Open Foundations · Pennsylvania

Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 256055022. 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 $25.4M across 113 grants in 2024, a median of $100K each.

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$25.4M
paid in 2024
113
grants paid
$100K
median grant
14%
to first-time recipients
$175.5M
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
ANNE MARIE TOCCKET
Address
535 SMITHFIELD STREET SUITE 960, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15222
Phone
4129287701
Form the request should take
APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT A BRIEF STATEMENT IN WRITING, DETAILING THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH FUNDS ARE TO BE UTILIZED AND THE ACTIVITIES ENGAGED IN BY THE APPLICANT. APPLICANT'S DETERMINATION LETTER AND FINANCIAL DATA SHOULD ACCOMPANY THE REQUEST.
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
OUR PRIORITY AREAS REFLECT BOTH THE FOUNDATION'S LEGACY OF GIVING AS WELL AS OUR EMERGING INTEREST IN AREAS OF PRESSING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WITH A FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, EDUCATION, JEWISH LIFE AND CIVIL SOCIETY.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543219349102159. 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 filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 113 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$3,050,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
2Aclu FoundationNY$2,000,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
3Refed IncNY$1,250,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
4Union for Reform JudaismDC$1,075,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
5Primary Care Health Services IncPA$1,000,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
6Save the ChildrenCT$1,000,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
7Simmons UniversityMA$1,000,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
8Village CapitalTX$800,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
9American Jewish World ServiceNY$500,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
10Global Foodbanking NetworkIL$500,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
11National Public RadioDC$500,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
12New Venture FundDC$500,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
13SplashWA$500,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
14Tides CenterCA$500,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
15Waste and Resources Action Programmen/a$500,000UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202073$13.1M
202170$13.9M
202281$18.0M
202375$17.1M
2024113$25.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Pennsylvania50%
New York14%
District of Columbia10%
California4%
Massachusetts3%

Who decides

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

Anne M MolloyTRUSTEE · 2024
Henry Posner IiiTRUSTEE · 2024
John F HenslerTRUSTEE · 2024
Paul M PosnerTRUSTEE · 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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