Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Historical FunderPittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 25-1086799 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$14M
Organizations funded198
Typical grant$75,000
Total assets$447.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $25,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | JENNIFER HAMMERSTROM |
|---|---|
| Address | 1400 BENEDUM-TREES BUILDING 223, FOURTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15237 |
| Phone | 4122463600 |
| INFO@BENEDUM.ORG | |
| Form and materials | YOU CAN DETERMINE YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMIT YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION ONLINE AT: HTTPS://BENEDUM.ORG/ONLINE-APPLY-REPORT/ONLINE-APPLY-REPORT/ |
| Deadlines | THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE SUBMISSION DEADLINES AND APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. |
| Restrictions | THE FOUNDATION GENERALLY DOES NOT MAKE GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF: - ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE WEST VIRGINIA OR SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA - INDIVIDUALS - ORGANIZATIONS NOT EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) - STUDENT AID, FELLOWSHIPS, OR TRAVEL - CONSTRUCTION OR EQUIPMENT - ENDOWMENT - ONGOING OPERATING EXPENSES - NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS - BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH - RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES - INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS - ANNUAL APPEALS OR MEMBERSHIP DRIVES - CONFERENCES, FILMS, BOOKS, AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTIONS, UNLESS AN INTEGRAL PART OF A FOUNDATION-SUPPORTED PROGRAM |
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What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
74% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the sparking early literacy growth in west virginia next phase grant program, which supports transformational early literacy programs… | $348,000 |
| Coalfield Development Corp | Huntington, WV | To launch a first of its kind climate change resiliency strategy to transform the economy in the coalfields region of west virginia as part… | $274,000 |
| Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit | Camp Hill, PA | For the pennsylvania school-age child care alliance to convene the out-of-school time community around a cohesive statewide advocacy agenda… | $200,000 |
| The Education Alliance-Business and Community for Public Schools Inc | Charleston, WV | To create accelerated career pathways from K-12 for high skill/high wage jobs for youth in healthcare and manufacturing through the career… | $200,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the allegheny conferences 2024-2026 work plan, which strives to advance a thriving, future-focused economy for southwestern… | $175,000 |
| Friends of Blackwater Inc | Thomas, WV | For the west virginia mountain railroad historic trail project, which aims to activate the strategy for a new 107-mile regional trail… | $175,000 |
| West Virginia Manufacturers Association Educational Fund Inc | Buckhannon, WV | To strengthen west virginias manufacturing career pipeline, through advancing manufacturing education and engaging industry professionals… | $160,000 |
| Allegheny Intermediate Unit | Homestead, PA | To support catalytic grantmaking that enables schools and out-of-school programs to test audacious ideas around redesigning school systems,… | $150,000 |
| American Heart Association West Virginia | Pittsburgh, PA | To catalyze the west virginia food ecosystem by evaluating and strengthening the capacity of healthy kids, inc. and their central kitchen… | $150,000 |
| Pittsburgh Opera Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | $150,000 |
| Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | Homestead, PA | To develop sustainable cultural/economic growth in the city of monongahela and the mid-monongahela valley (over three years) | $150,000 |
| The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the professional development needs of early childhood providers, as they navigate new methods of classroom delivery designed to… | $150,000 |
| Valley School of Ligonier | Ligonier, PA | To support valley schools child-centered learning model rooted in connection to nature, through the construction of the paul G. benedum,… | $150,000 |
| Team for West Virginia Children Inc | Huntington, WV | For partners in community outreach to build the capacity of in-home family education programs to serve young children and their families | $145,000 |
| Tug River Health Association Inc | Gary, WV | To staff and re-open dental services at the main health center, at the school based health center, and on a mobile unit | $130,000 |
| West Virginians for Affordable Health Care | Charleston, WV | To connect every west virginian, especially children, low-income or underemployed workers, and people with disabilities, to the appropriate… | $130,000 |
