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Allegheny Foundation

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256012303

Allegheny Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $20.1 million in 88 grants; the typical grant was $150,000 and the largest $2.8 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $20.5 million the year before.

40% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$20.5 million98$536 million
2024$20.1 million88$596 million

How to apply

ContactMr Matthew A Groll - Allegheny Foun
One Oxford Centre - 301 Grant, Street Suite 3900, Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401
Phone or email(412) 392-2900

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Allegheny Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania78$22.4 million
Virginia4$930,000
Illinois2$375,000
Delaware1$170,000
District of Columbia1$75,000
Georgia1$75,000
Michigan1$67,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 88 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
Capital support$2.8 million
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Capital campaign support$2.5 million
Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation
Homestead, PA
Capital campaign support$2.5 million
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Capital support$750,000
Pressley Ridge
Pittsburgh, PA
Capital support$750,000
Primary Care Health Services
Pittsburgh, PA
Capital campaign support$750,000
Imani Christian Academy
Pittsburgh, PA
Captial support$683,000
Neighborhood Academy the
Pittsburgh, PA
Capital campaign support$650,000
Allegheny County Parks Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
Project support$500,000
Kiskiminetas Springs School (The Kiski School)
Saltsburg, PA
General operating support$500,000
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union
Mount Vernon, VA
Project support$500,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Project support$400,000
Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support$375,000
Extra Mile Education Foundation Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support$350,000
Laurel Highlands Workforce & Opportunity Center Inc
Greensburg, PA
General operating support$345,000
Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives the
Harrisburg, PA
General operating support$325,000
Young America's Foundation
Reston, VA
Program support$280,000
Imani Christian Academy
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support$275,000
City Mission-Living Stones
Uniontown, PA
Capital support$254,000
Hosanna House Inc
Wilkinsburg, PA
Capital campaign support$250,000
Nazareth Prep
Pittsburgh, PA
Program support$250,000
Westmoreland County Community College Educational Foundation Inc
Youngwood, PA
Capital support$250,000
Education Partnership the
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support$225,000
Grove City College
Grove City, PA
Program support$225,000
River City Brass Band Bny Mellon Center
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support and program support$225,000
Fairness Center Inc the
Harrisburg, PA
General operating support$215,000
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support$200,000
Boy Scouts of America Laurel Highlands Council
Pittsburgh, PA
Program support$200,000
City of McKeesport
McKeesport, PA
Project support$200,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Duquesne, PA
General operating support$200,000
Mary and Alexander Laughlin Children's Center
Sewickley, PA
General operating support$200,000
Real Clear Foundation
Northbrook, IL
Program support$200,000
Strickland Global Leadership Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support$200,000
Westmoreland Land Trust
Latrobe, PA
Project support$200,000
Westmoreland Museum of Art
Greensburg, PA
General operating support$200,000
Adelphoi USA Inc
Latrobe, PA
Project support$182,500
Hear Foundation the
Pittsburgh, PA
General operating support$180,000
Foundation for California University of Pennsylvania
California, PA
Program support$175,500
Franklin News Foundation
Chicago, IL
General operating support$175,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc
Wilmington, DE
Project support$170,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Allegheny Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Allegheny Foundation give?

$20.1 million in tax year 2024, across 88 grants, with a typical grant of $150,000.

Who runs Allegheny Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Matthew A Groll (Chairman/Trustee), Lisa Orlando (Secretary), Michael W Gleba (Trustee) and James Rohr (Trustee) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Allegheny Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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