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The Birmingham Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 25-0965572 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$2.6M
Grants reported
78
Typical grant
$30K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Contact
Michelle Figlar
Deadlines
Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
Application materials
The birmingham foundation has two annual grant cycles - spring and fall. Visit our website periodically to inquire about important dates pertaining to the grant cycles, or contact the office directly for more information. The birmingham foundation can only provide funding for organizations that operate within our geographic focus and must align to our singular area of focus, early childhood education and development. The birmingham foundation seeks to be a change agent for children and partners with organizations to achieve positive outcomes in south pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Restrictions
Grants are limited to organizations, which qualify as public charity for 501(c)(3) tax exemption. Grants are not normally made for operating budgets, deficits, fund-raising campaigns, general research, scholarships, political campaigns, or loans. Grants are not made to individuals, to other private foundations, for sectarian religious activities, or for the efforts to influence legislation unless grant-related. Grants are awarded for a limited period of time, such as 1-3 years. Most grant awards will be in the range of $2,500 to $50,000.
Original filing text
Contact
MICHELLE FIGLAR
Address
320 BROWNSVILLE ROAD PITTSBURGH, PA, 15210
Phone
4124812777
Deadlines
N/A
Application materials
THE BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION HAS TWO ANNUAL GRANT CYCLES - SPRING AND FALL. VISIT OUR WEBSITE PERIODICALLY TO INQUIRE ABOUT IMPORTANT DATES PERTAINING TO THE GRANT CYCLES, OR CONTACT THE OFFICE DIRECTLY FOR MORE INFORMATION. THE BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION CAN ONLY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT OPERATE WITHIN OUR GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS AND MUST ALIGN TO OUR SINGULAR AREA OF FOCUS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. THE BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION SEEKS TO BE A CHANGE AGENT FOR CHILDREN AND PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN SOUTH PITTSBURGH NEIGHBORHOODS.
Restrictions
GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH QUALIFY AS PUBLIC CHARITY FOR 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPTION. GRANTS ARE NOT NORMALLY MADE FOR OPERATING BUDGETS, DEFICITS, FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS, GENERAL RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIPS, POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS, OR LOANS. GRANTS ARE NOT MADE TO INDIVIDUALS, TO OTHER PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, FOR SECTARIAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, OR FOR THE EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION UNLESS GRANT-RELATED. GRANTS ARE AWARDED FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME, SUCH AS 1-3 YEARS. MOST GRANT AWARDS WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF $2,500 TO $50,000.

Reported organization name: THE BIRMINGHAM FOUNDATION

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202437$1.2M
202341$1.4M

Where The Birmingham Foundation 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.

Brashear Association Inc

PITTSBURGH, PA

$130KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Holiday assistance

Brashear Association Inc

PITTSBURGH, PA

$125KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Fall 2024 holiday assistance

Voices Against Violence

PITTSBURGH, PA

$85KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Voices against violence 29th annual summer camp: wavy's world of love and fun 2024 summer camp

Lighthouse Memorial Christian Center

PITTSBURGH, PA

$76.5KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Lighthouse memorial christian center

The Early Excellence Project

PITTSBURGH, PA

$70KTax year 2023

Grant purpose

Child care stabilization as a catalyst for economic recovery

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Birmingham Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings 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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