| West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | Lewisburg, WV | To create and implement an extensive social determinants of health clinical rotation for student doctors to enhance care for patients in… | $129,700 |
| Allegheny Partners for Out-Of-School Time Apost Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To strengthen and improve the quality of out-of-school time organizations in allegheny county through advocacy, professional development,… | $125,000 |
| Edventure Group Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia entrepreneurship ecosystem which promotes connection and collaboration of entrepreneurs with essential resources to… | $125,000 |
| Greenbrier County Health Alliance Inc | Lewisburg, WV | To develop new programs and partnerships in collaboration with the center for rural and community health to address health disparities and… | $125,000 |
| Intermediate Unit 1 | Coal Center, PA | To expand bricolages "midnight radio jr." programming into all intermediate unit 1 alternative schools and extend programming into frazier… | $125,000 |
| Seed Sower Inc | Meadow Bridge, WV | To support sustainability strategies for recovery housing and transportation programs | $125,000 |
| West Virginia Nonprofit Association | Wheeling, WV | To refine the west virginia nonprofit association's programming and strategies for member engagement and recruitment, addressing the… | $125,000 |
| Everychild Now | Charleston, WV | For everychild now to advance child well-being through five critical aspects of a childs life: education, economy, connection,… | $120,000 |
| Main Street Morgantown Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the artisan entrepreneurship program which will help morgantown-area creative entrepreneurs develop sustainable local businesses by… | $120,000 |
| Martinsburg Initiative Inc | Martinsburg, WV | To explore a behavioral health center expansion of services to mitigate the negative consequences resulting from substance misuse and/or… | $120,000 |
| West Virginia Department of Arts Culture and History | Charleston, WV | For the steam power mini-grant initiative that encourages the integration of the arts and STEM disciplines through the funding of… | $120,000 |
| West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation | Fairmont, WV | For the innova commercialization program which will provide a pathway for early-stage companies to access support and capital | $120,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the appalachian vision outreach program which addresses vision care to west virginia adult patients that are financially or… | $120,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia public education collaboratives continued efforts toward increasing statewide reading proficiency by identifying,… | $116,500 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Inc | Pittsbugh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | $115,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | To support a guaranteed income pilot in partnership with zion child development center, serving low-income families in charleston, west… | $110,000 |
| Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley Inc | Wheeling, WV | For grants to community-based, people of color-led groups or organizations to advance racial justice initiatives and build capacity for… | $110,000 |
| Future Generations University Corporation | Franklin, WV | To enhance farm-to-school participation among high school agriculture students across west virginia | $110,000 |
| Legal Aid of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | To support the lawyer in the school program, partnering with public schools to provide legal help to caregivers, ensuring that children… | $110,000 |
| Mcdowell County Commission on Aging Inc | Welch, WV | To reduce the tobacco use rate among african americans in west virginia by building the capacity of the west virginia african american… | $110,000 |
| Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers Incorporated | Grafton, WV | To establish a school-based health center in taylor county, west virginia | $110,000 |
| Wv Perinatal Partnership Inc | Charleston, WV | For the pilot project to examine the use of moodr healths digital healthcare solution with the west virginia drug free moms and babies… | $110,000 |
| Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area | Elkins, WV | To expand the successful highlands creative economy initiative, using collaboration and assistance to enhance cultural heritage, natural,… | $106,960 |
| United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley Inc | Parkersburg, WV | To support the development and implementation of a statewide coalition addressing mental health and substance use disorder across sectors | $104,000 |
| West Virginia Military Authority | Charleston, WV | To support small business education and outreach focused on veterans, active military personnel, and military family members by providing… | $104,000 |
| Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc | Morgantown, WV | For civil-military innovation institute, in partnership with the clay county school district, to develop a hands-on, experiential learning,… | $102,500 |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | For fellowships that will contribute to the pipeline of arts management professionals of color, benefiting the field, as well as the… | $100,000 |
