The Buhl Foundation
Accepts applications
The Buhl Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $4.7 million in 83 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $250,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$4.7 million
- Number of grants83
- Typical grant$25,000
- Largest grant$250,000
- Assets$108 million
- New grantees62%
Giving in 2024 was up from $3.8 million the year before.
62% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.5 million | 102 | $97.8 million |
| 2023 | $3.8 million | 90 | $102 million |
| 2024 | $4.7 million | 83 | $108 million |
How to apply
| Contact | The Buhl Foundation 650 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (412) 566-2711 |
| What to submit | Buhl has traditionally been focused on education, youth development, human services, and economic and community development. Buhl has committed to a place-based strategy to invest in the lives and futures of the residents of the northside. This initiative, one northside, catalyzes and supports long-term sustainable change with particular emphasis on resourcing community members to lead and create tangible change from within. The foundation has moved to an online grant application platform which can be accessed through the buhl foundation's website www.buhlfoundation.org. Applying for a grant is a three-step process. 1. Review grant limitations 2. Letter of inquiry - set up an account to begin this process 3. Application - if invited, a link to the grant application is provided |
| Deadlines | On a rolling basis throughout the year. |
| Restrictions | Grants are limited to organizations that are located in southwestern Pennsylvania and are defined as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and which are not private or operating foundations as defined in section 509(a) of the code. The frick educational fund and mccreery fund giving is limited to allegheny, Washington, greene, fayette and westmoreland counties. Grants are not normally made for building funds, overhead costs, accumulated deficits, general fundraising campaigns, loans, scholarships and fellowships, other foundations, nationally funded organized groups or individuals. Grants are not made for support of propaganda, sectarian religious activities, or efforts to influence legislation. The foundation does not contribute to political events. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Buhl Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 83 | $4.2 million |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Project Destiny Inc | To support the next phase of the ambitious thrive18 program in partnership with highmark health | $250,000 |
| Riverlife | To support the completion of a fully restored allegheny landing park on pittsburgh's north shore | $250,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | To support the transformational 8th street block project, one of three planned capital projects planned to revitalize downtown pittsburgh | $250,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | To support the critical last mile of the $265 million promise scholarship capital campaign | $250,000 |
| A Schools | To support the reimagine perry process and additional northside schools as the one northside "education anchor" | $175,000 |
| Rising Tide Partners | To support property acquisition through ons homes llc and serve as the one northside "place anchor" | $150,000 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | To support a design process for a wellness park at the football field and surrounding amenities in fowler park | $125,000 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | To support a design process for a wellness park at the football field and surrounding amenities in fowler park | $125,000 |
| African American Cultural Center | To support a substantial re-evaluation of their education programming, to increase both impact and revenue in 2025 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | To support the 500 units in 500 days campaign, a $6.5 million strategy to move 500 people from shelter to permanent housing in less than 2 years - | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Housing Development | To support the full redevelopment of four affordable single-family homes on woodland avenue in marshall-shadeland | $100,000 |
| Charles Street Area Corporation | To support phase ii predevelopment for the north charles infill housing project for affordable owner-occupied, single-family units in the charles street valley | $77,000 |
| Apost | To support on-going operations as as the lead out-of-school time intermediary in the region | $75,000 |
| Fineview Citizens Council | To support their on-going real estate efforts in collaboration with one northside "place" anchor rising tide partners | $75,000 |
| Manchester Citizens Corporation | To support crucial staff expansion for resident engagement around the route 65 and esplanade projects | $75,000 |
| Manchester Youth Development Center | To support important pieces of their "change capital" investment plan to advance operational capabilities and expand program reach | $75,000 |
| Northside Cultural Collaborative | To support the northsideworks! Workforce development initiative | $75,000 |
| Sarah Heinz House | To support consistent, quality afterschool and summer programming for the youth in the northview heights community | $75,000 |
| Smithfield United Church of Christ | To support the emergency masonry stabilization of their church tower, which will enable a long-term planning process to determine the future of the church complex | $75,000 |
| The Hear Foundation | To support continued to organizational expansion, as well as the new pittsburgh police cares initiative based on one northside's zone 1 cares | $75,000 |
| Perry Hilltop Citizens Council | To support the completion of pre-development fundraising for a proposed state of the art childcare center for up to 100 children at 2610 perrysville avenue - | $60,000 |
| Urban Impact Foundation | To support a suite of programs within perry high school delivered in collaboration with one northside, a+ schools, and pps | $60,000 |
| Matching Grants | To support activities of the organization | $51,807 |
| Allegheny Partners for Out-Of-School Time | To support their on-going operations as an independent nonprofit organization and reengagement as the lead out-of-school time intermediary in the region | $50,000 |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | To support the general operations of the center while they continue to explore options for generating revenue | $50,000 |
| Allegheny Conference | To support their new 2024-2026 "driving pittsburgh region's next era" agenda | $50,000 |
| City of Bridges | To support real estate efforts and the on-going expansion of "permanently affordable" housing in northside neighborhoods | $50,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | To support a region-wide initiative to re-build positive school culture through the engagement of 150 educators from 13 schools districts | $50,000 |
| Gwen's Girls Inc | To support the woman-to woman (w2w) pilot project with the city of pittsburgh, creating a peer support group for women who lost a child or whose child has committed gun violence | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Walk of Fame | To support the start-up phase and initial launch of the walk in 2025 | $50,000 |
| The Advanced Leadership Institute | To support a new emphasis on tali alumni with supports beyond their time in the classroom, as they face new challenges in their advancing careers | $50,000 |
| The Mattress Factory | To support sustainability planning and intensive capitalization work in response to a post-COVID museum landscape | $50,000 |
| Artists Image Resources | To support the 25th anniversary sustainability initiative for expanded programming, staff, and financial health | $40,000 |
| African American Chamber of Commerce | To expand organizational capacity and continued growth | $35,000 |
| Northside Leadership Conference | To support the friends of riverview park "rp day and additional events in riverview park throughout the 2024-25 season | $35,000 |
| A Schools | To support the one northside education committee's work to raise awareness of northside pps school restructuring and kindergarten readiness | $30,000 |
| New Sun Rising | To support the administration of the one northside "community chest" mini-grants supporting eight community projects across the northside | $30,000 |
| A Schools | To support their circle our schools program to align a network of community supports in pps morrow during the 2024-25 school year | $25,000 |
| A Schools | To support eight scholarships for pps educators to participate in the ignite the classroom initiative with huntington bank and ron clark academy | $25,000 |
| Attack Theater | To support in-school dance and movement offerings at spring garden, king, schiller, morrow pre-k and perry high school | $25,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Kim Tillotson Fleming
- Anne Lewis
- Carolyn D Duronio
- Quintin B Bullock
- Lara E Washington
- Jon Koteski
- Diana A Bucco
Questions people ask
Does The Buhl Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: On a rolling basis throughout the year.
How much does The Buhl Foundation give?
$4.7 million in tax year 2024, across 83 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.
Who runs The Buhl Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Kim Tillotson Fleming (Chairman), Anne Lewis (Vice Chairman), Carolyn D Duronio (Secretary and Treasurer) and Quintin B Bullock (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.
What does The Buhl Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and environment and conservation.