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The Clark Hunter Foundation

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 201949108

The Clark Hunter Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2024 it gave $418,860 in 54 grants; the typical grant was $2,250 and the largest $117,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $411,046 the year before.

6% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$411,04654$7.7 million
2024$418,86054$8.0 million

How to apply

ContactSusan E Hunter
436 Seventh Ave 27th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone or email(800) 354-3105
What to submitCopy of 501C3 approval, official request on organization letterhead, include printed brochures

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Clark Hunter Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania40$374,730
Massachusetts7$26,630
Ohio5$10,000
California1$5,000
Maryland1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 54 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$117,000
Humane Society of Somerset
Somerset, PA
Charitable$28,000
Somerset Hospital Foundation
Somerset, PA
Medical$28,000
Laurel Arts
Somerset, PA
Arts$28,000
St Pauls Presbyterian
Somerset, PA
Religious$28,000
Frick Art Historical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Art$15,000
Somerset Area Ministries Inc
Somerset, PA
Religious$11,730
Neighborhood Academy
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$10,000
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$10,000
The American Red Cross
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$10,000
Carnegie Museums of PGH
Pittsburgh, PA
History$10,000
Pittsburgh Arts Lectures
Pittsburgh, PA
Arts$10,000
Magee Womens Research Inst Fndtn
Pittsburgh, PA
Medical$10,000
Mentoring Partnership
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$10,000
Manchester Craftsman Guild
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$10,000
The Literacy Project
Greenfield, MA
Education$10,000
Salk Institute for Biological Stdy
La Jolla, CA
Research$5,000
The Quantum Theatre
Pittsburgh, PA
Arts$5,000
Greenfield Community College FNDT
Greenfield, MA
Education$5,000
Winchester Thurston
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$5,000
Allegheny Conf on Commty Dev
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$4,000
Salem Community Foundation - Safco
Salem, OH
Community$4,000
Audubon Society of Western Pa
Pittsburgh, PA
Charitable$3,000
Childrens Glaucoma Foundation
Boston, MA
Research$3,000
Sunderland Public Library
Sunderland, MA
Education$3,000
National Aviary
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$3,000
Breakthrough T1D
Hagerstown, MD
Medical research$2,500
The Carl A Scarpitti Foundation
Sebring, OH
Charitable$2,000
Pine-Richland Youth Foundation
Gibsonia, PA
Human services$2,000
Westminster College
New Wilmington, PA
Educational$2,000
Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Education$2,000
Sunderland Main Street Tree Fund
Sunderland, MA
Preservation$2,000
Franklin Land Trust
Shelburne Falls, MA
Preservation$2,000
United Way of Swpa
Pittsburgh, PA
Human services$2,000
Riding for the Handicapped of Wpa
Wexford, PA
Medical$2,000
Columbiana County Mental Health CLC
Lisbon, OH
Medical$2,000
Connecticut River Conservancy
Greenfield, MA
Conservancy$1,630
Aspinwall River Trail Park
Pittsburgh, PA
Conservation$1,500
City of Asyllum
Pittsburgh, PA
Arts$1,000
Jewish Federation of GRTR Pittsburg
Pittsburgh, PA
Religious$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Clark Hunter Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Clark Hunter Foundation give?

$418,860 in tax year 2024, across 54 grants, with a typical grant of $2,250.

Who runs The Clark Hunter Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Susan E Hunter (Director and President) and Helen Clark (Director and Secretary).

What does The Clark Hunter Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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