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The Birmingham Foundation: 37 grants to organizations, $1.2 million (tax year ended June 2025)
The Birmingham Foundation, a private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, paid 37 grants to organizations totaling $1,210,767 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $125,000 to Brashear Association Inc in Pittsburgh, PA for fall 2024 holiday assistance.
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- EIN
- 250965572
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Assets
- $25,028,018
- Grants paid
- $1,210,767
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202503169349101595. It reported $1,210,767 in grants paid; 37 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brashear Association Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Fall 2024 holiday assistance | Human services | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lighthouse Memorial Christian Center | Pittsburgh, PA | 2025 spring program grant | Religion-related | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices Against Violence | Pittsburgh, PA | Wavy's world summer experience - pd to hilltop alliance | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | Circle our schools | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hello Neighbor | Pittsburgh, PA | Fall 2024 grant - smart start | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hello Neighbor | Pittsburgh, PA | Empowerment giving - language interpretation pilot | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilltop Community Children's Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Operating grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hilltop Community Children's Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Off-cycle grant | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | An investment in s pgh hilltop families | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Promoting nature focused learning & wellness | Recreation and sports | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Fall 2024 grant - children's literacy programming - south pgh | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Caring & connecting families in hilltop communities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maya Organization | Swissvale, PA | Fall 2024 grant - perinatal support services | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mommy's Imagination Station | Pittsburgh, PA | Bldg bridges quality early care & education for pgh south | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nurturepa | McMurray, PA | Growing at risk parents with the nurture program | $38,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Watson Institute | Sewickley, PA | Fall 2024 grant - enhancing sel supports in ss early care centers | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mommy's Imagination Station | Pittsburgh, PA | Bridge grant | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Washington Reams Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | 2025 spring - stars on the mount | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh | Homestead, PA | Fall 2024 grant - raising readers in south pgh | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Early Excellence Project | Pittsburgh, PA | Little explorers child care accessibility project | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Giving Heart | Pittsburgh, PA | Bridge grant - unanticipated construction costs | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bears Youth Athletic Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Summer program ss bears youth athletic assoc | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hilltop Alliance | Pittsburgh, PA | Voices against violence - hilltop pass through | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service | Pittsburgh, PA | Interim - help support immigration & refugee serving organizations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Allies | Pittsburgh, PA | Fund my future pgh | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South Side Community Council | Pittsburgh, PA | Interim grant ecs bridge to bid programs | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strong Women Strong Girls | Pittsburgh, PA | Girls inc. elementary program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Pittsburgh Promise | Pittsburgh, PA | Fall 2024 grant - strengthening economic mobility for hs scholars | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Southwestern Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | Big book drop on the hilltop | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bears Youth Athletic Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Bridge grant - paid through the way organization | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voices Against Violence | Pittsburgh, PA | Vav bridge grant | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beltzhoove Concensus Group Jennifer Cash Wade | Pittsburgh, PA | Grant 906 montooth repairs | $10,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hill Dance Academy Celete Hickman | Pittsburgh, PA | Program oriki from the south | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Venture Outdoors | Pittsburgh, PA | Brashear summer program | Environment | $5,417 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Giving Heart | Pittsburgh, PA | Bridge grant | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace | Pittsburgh, PA | Discretionary grant - through the pittsburgh contingency | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voices Against Violence | Pittsburgh, PA | Vav bridge grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202501349349102155. It reported $1,425,702 in grants paid; 41 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brashear Association Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Holiday assistance | Human services | $130,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices Against Violence | Pittsburgh, PA | Voices against violence 29th annual summer camp: wavy's world of love and fun 2024 summer camp | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse Memorial Christian Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Lighthouse memorial christian center | Religion-related | $76,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Early Excellence Project | Pittsburgh, PA | Child care stabilization as a catalyst for economic recovery | Education | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shadow Student Athlete Development Services | Pittsburgh, PA | Camp f.u.n. (families unite neighborhoods) | Youth development | $68,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | Circle our schools in south pittsburgh | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Allies for Children | Pittsburgh, PA | Increasing wic access & retention by leveraging co-location services and improving system referrals | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | Allegheny county home-based child care business hub pilot | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse Memorial Christian Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Lighthouse memorial christian center | Religion-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Reaching + teaching more south pittsburgh hilltop families | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Washington Community Dev Corp | Pittsburgh, PA | Permanent homes: community food bank and affordable living | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Early Excellence Project | McKees Rocks, PA | Cda portfolio completion & childcare licensing & prof development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beverly's Birthdays | Pittsburgh, PA | Celebrating and empowering families in the birmingham service area | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital Pittsburgh Foundation | North Huntingdon, PA | Caring for and connecting families in hilltop communities (upmc children's mt. oliver fcc) | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Level Equity Building | Pittsburgh, PA | Level: equity building and mt. oliver homeownership program | Housing and shelter | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters Place | Pittsburgh, PA | Advancing 15210 child development & education (acde 15210) | Housing and shelter | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bears Youth Athletic Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Bears youth athletic association | $34,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mommy's Imagination Station | Pittsburgh, PA | Playful roots | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Activating & unlocking opportunities in s pgh parks | Recreation and sports | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health Council Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Hilltop community health center - pediatric services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Strong Women Strong Girls | Pittsburgh, PA | Social-emotional mentoring program for girls | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Voices Against Violence | Sewickley, PA | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Washington Reams Community Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Stars on the mount | $25,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Promoting park access for hilltop preschoolers | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pittsburgh Scholar House | Pittsburgh, PA | Pittsburgh scholar house wayfinders program pilot - south | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Refugee Youth Support & Education | Pittsburgh, PA | Pryse academy & strategic planning | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Beltzhoover Neighborhood Council | Pittsburgh, PA | Yana - youth mentoring | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hilltop Alliance | Pittsburgh, PA | Soil sisters - hilltop pass through - reissuing an amount returned in fy23 | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Watson Institute | Moon Township, PA | Building social & emotional wellbeing supports w/in southside early care centers | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Way Organization | Pittsburgh, PA | The way organization | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Southwestern Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | Big book drop on the hilltop | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | Pittsburgh, PA | Arlington elementary near-peer youth mentoring program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa of Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA | One to one advocacy with at-risk youth | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Depaul School for Hearing and Speech | Pittsburgh, PA | Early intervention programs support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Esteem Group Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Esteem - youth development & family community building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighborhood Allies | Pittsburgh, PA | Fund my future pgh | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saltworks | Pittsburgh, DC | Pittsburgh public schools prevention assemblies | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mommy's Imagination Station | Pittsburgh, PA | To be used for rent through april 1, 2024 | $7,417 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Giving Heart | Pittsburgh, PA | Grant - door installation | Housing and shelter | $6,535 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace | Pittsburgh, PA | Discretionary grant - through the pittsburgh contingency | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Miscellaneous Contributions | Pittsburgh, PA | Various | $2,750 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $500,000 |
| Education | $260,000 |
| Religion-related | $186,500 |
| Housing and shelter | $116,535 |
| Recreation and sports | $105,000 |
| Youth development | $98,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $40,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $2,626,469 |
| District of Columbia | $10,000 |
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Updated November 12, 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.