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Broadside Philanthropic Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 843950403

Broadside Philanthropic Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $911,826 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $60,000 and the largest $397,944. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $870,000 the year before.

38% 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$870,0009$20.6 million
2024$911,8269$21.9 million

How to apply

Broadside Philanthropic Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Broadside Philanthropic Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire4$526,826
New York1$140,000
Massachusetts2$125,000
Nebraska1$60,000
Rhode Island1$60,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Thomas More College
Merrimack, NH
General operating$397,944
Sacred Heart School
Troy, NY
General operating$140,000
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Fdn Inc
Boston, MA
General operating$100,000
Sacred Heart School
Hampton, NH
General operating$60,000
St Thomas Aquinas High School
Dover, NH
General operating$60,000
St Patrick Academy
Providence, RI
General operating$60,000
Saint Cecilia Cathedral Corp
Omaha, NE
General operating$60,000
The Haverhill Public Library
Haverhill, MA
General operating$25,000
City of Manchester
Manchester, NH
General operating$8,882

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Broadside Philanthropic Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Broadside Philanthropic Foundation give?

$911,826 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $60,000.

Who runs Broadside Philanthropic Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bny Mellon N A (Trustee).

What does Broadside Philanthropic Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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