| Bridgeway Capital Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To operationalize the monongahela valley progress economic development initiative with mission lending to businesses in southwestern… | $100,000 |
| Butler Area School District | Butler, PA | For a microcredentialing pilot program designed to empower students to earn transcript credit through purpose-driven learning, with a focus… | $100,000 |
| Capitol Market | Charleston, WV | For the "outdoor market growth at capitol market" project which is aimed at growing support, capacity, and sustainability for growers,… | $100,000 |
| Communityworks in West Virginia Inc | Charleston Wv, WV | To provide housing and community development organizations in west virginia with summer interns; creating future capacity in the nonprofit… | $100,000 |
| Friends of New River Gorge National River | Oak Hill, WV | To hire an executive director for the friends of new river gorge national park to lead organizational change from a volunteer organization… | $100,000 |
| Montgomery General Healthcare System | Montgomery, WV | For the opening of a pulmonary center, seeking to be a part of a grace anne dorney koppel pulmonary network for communication, best… | $100,000 |
| Oglebay Foundation Inc | Wheeling, WV | To modernize programs needed to position oglebay and wheeling park for success in their second century of service to the community (over… | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | For operating support for the 2024-25 season | $100,000 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | To provide capacity-building support aiming to accelerate multi-sector partnerships that support improved health and economic vitality to… | $100,000 |
| Riffraff Arts Collective Inc | Princeton, WV | For create your state to provide immersive, experiential learning tours, cultivate a peer-to-peer network, and offer mentorship and coaching | $100,000 |
| The Good Nation Foundation | New York, NY | For the west virginia science and technology policy fellowship program, which provides rigorous, non-partisan science and technology policy… | $100,000 |
| United Way of Harrison County | Clarksburg, WV | For medical respite care, an intentional strategy to disrupt the cycle of certain categories of homelessness by addressing acute/chronic… | $100,000 |
| West Virginia Alliance for Creative Health Solutions Inc (Wvachs) | Culloden, WV | To further develop a sustainable practice-based research network and for the mentoring of emerging leaders in primary care and medical… | $100,000 |
| West Virginia Rural Health Association | Barboursville, WV | To develop a platform to disseminate rural health best practices and resources to enable shared learning among rural health stakeholders… | $100,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For ignitewv, a program open to all west virginian residents to support the start and growth of businesses (over two years) | $100,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To develop and pilot a methodology for identifying and aligning current workforce skills with future workforce demand, ensuring communities… | $100,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 198 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalfield Development Corporation | Huntington, WV | To launch a first of its kind climate change resiliency strategy to transform the economy in the coalfields region of west virginia as part… | $326,000 |
| West Virginia Community Development Hub Inc | Charleston, WV | To build leadership in rural communities, strengthening networks and investments in community-led projects, and amplifying positive… | $200,000 |
| American Heart Association West Virginia | Pittsburgh, PA | To catalyze the west virginia food ecosystem by evaluating and strengthening the capacity of healthy kids, inc. and their central kitchen… | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | To identify workforce development opportunities that support the united states energy forecasts and advance labor skills and wages in west… | $125,000 |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | For fellowships that will contribute to the pipeline of arts management professionals of color, benefiting the field, as well as the… | $100,000 |
| Concord University Research and Development Corporation | Athens, WV | To increase undergraduate student completion rates by employing intentionally scaffolded evidence-based practices throughout the first two… | $100,000 |
| Valley School of Ligonier | Ligonier, PA | To support valley schools child-centered learning model rooted in connection to nature, through the construction of the paul G. benedum,… | $100,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For invest west virginia to provide technical assistance and project marketing support to help projects attract a diverse range of… | $100,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To recruit and retain teachers to west virginia by highlighting quality of life, intentionally integrating them within the community, and… | $100,000 |
