Hillman Family Foundations

• The foundation gives preference to proposals from organisations in Pittsburgh/Southwestern Pennsylvania, so a small charity working there is the clearest fit.
• Because the office runs 18 separate foundations with different priorities, check the guidance to see which one matches your work.
• Typical grants run from $1,000 to $200,000, with a median of $20,000 and half of grants at $20,000 or less, so a request in the lower range is realistic; the band is typical rather than a ceiling, as its largest grant was $7,500,000.
• Start with a brief letter of intent through the Fluxx grant portal summarising the project, and note that the filing gives no deadlines, so timing is open, while recipients must send periodic written reports.
• Repeat giving is strong: 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it also funded in its latest filing, so a first approach may be less straightforward than a renewal.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Carnegie Institutethe Andy Warhol Museum · The factory creative arts center
  $5,000,0002024 tax year
• Eye & Ear Foundation · Life sciences economic development corridor / developing innovative vision care for all
  $3,000,0002024 tax year
• University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute · Toward the hillman fellows for innovative cancer research
  $3,000,0002024 tax year
• Carnegie Institutethe Andy Warhol Museum · Building the creative economy - workforce programming and capital expansion
  $3,000,0002024 tax year
• Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Cultural district streetscape repairs and public realm improvements
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History · Reimagining the museum experience
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• Carlow University · Simulation lab and scholarships for enhanced health career training
  $2,000,0002024 tax year
• University of Pittsburgh · Lifex operational and programming support
  $2,000,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.