Ligonier, Pennsylvania · EIN 251127705. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $115.4M across 292 grants in 2024, a median of $218K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503179349103185. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 292 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Pittsburgh | PA | $10,000,000 | TOWARD TEN-YEAR SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S CONSTRUCTION AND LAUNCH OF A FACILITY AT HAZELWOOD GREEN TO CATALYZE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOCUSED ON BUILDING FACILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING CELL, GENE, AND ANTIBODY-BASED THERAPIES TO TREAT HUMAN DISEASES |
| 2 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $7,500,000 | TOWARD TEN-YEAR SUPPORT OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING FOR SCIENCES IN OAKLAND |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $7,000,000 | TOWARD FOUR-YEAR SUPPORT TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT MANUFACTURING FUTURES INSTITUTE AT HAZELWOOD GREEN |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University | PA | $5,500,000 | TOWARD TEN-YEAR SUPPORT TO CONSTRUCT A ROBOTICS INNOVATION CENTER AT HAZELWOOD GREEN TO ACCELERATE ROBOTICS DISCOVERY AND ENTREPRENUERSHIP AND TO STRENGTHEN PITTSBURGH'S ECONOMIC FUTURE |
| 5 | American Prairie Foundation | MT | $4,500,000 | TO ACQUIRE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES TO ASSEMBLE A SHORT GRASS PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM RESERVE IN NORTHCENTRAL MONTANA |
| 6 | Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation | PA | $2,100,000 | TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN INFECTION BIOLOGY AND CHILDHOOD ASTHMA AT UPMC CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND RETAIN OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS IN PITTSBURGH |
| 7 | Phoebe Foundation Inc | GA | $2,000,000 | TOWARD CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW MEDICAL TOWER TO HOUSE A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, AND INTENSIVE CARE FACILITY |
| 8 | The Citizen Science Lab | PA | $2,000,000 | TO EXPAND OPERATIONS WITH THE CREATION OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE AT THE HISTORIC MLK READING AND CULTURAL CENTER IN THE HILL DISTRICT |
| 9 | African American Cultural Center | PA | $1,550,000 | TOWARD SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS |
| 10 | Three Rivers Communities Inc | PA | $1,250,000 | TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
| 11 | Rodale Institute | PA | $1,029,000 | TO ADVANCE REGENERATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH |
| 12 | Allegheny College | PA | $1,000,000 | TO LAUNCH START-UP AND REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE MEADVILLE COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION CORPORATION |
| 13 | County of Allegheny Department of Human Services | PA | $1,000,000 | TOWARD SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE TO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING |
| 14 | Homewood Children's Village | PA | $1,000,000 | TOWARD SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS |
| 15 | Max Mcgraw Wildlife Foundation | IL | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF AN IMAX FILM AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO INSTILL CONSERVATION VALUES AMONG CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH EMPHASIS ON THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE, MARSHES, WATER, AND BIRDS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 371 | $99.3M |
| 2021 | 273 | $114.7M |
| 2022 | 280 | $96.2M |
| 2023 | 271 | $134.6M |
| 2024 | 292 | $115.4M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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