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The Benter Foundation: 50 grants to organizations, $3.4 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Benter Foundation, a private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, paid 50 grants to organizations totaling $3,368,362 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $800,000 to Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc in Pittsburgh, PA for support of vibrant streets fund, innovative programming snf implementation of market square revitalization.
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- EIN
- 208807953
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Assets
- $179,355
- Grants paid
- $3,368,362
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202611339349103191. It reported $3,368,362 in grants paid; 50 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of vibrant streets fund, innovative programming snf implementation of market square revitalization | Community improvement and capacity building | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Final installment of ambassadors pledge | Community improvement and capacity building | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Propel Schools Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of six post-secondary scholarships awarded over three years | Education | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | Second installment of three year grant to support the launch of a regional capacity building initiative | $166,667 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources Dba Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | Two installments of capital campaign pledge for cabaret series | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Inc Dba Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | First installment of four-year capital campaign pledge | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of an assistant director position for pittsburgh media partnership activities | $121,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Opera Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a pollinator parklet for downtown pittsburgh | Community improvement and capacity building | $93,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Inc Dba Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for mellon square safety, security and summer programming | Recreation and sports | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of performances | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of cinderella staged in 2025 | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for shadow student athlete development corporation outreach efforts downtown | Community improvement and capacity building | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | Final installment of two-year grant to support programs for the pittsburgh downtown media hub; business planning for center for media innovation and press forward local chapter | $67,195 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh Inc | Homestead, PA | Support for dolly parton imagination library program in the city of pittsburgh | Youth development | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a safety plan for a downtown youth club | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Riverfront | Pittsburgh, PA | Creation of a strategic operating plan | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stem Coding Lab Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Dba Tree Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of fundraising and revenue enhancements | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Public Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Quantum Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for glenn davis exhibition | Community improvement and capacity building | $32,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bike Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support and support for open streets | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mattress Factory | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Downtown Neighbors Alliance | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for momentum award | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hello Neighbor | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pa Cleanways of Allegheny County Dba Allegheny Cleanways | Etna, PA | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Public Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of due diligence for possible theater merger | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Publicsource | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | Support of spotlight pa matching campaigns | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a special fud in honor of schuyler foerster | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Gallery exhibition downtown | Community improvement and capacity building | $22,900 | apps.irs.gov |
| Attack Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Theatre Company Inc Dba City Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support and new downtown works | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grow Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of seasonal farmers market in homewood | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Matching funds to support an end of year individual, online fundraising campaign. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cre8dance | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for momentum award | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imani Christian Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for momentum award | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts Dba New Hazlett Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steel City Squash Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Final installment of two year grant for general operating support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women for A Healthy Environment | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Environment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chatham Baroque Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a holiday lighting installation in mellon square | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amachi Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Is Fundamental Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Assemble Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Formerly Essential Public Media Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of public lecture series | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202531349349102668. It reported $3,141,863 in grants paid; 44 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of market square longer range design and program opportunity fund; development of a downtown retail strategy and seed capital for retail loan fund; support for mellon square safety measures an | Community improvement and capacity building | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Michigan Regents | Ann Arbor, MI | Final payment of a two year grant totaling $668,219 to support a pilot program in academic detailing to disrupt opioid prescribing in dentistry | $334,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Laurel Highlands Council Flag Plaza Boys Scouts of America | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of membership recruitment efforts | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a holiday lighting installation in mellon square | Recreation and sports | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | A three year grant to support the launch of a regional capacity building initiative | $166,667 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for safety measures, placemaking and programs in mellon square | Recreation and sports | $148,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | A two year grant to support programmatic extension for the pittsburgh downtown media hub; business planning for center for media innovation and press forward local chapter | $107,196 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Opera Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of additional holiday lighting installation and programming elements in mellon square | Recreation and sports | $99,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for illumination of the willett window, first presbyterian church, downtown | Community improvement and capacity building | $94,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Inc Dba Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh Inc | Homestead, PA | Support for dolly parton imagination library program in the city of pittsburgh | Youth development | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Riverfront | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a transit van, staff position and conference attendance | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for shadow student athlete development corporation outreach efforts downtown | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for retail shop fittings | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York for the National Net | New York, NY | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Venture Outdoors | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of an educational and kayak rental facility in downtown pittsburgh | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Quantum Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Pittsburgh Dietrich College of Arts and Sciences Department | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a lecture series in mathematics | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of urban land institute planning effort | $37,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest Dba Tree Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of fundraising and revenue enhancements | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bike Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support and support for open streets | Public and societal benefit | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mattress Factory | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Opera Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for enhanced fundraising activities | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Publicsource | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spotlight Pa | Harrisburg, PA | Support of spotlight pa matching campaigns | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a consultant to enhance public programming | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shiftworks Community Public Art | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for a plan to curate a light installation for the holiday in mellon square | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grow Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of seasonal farmers market in homewood | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Matching funds to support an end of year individual, online fundraising campaign. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Attack Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Dba Heinz History Center | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Just Harvest Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steel City Squash Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chatham Baroque Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | Support of a business plan and roadmap for a youth center in downtown pittsburgh | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City Theatre Company Inc Dba City Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts Dba New Hazlett Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pa Cleanways of Allegheny Countyba Allegheny Cleanways | Etna, PA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women for A Healthy Environment | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Garfield Community Farm | Pittsburgh, PA | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Assemble Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Formerly Essential Public Media Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Community improvement and capacity building | $2,366,900 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $828,500 |
| Recreation and sports | $512,500 |
| Education | $325,000 |
| Youth development | $120,000 |
| Environment | $75,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $60,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $6,126,225 |
| Michigan | $334,000 |
| New York | $50,000 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. 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.