The Buhl Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-0378910. Reported 477 grants totalling $17.3M to 202 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $7,500 and $40,000; 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.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. 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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,475,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Project Destiny | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,410,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| A Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | $946,000 | 15 | 5 | 2024 |
| Riverlife | Pittsburgh, PA | $525,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $515,000 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fineview Citizens Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $450,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rising Tide Partners | Pittsburgh, PA | $450,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $385,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Matching Grants | Pittsburgh, PA | $383,367 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Community College of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northside Cultural Collaborative | Pittsburgh, PA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $290,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Institute (carnegie Science Center) | Pittsburgh, PA | $264,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manchester Citizens Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Aviary | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Sun Rising | Pittsburgh, PA | $207,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Manchester Youth Development Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $200,000 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trying Together | Pittsburgh, PA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Auberle | Mckeesport, PA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Poise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $175,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Citizen Science Lab | Pittsburgh, PA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Hear Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | East Pittsburgh, PA | $165,000 | 7 | 4 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation of Hope | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Impact Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greather Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sarah Heinz House | Pittsburgh, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Mattress Factory | Pittsburgh, PA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Charles Street Area Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $117,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Consortium for Public Education | Mckeesport, PA | $115,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| North Side Partnership Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Devleopment | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny Intermediate Unit | Homestead, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Beam Collaborative | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Library | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hosanna House | Wilkinsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Housing Development | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Asylum | Pittsburgh, PA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City of Bridges Clt | Pittsburgh, PA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reimagine Reentry Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $93,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northside Leadership Conference | Pittsburgh, PA | $90,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kidcelerate | Pittsburgh, PA | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $77,500 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Apost | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fineview Citizens Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Infinite Lifestyle Solutions | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Iota Phi Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Light of Life Ministries | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Side Christian Health Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Side Industrial Development Company Dba Riverside Center for Innova | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northside Industrial Development Company Dva Riverside Center for Innov | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Smithfield United Church of Christ | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Advanced Leadership Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Urban League of Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Imani Christian Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $72,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| United Methodist Church Union | Pittsburgh, PA | $72,000 | 4 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony | Pittsburgh, PA | $70,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Artists Image Resource | Pittsburgh, PA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Perry Hilltop Citizens Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Attack Theater Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Allegheny College on Community Development | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allegheny Conference | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Bridges | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Liberty Development Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gwen's Girls Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keystone Space Collaborative | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Manchester Craftmen's Guild | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Walk of Fame | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pressley Ridge | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Community Thrift Store | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Mentoring Partnership of Southwest Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asset Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Slb Radio Productions | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $44,859 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Student Conservation Association | Arlington, VA | $42,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Advancing Academics | Turtle Creek, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Artists Image Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bike Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Theatre Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Frick Art & Historical Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Opera | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Quantum Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Saltworks Theatre Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Slb Radio Production | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Squonk Opera | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Education Partnership | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Venture Outdoors | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| African American Chamber of Commerce | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regional Opportunity Center Dba Vibrant Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Advanced Leadership Initiative | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Forbes Funds | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Variety the Children's Charity | Wexford, PA | $30,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Allegheny College | Meadville, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Nine Mile Run Watershed Association Dba Upstream Pgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Public Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Allegheny Land Trust | Sewickley, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allegheny Rivertrail Park | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allegheny Youth Development | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Heart Associationinc | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Astrobotic Foundation Moonshot Museum | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brother's Brother Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catapult Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eradicate Hate | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mentoring Partnership | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PARTNER4WORK | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Urban Leadership Service Experience | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence Connections | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh | Homestead, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Student Conservation Association Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Student Conservative Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wqed Multimedia | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Allegheny Community Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prime Stage | Pittsburgh, PA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Dba Tree Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Allegheny Health Network | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Allen Place Community Services Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bricolage Production Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ccac Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kitchen of Grace | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River City Brass | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| River City Brass Band | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Scenic Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Preservationists Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Angel's Plance Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tech 25 | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chatham Baroque | Pittsburgh, PA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Mellon University School of Music | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Grow Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Steel City Arts Initiative | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tickets for Kids | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Operation Better Block | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greenwood Plan | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northside Chronicle Community Media | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts Dba Pittsburgh Girls Choir | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Chorus | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania Remake Learning | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,732 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Healthcare Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,375 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Allegheny College - Creek Connections | Meadville, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amachi Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Attack Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Empowerment Association - Fiscal Agent Moving the Lives of Kids | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Empowerment Association - Moving the Lives of Kids Arts Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Theater Project Corp Dba Kelly Strayhorn Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mwanakuche Farm | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nine Mile Run Watershed Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pittsburgh Public Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Society | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Radiant Hall | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Duquesne University School of Nursing | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (pcrg) | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northgate School District | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra | Wexford, PA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Woodlands Foundation | Wexford, PA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Allegheny City Society | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Tree Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kelly Strayhorn Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hazlett Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Side Cultural Collaborative | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Festival Opera | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pittsburgh Glass Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Opera Theater Dba Pittsburgh Festival Opera | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society for Contemporary Craft | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ticker | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Allegheny Historic Preservation Society Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra | Greensburg, PA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Tickets for Kids Charities | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rodef Shalom Congregation | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Three Rivers Youth Peoples Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Woodlands Foundations | Wexford, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
106 of 202 (52%) 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 58%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Carnegie Institute
FOR TWO-YEAR SUPPORT FOR IMPORTANT UPGRADES TO THE HISTORIC BUHL PLANETARIUM, ENSURING ADVENTUROUS AND EXCITING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PLANETARIUM FOR YEARS TO COME - Community College of Allegheny County
SUPPORT FOR CCAC'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE BY PREPARING FACULTY IN THE MOST ADVANCED INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE THAT WILL PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE - The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation
TO SUPPORT THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN WHICH AIMS TO SECURE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH 2028 - Pittsburgh Promise Foundation
TO SUPPORT OF THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, WHICH AIMS TO SECURE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH 2028 - Project Destiny
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUING EXPANSION AND SUCCESS OF THE AMBITIOUS THRIVE 18 PROGRAM - Project Destiny Inc
TO SUPPORT THE AMBITIOUS THRIVE18 PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHMARK HEALTH
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 299 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.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85 | $3,065,315 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 117 | $3,286,616 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 102 | $3,192,092 | $11,250 |
| 2023 | 90 | $3,558,932 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 83 | $4,217,228 | $25,000 |
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 147 of them, worth $6,746,690. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $900,000 |
| Riverlife | Pittsburgh, PA | $750,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $600,000 |
| Rising Tide Partners | Pittsburgh, PA | $500,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $500,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $305,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | $250,000 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $125,000 |
| The Citizen Science Lab | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 |
| Rising Tide Partners | Pittsburgh, PA | $80,000 |
| Charles Street Area Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $77,000 |
| Smithfield United Christ Church | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 |
| Manchester Youth Development Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $75,000 |
Where its money goes
100% 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.
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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.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
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- 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 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: 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.
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