Pittsburgh Promise Foundation
PITTSBURGH, PA
$300KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
To support of the pittsburgh promise capital campaign, which aims to secure financial sustainability of the organization through 2028
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The Buhl Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 25-0378910 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
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- Contact
- The Buhl Foundation
- Phone
- (412) 566-2711
- Deadlines
- On a rolling basis throughout the year.
- Application materials
- 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
- 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.
Original filing text
- Contact
- THE BUHL FOUNDATION
- Address
- 650 SMITHFIELD STREET PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222
- Phone
- 4125662711
- Deadlines
- ON A ROLLING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
- Application materials
- 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
- 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.
Reported organization name: THE BUHL 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 year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83 | $4.2M |
| 2023 | 90 | $3.6M |
Where The Buhl Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Pennsylvania$7.8MVirginia$25K
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Project Destiny Inc
PITTSBURGH, PA
$250KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
To support the ambitious thrive18 program in partnership with highmark health
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation
PITTSBURGH, PA
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To support the critical last mile of the $265 million promise scholarship capital campaign
Project Destiny Inc
PITTSBURGH, PA
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To support the next phase of the ambitious thrive18 program in partnership with highmark health
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
PITTSBURGH, PA
$250KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
To support the transformational 8th street block project, one of three planned capital projects planned to revitalize downtown pittsburgh
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (173 reported in all).
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Figures are aggregated from The Buhl 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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