Open Foundations · Pennsylvania

Grable Foundation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 251309888. 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 $12.4M across 350 grants in 2024, a median of $20K each.

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$12.4M
paid in 2024
350
grants paid
$20K
median grant
14%
to first-time recipients
$350.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
GREGG BEHR
Address
436 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 2400, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15219
Phone
4124714550
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THERE ARE NO SPECIAL FORMS FOR APPLYING FOR A GRANT. APPLICATIONS MAY BE IN LETTER FORM AND SHOULD INCLUDE, SO FAR AS APPLICABLE, THE FOLLOWING: EACH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED MUST BE EXPRESSIVE OF A PROJECT OR PROGRAM CLEARLY IDENTIFIED WITH ONE OF THE FOUNDATION'S INDICATED FIELDS OF INTEREST. IT SHOULD INCLUDE: - A ONE OR TWO-PAGE SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSAL, - INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION, - STATEMENT OF NEED FOR THE PROPOSED PROJECT, - DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT AND RATIONALE FOR ITS APPROACH, - QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION, THE PROJECT SUPERVISOR AND STAFF, - PROJECT BUDGET, SHOWING COMMITTED AND ANTICIPATED FUNDS, - ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET, - DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE PROJECT WILL BE SUSTAINED AFTER THE GRANT HAS ENDED, - LIST OF BOARD MEMBERS AND/OR ADVISORS, - LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE APPLICANT'S BOARD AND COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS, AND, - COPY OF IRS TAX-EXEMPT CERTIFICATION
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT CONSIDER REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS OR REQUESTS TO CONDUIT ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH PASS ON FUNDS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533079349101343. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

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.

western learninglearning alliancealliance conveningsstaff participationparticipation westernhigh schoolschool studentsprogramming

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 350 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Allegheny Intermediate UnitPA$1,000,000TO SUPPORT CATALYTIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL FOSTER COLLABORATIVE EXPERIMENTATION AND CONNECTION, IN THE FIELDS OF MAKER EDUCATION AND LEARNING MORE BROADLY
2The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPA$410,160TO SUPPORT STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS AMONG SCHOOLS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS
3Allegheny Intermediate UnitPA$350,000TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF A LEARNING NETWORK THAT BACKS THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS AND INNOVATORS TO ADVANCE RELEVANT, ENGAGING, AND EQUITABLE LEARNING IN AND OUT OF SCHOOL
4Children's Museum of PittsburghPA$350,000TO SUPPORT GROWTH OF A GLOBAL SHOWCASE OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING
5Carnegie Museums of PittsburghPA$300,000TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A NEW EXHIBITION, NATURAL WONDER, FOR EARLY LEARNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
6Slb Radio Productions IncPA$260,000TO SUPPORT A MULTICHANNEL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION
7Pittsburgh Promise FoundationPA$250,000TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM PITTSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
8Allegheny Intermediate UnitPA$200,000TO SUPPORT A CATALYTIC GRANT OPPORTUNITY CONNECTED TO AASAS NATIONAL SUMMIT IN PITTSBURGH
9Slb Radio Productions IncPA$181,901TO SUPPORT A MULTI-CHANNEL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN THE PITTSBURGH REGION
10Knowledgeworks FoundationOH$168,436TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND POLICIES IN LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
11Neighborhood North Museum of PlayPA$150,000TO SUPPORT A PLAYBASED CHILDRENS MUSEUM IN BEAVER COUNTY
12Trying TogetherPA$145,000TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS RELATED TO EARLY LEARNING
13A SchoolsPA$125,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, INITIATIVES, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS DESIGNED TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS ATTEND AND ENGAGE IN SCHOOL
14Children's Museum of PittsburghPA$125,000TO SUPPORT THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM IN INSPIRING KINDNESS, JOY, CREATIVITY, AND CURIOSITY FOR ALL LEARNERS
15New Sun RisingPA$125,000TO SUPPORT A PILOT PROGRAM TO OFFER SHARED FINANCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT FOR SMALL AND MIDSIZED NONPROFITS

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020266$11.2M
2021296$14.3M
2022315$14.5M
2023359$12.3M
2024350$12.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Pennsylvania89%
North Carolina6%
California1%
District of Columbia1%
Massachusetts1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Barbara McfadyenTRUSTEE · 2024
Charles R Burke JrCHAIRMAN & TRUSTEE · 2024
Charles S BurkeTRUSTEE · 2024
Gregg BehrEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Jan NicholsonPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE · 2024
Nancy FosterTREASURER & TRUSTEE · 2024
Peter BurkeTRUSTEE · 2024
Rachel FoustTRUSTEE · 2024
Robert IvryTRUSTEE · 2024
William H IslerTRUSTEE · 2024

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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