Open Foundations · Pennsylvania

Mcelhattan Foundation

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 251756557. 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 $7.7M across 105 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each.

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$7.7M
paid in 2024
105
grants paid
$50K
median grant
34%
to first-time recipients
$249.4M
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
STEPHANIE SWEAT
Address
5840 ELLSWORTH AVENUE SUITE 200, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15232
Phone
4124300090
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE: MCELHATTAN.ORG
Submission deadline
SEE MCELHATTAN.ORG FOR DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
NON-PROFITS BASED IN THE UNITED STATES MAY APPLY. AWARDS ARE RESTRICTED TO ENDING DEATH ON THE JOB, EDUCATION, END OF LIFE PLANNING AND CARE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN KNOX AND FRANKLIN PA.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202503149349102140. 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.

multi-year

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 105 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1National Safety CouncilIL$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT (THREE YEAR GRANT)
2Carlow UniversityPA$438,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Clarion County Econcomic Development CorporationPA$408,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4United Way of Venango CountyPA$292,700GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR GRANT)
5United Way of Southwestern PaPA$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT (MULTI-YEAR GRANT)
6Allegheny Partners for Out-of-school TimePA$165,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7University of PittsburghPA$160,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Northwest CommissionPA$157,300GENERAL SUPPORT
9Grantmakers of Western PennsylvaniaPA$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Grow PittsburghPA$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Rand CorporationPA$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Teach PlusPA$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Oil Region Alliance of BusinessPA$145,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Pennsylvania Educator Diversity ConsortiumPA$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15The Passhe FoundationPA$115,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202061$6.5M
202186$7.2M
2022100$7.0M
202383$6.1M
2024105$7.7M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Pennsylvania95%
Massachusetts2%
Illinois1%
District of Columbia1%
Texas1%

Who decides

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

Carole BaileyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Elaine L BonomaDIRECTOR · 2024
Erin McelhattanDIRECTOR · 2024
Jim WollTREASURER · 2024
K Joshua McelhattanDIRECTOR · 2024
Kent D McelhattanPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR · 2024
Larry S BlairDIRECTOR · 2024
Martha McelhattanSECRETARY · 2024
Shirley McelhattanDIRECTOR · 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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