023122$1,363,157$7,750
2024118$2,303,220$5,000

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

64% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Pennsylvania
$5.2M
Ohio
$1.9M
Virginia
$740K
Maryland
$180K
New York
$60K
North Carolina
$28K
District of Columbia
$8K
Texas
$8K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund116 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc108 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc99 shared recipientsThe Pittsburgh Foundation81 shared recipientsCharities Aid Foundation America72 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program64 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  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 Dollar Bank Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 20 Stanwix Street, 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 25-1822243 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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