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Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh: 113 grants to organizations, $25.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh, a private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, paid 113 grants to organizations totaling $25,443,473 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $3,050,000 to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA for unrestricted/ general use.
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- EIN
- 256055022
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Assets
- $332,481,651
- Grants paid
- $25,443,473
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349102159. It reported $25,443,473 in grants paid; 113 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $3,050,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | $1,250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union for Reform Judaism | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | $1,075,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Primary Care Health Services Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Health care | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Unrestricted/ general use | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Village Capital | Houston, TX | Unrestricted/ general use | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Jewish World Service | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Foodbanking Network | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Splash | Seattle, WA | Unrestricted/ general use | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waste and Resources Action Programme | Banbury Oxon, UK | Unrestricted/ general use | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $434,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Environment | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Villagereach | Seattle, WA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family and Community Services | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Winchester Thurston School | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Journalism Project | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | Unrestricted/ general use | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ceasefirepa Education Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Global Links | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hello Neighbor | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Propublica | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Groundtruth Project Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted/ general use | Employment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Latino Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Hills Interfaith Movement | Bethel Park, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Busara Center for Behavioral Economics Inc | Princeton, NJ | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chef Ann Foundation | Boulder, CO | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grow Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Impact Justice | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted/ general use | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Operation Lifesaver | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kenyon College | Gambier, OH | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $166,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Roadrunner Food Bank | Alburquerque, NM | Unrestricted/ general use | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steamship Historical Society of America | Warwick, RI | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trace Media Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Way To Rise | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Black Farmer Fund | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Borderlands Produce Rescue | Nogales, AZ | Unrestricted/ general use | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Deep South Today | Ridgeland, MS | Unrestricted/ general use | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eradicate Hate Global Summit | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Combat Anti-Semitism | Foxborough, MA | Unrestricted/ general use | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Story Partners | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Monte Azul Inc | Maricao, PR | Unrestricted/ general use | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Field | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Re-Plate Inc | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted/ general use | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westmoreland County Community College Educational Foundation | Youngwood, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Publicsource | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $83,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebuild Local News | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $83,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| Casa San Jose | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eco-Soap Bank | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Guns Down America | Youngstown, OH | Unrestricted/ general use | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburghers for Public Transit | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alumni Theater Company | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Public and societal benefit | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | Johnstown, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congress of Neighboring Communities | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Farmlink Project | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food & Environment Reporting Network | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hello Future | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Services Center Corporation | Turtle Creek, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make the Road States Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nechama Jewish Response To Disaster | Saint Paul, MN | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Learning Alliance | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Pa Project Education Fund | West Chester, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Sun Rising | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Promise | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Unloaded | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted/ general use | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steel City Squash | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Neighborhood Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vita Impact | Lewisville, TX | Unrestricted/ general use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Food Policy Council | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Allies | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allegheny Cemetery Historical Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Best of the Batch Foundation | Munhall, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Asylum | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cycle Connect | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Evolve Coaching | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jubilee Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center On Education and the Economy | Washington, DC | Unrestricted/ general use | Public and societal benefit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Trolley Museum | Washington, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Princeton Center Jewish Life | Princeton, NJ | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Branch | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tree Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Union for Progressive Judaism | New York, NY | Unrestricted/ general use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wqed Multimedia | Pittsburgh, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flow Through Contributions | Various, PA | Unrestricted/ general use | $1,140 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $3,459,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,125,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,458,333 |
| Human services | $1,425,000 |
| Health care | $1,075,000 |
| Environment | $1,000,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $550,000 |
| Employment | $250,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $9,218,473 |
| New York | $5,233,333 |
| District of Columbia | $3,125,000 |
| Massachusetts | $1,350,000 |
| Connecticut | $1,250,000 |
| California | $950,000 |
| Texas | $850,000 |
| Washington | $850,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.