The Buhl Foundation
Historical FunderPittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 25-0378910 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$4.2M
Organizations funded83
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$107.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $22,000 and $60,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | THE BUHL FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 650 SMITHFIELD STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15222 |
| Phone | 4125662711 |
| Form and materials | BUHL HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN SERVICES, AND ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. BUHL HAS COMMITTED TO A PLACE-BASED STRATEGY TO INVEST IN THE LIVES AND FUTURES OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE NORTHSIDE. THIS INITIATIVE, ONE NORTHSIDE, CATALYZES AND SUPPORTS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE CHANGE WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON RESOURCING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO LEAD AND CREATE TANGIBLE CHANGE FROM WITHIN. THE FOUNDATION HAS MOVED TO AN ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION PLATFORM WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE BUHL FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE WWW.BUHLFOUNDATION.ORG. APPLYING FOR A GRANT IS A THREE-STEP PROCESS. 1. REVIEW GRANT LIMITATIONS 2. LETTER OF INQUIRY - SET UP AN ACCOUNT TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS 3. APPLICATION - IF INVITED, A LINK TO THE GRANT APPLICATION IS PROVIDED |
| Deadlines | ON A ROLLING BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. |
| Restrictions | GRANTS ARE LIMITED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND ARE DEFINED AS TAX-EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND WHICH ARE NOT PRIVATE OR OPERATING FOUNDATIONS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE FRICK EDUCATIONAL FUND AND MCCREERY FUND GIVING IS LIMITED TO ALLEGHENY, WASHINGTON, GREENE, FAYETTE AND WESTMORELAND COUNTIES. GRANTS ARE NOT NORMALLY MADE FOR BUILDING FUNDS, OVERHEAD COSTS, ACCUMULATED DEFICITS, GENERAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS, LOANS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, OTHER FOUNDATIONS, NATIONALLY FUNDED ORGANIZED GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS. GRANTS ARE NOT MADE FOR SUPPORT OF PROPAGANDA, SECTARIAN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES, OR EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO POLITICAL EVENTS. |
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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
0% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Destiny Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the next phase of the ambitious thrive18 program in partnership with highmark health | $250,000 |
| Riverlife | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the completion of a fully restored allegheny landing park on pittsburgh's north shore | $250,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the transformational 8th street block project, one of three planned capital projects planned to revitalize downtown pittsburgh | $250,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the critical last mile of the $265 million promise scholarship capital campaign | $250,000 |
| A Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the reimagine perry process and additional northside schools as the one northside "education anchor" | $175,000 |
| Rising Tide Partners | Pittsburgh, PA | To support property acquisition through ons homes LLC and serve as the one northside "place anchor" | $150,000 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a design process for a wellness park at the football field and surrounding amenities in fowler park | $125,000 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a design process for a wellness park at the football field and surrounding amenities in fowler park | $125,000 |
| African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a substantial re-evaluation of their education programming, to increase both impact and revenue in 2025 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the 500 units in 500 days campaign, a $6.5 million strategy to move 500 people from shelter to permanent housing in less than 2… | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Housing Development | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the full redevelopment of four affordable single-family homes on woodland avenue in marshall-shadeland | $100,000 |
| Charles Street Area Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support phase II predevelopment for the north charles infill housing project for affordable owner-occupied, single-family units in the… | $77,000 |
| Apost | Pittsburgh, PA | To support on-going operations as as the lead out-of-school time intermediary in the region | $75,000 |
| Fineview Citizens Council | Pittsburgh, PA | To support their on-going real estate efforts in collaboration with one northside "place" anchor rising tide partners | $75,000 |
| Manchester Citizens Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support crucial staff expansion for resident engagement around the route 65 and esplanade projects | $75,000 |
| Manchester Youth Development Center | Pittsburgh, PA | To support important pieces of their "change capital" investment plan to advance operational capabilities and expand program reach | $75,000 |
| Northside Cultural Collaborative | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the northsideworks! workforce development initiative | $75,000 |
| Sarah Heinz House | Pittsburgh, PA | To support consistent, quality afterschool and summer programming for the youth in the northview heights community | $75,000 |
| Smithfield United Church of Christ | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the emergency masonry stabilization of their church tower, which will enable a long-term planning process to determine the… | $75,000 |
| The Hear Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support continued to organizational expansion, as well as the new pittsburgh police cares initiative based on one northside's zone 1… | $75,000 |
| Perry Hilltop Citizens Council | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the completion of pre-development fundraising for a proposed state of the art childcare center for up to 100 children at 2610… | $60,000 |
| Urban Impact Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a suite of programs within perry high school delivered in collaboration with one northside, A+ schools, and pps | $60,000 |
| Matching Grants | Pittsburgh, PA | To support activities of the organization | $51,807 |
| Allegheny Partners for Out-Of-School Time | Pittsburgh, PA | To support their on-going operations as an independent nonprofit organization and reengagement as the lead out-of-school time intermediary… | $50,000 |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the general operations of the center while they continue to explore options for generating revenue | $50,000 |
| Allegheny Conference | Pittsburgh, PA | To support their new 2024-2026 "driving pittsburgh region's next era" agenda | $50,000 |
| City of Bridges | Pittsburgh, PA | To support real estate efforts and the on-going expansion of "permanently affordable" housing in northside neighborhoods | $50,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | Mckeesport, PA | To support a region-wide initiative to re-build positive school culture through the engagement of 150 educators from 13 schools districts | $50,000 |
