Allegheny Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Allegheny Foundation funds historic preservation, civic development and education, with its geographic focus given as Southwestern Pennsylvania, so work outside that area is unlikely to fit its stated priority.
- A realistic request sits around the median grant of $150,000, with reported grants typically ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 and the largest reaching $5,000,000.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis as an initial letter describing the programme for which funds are requested, signed by the organisation's president or authorised representative and approved by its board, with grants considered quarterly.
- A large majority of its grant dollars have gone to organisations it has funded before, suggesting a relationship-led pattern of giving, though this should not discourage a new applicant from writing in.
- It does not fund individuals, organisations largely dependent on government subsidies, event sponsorships, endowments or government agencies, so applicants falling into these categories should not apply.
Overview
Allegheny Foundation is a US private foundation based in Pittsburgh, PA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Allegheny Foundation concentrates its giving in Southwestern Pennsylvania, confining most awards to programmes for historic preservation, civic development and education. It supports organisations, not individuals, and does not make grants to organisations largely dependent on government subsidies. Its recorded recipients include colleges and schools, heritage organisations, museums and community-development bodies, as well as arts, social-service and conservation organisations. Its grants have supported capital work and campaigns, programmes, projects and general operations. It accepts written requests at any time and considers grants quarterly; an initial inquiry is expected to be signed by an organisation's president or authorised representative and approved by its board.
Themes
- Historic preservation
- Civic development
- Education
Geographic Focus
Priority: Southwestern Pennsylvania.
What They Don't Fund
- Individuals
- Organizations that are largely dependent on government subsidies
- Event sponsorships
- Endowments
- Government agencies
How to apply
Send an initial inquiry by letter, signed by the organisation's president or authorised representative and approved by its board. The letter should concisely describe the programme for which funds are requested.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 76% 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 277 grants to organisations were $150,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Requests for programmes in historic preservation, civic development and education in Southwestern Pennsylvania fit the Foundation's stated giving concentration.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 76% of grant dollars went to organisations Allegheny 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 88 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $150k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Carnegie Mellon University · Capital support$2,750,0002024 tax year
- Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation · Capital campaign support$2,500,0002024 tax year
- Grove City College · Capital campaign support$2,500,0002024 tax year
- Pressley Ridge · Capital support$750,0002024 tax year
- Primary Care Health Services · Capital campaign support$750,0002024 tax year
- Children's Museum of Pittsburgh · Capital support$750,0002024 tax year
- Imani Christian Academy · Captial support$683,0002024 tax year
- Neighborhood Academy · Capital campaign support$650,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Christine Toretti — Trustee
- Peter Stephaich — Trustee
- James Rohr — Trustee
- Michael W Gleba — Trustee
- Lisa Orlando — Secretary
- Matthew A Groll — Chairman / Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $19,304,289 | $23,829,000 | $480,092,529 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $23,376,080 | $23,567,462 | $536,453,979 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $23,162,814 | $24,065,500 | $595,889,485 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Allegheny Foundation?
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Contact
- (412) 392-2900
- Pittsburgh, PA
- scaife.com/alleghen.html
Applying to Allegheny Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (412) 392-2900
- Pittsburgh, PA
- scaife.com/alleghen.html