The Fine Foundation
Historical FunderPittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 25-6335329 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$2.9M
Organizations funded100
Typical grant$7,500
Total assets$176K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $10,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | MICHAEL SMITH |
|---|---|
| Address | ONE PPG PLACE SUITE 1670, PITTSBURGH PA 15222 |
| Phone | 4124443521 |
| INFO@THEFINEFOUNDATION.ORG | |
| Form and materials | ONLINE APPLICATION AND SATISFACTION OF GRANT PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS |
| Deadlines | NINE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE BOARD MEETINGS HELD IN THE SPRING AND FALL |
| Restrictions | THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ARTS AND CULTURE, JEWISH LIFE, PITTSBURGH PHILANTHROPIES, SCIENCE & MEDICINE, AND OTHER WORTHY CHARITIES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
40% of grants went outside Pennsylvania.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Carnegie international | $737,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Carnegie international | $703,500 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Warhol curator of art | $264,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Warhol curator of art | $252,000 |
| Tree of Life | Pittsburgh, PA | Campaign/Capital support | $100,000 |
| Tree of Life | Pittsburgh, PA | Remember.rebuild.renew | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Cmoa raymond saunders exhibition | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | Visual art national marketing plan | $45,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Community projects | $40,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Annual support | $40,000 |
| Contemporary Craft | Pittsburgh, PA | Workshop expansion | $20,000 |
| Eradicate Hate Global Summit | Pittsburgh, PA | Global summit and workshops | $20,000 |
| Family House | Pittsburgh, PA | Regional contemporary art project | $20,000 |
| Jewish Family and Community Services | Pittsburgh, PA | Upstreet & immigrant/refuge services for youth | $20,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Teen social justice journey to los angeles | $20,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | Exhibitions at space, 820, and wood street | $20,000 |
| Pittsburgh Glass Center | Pittsburgh, PA | "Gathering glass": kathleen mulcahy exhibition | $20,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Sharif bey: homecoming | $15,000 |
| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | F.i.n.e. residency | $15,000 |
| Classrooms Without Borders | Pittsburgh, PA | Poland personally tour | $15,000 |
| Community Day School | Pittsburgh, PA | "Do jewish" community programming | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media | Pittsburgh, PA | Program support | $15,000 |
| Tree of Life | Pittsburgh, PA | Light education initiative | $15,000 |
| Industrial Arts Workshop | Pittsburgh, PA | Weld scholars program | $12,500 |
| Anne Frank Center USA | Pittsburgh, PA | Anne frank: the art of self discovery | $10,000 |
| Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Exhibitions support | $10,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | Institute of contemporary art symposium | $10,000 |
| Frick Art & Historical Center | Pittsburgh, PA | French moderns exhibition | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Lyric Inc | Stuart, FL | Friends of the lyric, inc. | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Lyric Inc | Stuart, FL | Friends of the lyric, inc. | $10,000 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Women & minorities guarantee fund | $10,000 |
| Jewish Association on Aging | Pittsburgh, PA | Community-Based services | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Center for loving kindness | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Center for loving kindness | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | 10.27 healing partnership commemoration | $10,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Partnership development | $10,000 |
| Mattress Factory | Pittsburgh, PA | Exhibition & residency support | $10,000 |
| Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media | Pittsburgh, PA | The time of trees documentary film | $10,000 |
| Radiant Hall | Pittsburgh, PA | Subsidized studio program | $10,000 |
| Riverlife | Pittsburgh, PA | Mobile programming barge | $10,000 |
| Silver Eye Center for Photography | Pittsburgh, PA | Scholars @ silver eye | $10,000 |
| Society to Preserve the Millvale Murals of Maxo Vanka | Pittsburgh, PA | Collections care & management | $10,000 |
| Tree of Life | Pittsburgh, PA | Holocaust center of pittsburgh | $10,000 |
| Tree of Life | Pittsburgh, PA | Holocaust center of pittsburgh | $10,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Art gallery - rotunda | $10,000 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | Fallingwater artist- & scholar-in-residence | $10,000 |
| Westmoreland Museum of American Art | Greensburg, PA | Year of women artists | $10,000 |
| Attack Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | Collaborative programming/enron | $7,500 |
| Brew House Arts | Pittsburgh, PA | Fiberarts international 2025 | $7,500 |
| Jewish Assistance Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | Emergency assistance fund | $7,500 |
| Quantum Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | Collaborative programming/enron | $7,500 |
| Bunker Projects | Pittsburgh, PA | The bunker review | $5,000 |
| Creative Citizen Studios | Pittsburgh, PA | Exhibition support | $5,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Film pittsburgh | $5,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Jfilm festival | $5,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council | Pittsburgh, PA | Direct services for artists | $5,000 |
| Handmade Arcade | Pittsburgh, PA | Handmade holiday market | $5,000 |
| Latin American Studies of Association | Pittsburgh, PA | Costa rica: between oceans and continents | $5,000 |
| Memglobal | Encinitas, CA | Moishe house peer-led community | $5,000 |
| Sweetwater Center for the Arts | Sewickley, PA | Sweetride mobile art gallery | $5,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 100 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,921,000 | 100 |
| 2024 | $210,500 | 17 |
| 2023 | $1,684,600 | 58 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 19, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202612319349100311
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 25-6335329
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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