Addison Gibson Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Addison Gibson Foundation's stated purpose is to help people of limited means in Western Pennsylvania who cannot afford medical care or a college education, and its organisational grants have gone chiefly to health care providers and colleges and universities, so health care or education work serving low-income residents in that area is the closest fit.
- A typical request would sit between $42,500 and $200,000, since about 8 in 10 of its 87 organisational grants fall in that band and the median was $125,000, though its largest grant was $750,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- In its most recent filing, 74% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, and it accepts applications with no deadlines given in the filing.
- The published material does not set out a public application route for organisational grants, so a small charity should contact the foundation office first to ask whether it accepts a request and what it needs, rather than assuming the medical or educational financial assistance it describes is a grant channel for organisations.
Overview
Addison Gibson Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, PNC Bank NA, in Pittsburgh, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (ksl.com, eyeandear.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 13 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation's stated purpose is to help people of limited means in Western Pennsylvania who cannot afford medical care or a college education. It says its awards to Western Pennsylvania health care providers support low-income residents in attaining health care. Its organisational grants have gone chiefly to health care providers and colleges and universities, largely as general support, with some education and medical block grants. Its filing also describes educational awards for Western Pennsylvania residents. The material describes assistance delivered through institutions as well as educational financial assistance, but does not set out a public application route specifically for organisational grants.
Themes
- Health care
- Education
Geographic Focus
Western Pennsylvania. (as reported in other published sources)
How to apply
Contact the foundation office for details of medical or educational financial assistance.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 74% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 87 grants to organisations were $125,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 15% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 74% of grant dollars went to organisations Addison Gibson Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 30 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Allegheny Health Network · General support$500,0002024 tax year
- Westminster College · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Allegheny College · General support$200,0002024 tax year
- Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit · Education block grant$200,0002024 tax year
- UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside · General support$155,0002024 tax year
- Mercyhurst University · General support$151,0242024 tax year
- Seton Hill University · Education block grant$150,0002024 tax year
- University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg · General support$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jeffrey J Conn — Co-Trustee
- Jerri A Ryan — Co-Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $5,458,921 | $4,575,050 | $60,482,969 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,641,129 | $3,857,459 | $73,621,305 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,505,457 | $3,522,566 | $69,199,372 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- (412) 261-1611
- Pittsburgh, PA (office of its trustee, PNC Bank NA)
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Contact
- (412) 261-1611
- Pittsburgh, PA (office of its trustee, PNC Bank NA)