| The Reach Initiative Inc | Charleston, WV | For the integration of a reentry navigator model that targets justice-involved populations to improve health outcomes and successful… | $90,000 |
| Kanawha County Commission | Charleston, WV | For implementation of an outdoor recreation economic development strategy for the upper kanawha valley (over three years) | $84,670 |
| Mountwest Community & Technical College | Huntington, WV | To support the constructing jobs in west virginia coal country project which is a collaboration between mountwest community and technical… | $83,333 |
| Mountwest Community & Technical College | Huntington, WV | To support the constructing jobs in west virginia coal country project which is a collaboration between mountwest community and technical… | $83,333 |
| Rural Health Access Corporation (Dba Coalfield Health Center) | Chapmanville, WV | To urgently address the pressing challenges associated with pediatric mental health and substance use disorder in the southern coalfields… | $80,000 |
| Kanawha County Commission | Charleston, WV | For implementation of an outdoor recreation economic development strategy for the upper kanawha valley (over three years) | $79,670 |
| Regional Economic Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Rid | Pittsburgh, PA | To partner with distressed communities with seeds of growth to produce strategies that leverage community assets (over three years) | $75,000 |
| Regional Economic Development Corporation of Southwestern Pennsylvania (Rid | Pittsburgh, PA | To partner with distressed communities with seeds of growth to produce strategies that leverage community assets (over three years) | $75,000 |
| West Virginia Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics Inc | Fairmont, WV | To support the west virginia chapter of pediatricians to provide evidenced-based programming and to serve as advocates for children and… | $75,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia community-driven outdoor recreation economy initiative, a statewide collaborative effort aimed at expanding west… | $75,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | For the west virginia community-driven outdoor recreation economy initiative, a statewide collaborative effort aimed at expanding west… | $75,000 |
| West Virginia University Foundation Inc | Morgantown, WV | To assist the west virginia university land use law clinic in collaborating with five communities to create a tailored comprehensive plan,… | $75,000 |
| Advantage Valley Community Development Corporation | Charleston, WV | For the expanding markets program, supporting growth and diversification of manufacturers and business services in the region by… | $70,000 |
| Advantage Valley Community Development Corporation | Charleston, WV | For the expanding markets program, supporting growth and diversification of manufacturers and business services in the region by… | $70,000 |
| Tamarack Foundation Inc | Charleston, WV | To develop and implement ripple 2.0, create a cultural equity listening session train-the-trainer package, and develop a new website for… | $65,000 |
| Woodlands Community Lenders | Elkins, WV | To support regional grant coordination and capacity-building strategies within the monongahela forest towns partnership through a grant… | $60,000 |
| Woodlands Community Lenders | Elkins, WV | To support regional grant coordination and capacity-building strategies within the monongahela forest towns partnership through a grant… | $60,000 |
| Shepherd Entrepreneurship and Research Corporation | Shepherdstown, WV | For the community leadership & civil advocacy certificate program which prepares students to actively pursue community leadership roles and… | $58,458 |
| New Vision Renewable Energy | Philippi, WV | To address housing, training, employment, and wraparound social services for young men through the new vision next gen employment and… | $55,000 |
| Renewable Manufacturing Gateway | Pittsburgh, PA | To access state and federal investment for community lending, while expanding the delivery of lending products that serve worker… | $50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | For the institute of politics to effectively support regional social policy issues through convening key stakeholders, conducting research,… | $50,000 |
| High Rocks Educational Corporation | Hillsboro, WV | To increase profitability for farmers by developing standards for fair pricing (over three years) | $42,000 |
| High Rocks Educational Corporation | Hillsboro, WV | To increase profitability for farmers by developing standards for fair pricing (over three years) | $41,000 |
| Marshall University Foundation Incorporated | Huntington, WV | To establish a hands-on advanced manufacturing technology training program with multiple career path options for automation, process… | $30,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $13,992,543 | 231 |
| 2023 | $15,116,764 | 207 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523189349100522
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 25-1086799
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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