| Gwen's Girls Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the woman-to woman (w2w) pilot project with the city of pittsburgh, creating a peer support group for women who lost a child or… | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Walk of Fame | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the start-up phase and initial launch of the walk in 2025 | $50,000 |
| The Advanced Leadership Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a new emphasis on tali alumni with supports beyond their time in the classroom, as they face new challenges in their advancing… | $50,000 |
| The Mattress Factory | Pittsburgh, PA | To support sustainability planning and intensive capitalization work in response to a post-covid museum landscape | $50,000 |
| Artists Image Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the 25th anniversary sustainability initiative for expanded programming, staff, and financial health | $40,000 |
| African American Chamber of Commerce | Pittsburgh, PA | To expand organizational capacity and continued growth | $35,000 |
| Northside Leadership Conference | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the friends of riverview park "rp day and additional events in riverview park throughout the 2024-25 season | $35,000 |
| A Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the one northside education committee's work to raise awareness of northside pps school restructuring and kindergarten readiness | $30,000 |
| New Sun Rising | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the administration of the one northside "community chest" mini-grants supporting eight community projects across the northside | $30,000 |
| A Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | To support their circle our schools program to align a network of community supports in pps morrow during the 2024-25 school year | $25,000 |
| A Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | To support eight scholarships for pps educators to participate in the ignite the classroom initiative with huntington bank and ron clark… | $25,000 |
| Attack Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | To support in-school dance and movement offerings at spring garden, king, schiller, morrow pre-k and perry high school | $25,000 |
| Allegheny Youth Development | Pittsburgh, PA | To support expanded youth programming for social and emotional learning on pittsburgh's northside | $25,000 |
| Artists Image Resource | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a combination of one-time and semester-long artmaking sessions, field trips, out-of-school activities and drop-in sessions with… | $25,000 |
| Carnegie Institute (Carnegie Science Center) | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a series of murals along the northside's virgin way, beautifying the area while creating a safer environment for residents and… | $25,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | Mckeesport, PA | To support 50 educators serving northside youth in pittsburgh public schools through project-based learning training and supports | $25,000 |
| Eradicate Hate | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the eradicate hate global summit 2024 | $25,000 |
| Iota Phi Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the omega mentoring program and historically black colleges and universities tours in 2025 | $25,000 |
| Kidcelerate | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the purchase of laptops and support technology for the learning hub at northview heights, after losing the historic "hub"… | $25,000 |
| Manchester Craftmen's Guild | Pittsburgh, PA | To support regional expansion through the new connellsville cultural crossroads program in collaboration with the fayette county cultural… | $25,000 |
| Manchester Craftmen's Guild | Pittsburgh, PA | To support support the growth of the after-school program to include greater youth attendance from across the northside | $25,000 |
| Manchester Youth Development Center | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the growth of the after-school program to include greater youth attendance from across the northside | $25,000 |
| Mentoring Partnership | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the 30th anniversary "reflect, reassess and celebrate" strategy in 2025 | $25,000 |
| North Side Christian Health Center | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the purchase of "no show" prediction software and food boxes for food insecure patients | $25,000 |
| Partner4work | Pittsburgh, PA | To support pre-development work on the horace mann elementary affordable housing and workforce development center in marshall-shadeland | $25,000 |
| Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group | Pittsburgh, PA | To support bringing the grow america training series to the pittsburgh area in partnership with the ura | $25,000 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a pilot music learning intervention focusing on grades 4-9 in the northside's pps schools | $25,000 |
| Poise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support coaching and organizational capacity building for new organization operation amani | $25,000 |
| Reading Ready Pittsburgh | Homestead, PA | To support expanded, free access to dolly parton's imagination library for northside youth | $25,000 |
| Reimagine Reentry Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a mental health program pilot for individuals who have been released from incarceration within the last 3 years | $25,000 |
| Reimagine Reentry Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | To support year 2 of a mental health program pilot for individuals who have been released from incarceration within the last 3 years | $25,000 |
| Slb Radio Production | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the classroom connections program, emphasizing student engagement through media creation in perry high school additional… | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 83 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverlife | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the completion of a fully restored allegheny landing park on pittsburgh's north shore | $750,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the critical last mile of the $265 million promise scholarship capital campaign | $500,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources | Pittsburgh, PA | To support the transformational 8th street block project, one of three planned capital projects planned to revitalize downtown pittsburgh | $250,000 |
| Rising Tide Partners | Pittsburgh, PA | To support early stage pre-development for a one northside community hub at 620, 624, and 628 east ohio street | $80,000 |
| Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra | Greensburg, PA | To support annual young people's concerts offered each fall to westmoreland county, 3-5 graders, over three years | $4,000 |
| Other Miscellaneous Grants Payable | Pittsburgh, PA | To support activities of the organization | $2,250 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,217,228 | 89 |
| 2023 | $3,558,932 | 109 |
| 2022 | $3,192,092 | 156 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Feb 26, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202600579349100605
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 25-0378910
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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