The Fine Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-6335329 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
The Fine Foundation is a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, PA (EIN 25-6335329). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2025 report $3.1M paid in 117 grants, with a median grant of $10K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $176.3K. It publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.
- Total grants paid
- $3.1M
- Grants reported
- 117
- Typical grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $176.3K
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
- Michael Smith
- Phone
- (412) 444-3521
- Deadlines
- Nine weeks prior to the board meetings held in the spring and fall
- Application materials
- Online application and satisfaction of grant proposal requirements
- Restrictions
- The foundation supports arts and culture, jewish life, pittsburgh philanthropies, science & medicine, and other worthy charities as determined by the board of directors.
Original filing text
- Contact
- MICHAEL SMITH
- Address
- ONE PPG PLACE SUITE 1670 PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222
- Phone
- 4124443521
- INFO@THEFINEFOUNDATION.ORG
- Deadlines
- NINE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETINGS HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL
- Application materials
- ONLINE APPLICATION AND SATISFACTION OF GRANT PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ARTS AND CULTURE, JEWISH LIFE, PITTSBURGH PHILANTHROPIES, SCIENCE & MEDICINE, AND OTHER WORTHY CHARITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Reported organization name: THE FINE FOUNDATION C/O FFC CAPITAL CORPORATION
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.
Where The Fine 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.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Carnegie international | Tax year 20252025 | $737K |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Carnegie international | Tax year 20252025 | $703.5K |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Warhol curator of art | Tax year 20252025 | $264K |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Warhol curator of art | Tax year 20252025 | $252K |
| Tree of Life | Pittsburgh, PA | Remember.rebuild.renew | Tax year 20252025 | $100K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (117 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Fine Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). 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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