Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh Grants
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6055022 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh is a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, PA (EIN 25-6055022). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $25.4M paid in 113 grants, with a median grant of $100K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $332.5M. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · posnerfoundation.org
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- Total grants paid
- $25.4M
- Grants reported
- 113
- Typical grant
- $100K
- Future commitments
- $9.5M
- Total assets
- $332.5M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Anne Marie Toccket
- Phone
- (412) 928-7701
- Application materials
- Applicants should submit a brief statement in writing, detailing the purpose for which funds are to be utilized and the activities engaged in by the applicant. Applicant's determination letter and financial data should accompany the request.
- Restrictions
- Our priority areas reflect both the foundation's legacy of giving as well as our emerging interest in areas of pressing social, economic and environmental concern with a focus on environment, human rights, education, jewish life and civil society.
The filing does not state deadlines; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- ANNE MARIE TOCCKET
- Address
- 535 SMITHFIELD STREET SUITE 960 PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222
- Phone
- 4129287701
- INFO@POSNERFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT A BRIEF STATEMENT IN WRITING, DETAILING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE TO BE UTILIZED AND THE ACTIVITIES ENGAGED IN BY THE APPLICANT. APPLICANT'S DETERMINATION LETTER AND FINANCIAL DATA SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE REQUEST.
- Restrictions
- OUR PRIORITY AREAS REFLECT BOTH THE FOUNDATION'S LEGACY OF GIVING AS WELL AS OUR EMERGING INTEREST IN AREAS OF PRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WITH A FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, EDUCATION, JEWISH LIFE AND CIVIL SOCIETY.
Reported organization name: POSNER FOUNDATION OF PITTSBURGH
Where Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Compiled by GrantCue from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Source: grantcue.com/foundations/posner-foundation-of-pittsburgh-256055022
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Tax year 20242024 | $3.1M |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Tax year 20242024 | $2M |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Tax year 20242024 | $1.3M |
| Union for Reform Judaism | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Tax year 20242024 | $1.1M |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Unrestricted/ general use | Tax year 20242024 | $1M |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (113 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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