Funding search · EIN 250378910 · Pittsburgh, PA

The Buhl Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

391
grants reported
$14.1M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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1 grant matching “STEM education · $25,000

  • $25,000

    The Citizen Science Lab · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support general operating and stem education for underserved, low-income youth and families

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation4 grants · $875,000
  • A Schools12 grants · $806,000
  • Project Destiny3 grants · $580,000
  • Project Destiny2 grants · $500,000
  • Riverlife5 grants · $475,000
  • Rising Tide Partners3 grants · $450,000
  • Fineview Citizens Council6 grants · $450,000
  • Matching Grants4 grants · $328,224
  • Northside Cultural Collaborative4 grants · $300,000
  • Pittsburgh Promise Foundation1 grant · $300,000

Giving over time

$3.3M
2021
$3.2M
2022
$3.6M
2023
$4.1M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 391 grants.

  • $300,000

    Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support of the pittsburgh promise capital campaign, which aims to secure financial sustainability of the organization through 2028

  • $300,000

    The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the pittsburgh promise capital campaign which aims to secure financial sustainability of the organization through 2028

  • $300,000

    The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the pittsburgh promise capital campaign which aims to secure financial sustainability of the organization through 2028

  • $250,000

    Project Destiny · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support the next phase of the ambitious thrive18 program in partnership with highmark health

  • $250,000

    Riverlife · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support the completion of a fully restored allegheny landing park on pittsburgh's north shore

  • $250,000

    The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    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 · 2024

    To support the critical last mile of the $265 million promise scholarship capital campaign

  • $250,000

    Project Destiny · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the ambitious thrive18 program in partnership with highmark health

  • $250,000

    Project Destiny · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the continuing expansion and success of the ambitious thrive 18 program

  • $250,000

    Project Destiny · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the continuing expansion and success of the ambitious thrive 18 program

  • $200,000

    A Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the reimagine perry process and serve as the one northside "education anchor"

  • $200,000

    Children'S Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the purchase of 412 east commons way to create the museum annex designed to support the center for creative experiences and studio space for artists

  • $175,000

    A Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support the reimagine perry process and additional northside schools as the one northside "education anchor"

  • $150,000

    Rising Tide Partners · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support property acquisition through ons homes llc and serve as the one northside "place anchor"

  • $150,000

    Carnegie Institute (Carnegie Science Center) · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the capacity to develop the remaining 8-acre site of the carnegie science center campus

  • $150,000

    Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the capital campaign for compassion corner, a new 44,500 sq. Ft regional hub in downtown pittsburgh

  • $150,000

    Manchester Citizens Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support early-stage development costs to pilot affordable housing for pittsburgh scholar house families

  • $150,000

    National Aviary · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support a capital campaign for their new veterinary care and advancement center

  • $150,000

    Rising Tide Partners · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support property acquisition through ons homes llc and serve as the one northside "place anchor"

  • $150,000

    A Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support a multi-faceted marketing and engagement campaign to highlight the changes taking place at perry high school

  • $150,000

    Rising Tide Partners · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the primary "place" anchor partner and to operate the new ons homes llc

  • $150,000

    Ymca of Greather Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support pre-development for an ambitious allegheny ymca rehabilitation to impact 96 single room occupancy (sro) units as well as community space and programming

  • $125,000

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support a design process for a wellness park at the football field and surrounding amenities in fowler park

  • $110,200

    Matching Grants · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    Unrestricted matching grants of $10,000 or less to various pittsburgh organizations

  • $100,000

    African American Cultural Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    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 · 2024

    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 years -

  • $100,000

    Pittsburgh Housing Development · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support the full redevelopment of four affordable single-family homes on woodland avenue in marshall-shadeland

  • $100,000

    North Side Partnership Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the community resource mall's capital improvements and matching support for a $500,000 pa redevelopment assistance capital program (racp) grants

  • $100,000

    The Citizen Science Lab · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support a $5 million capital campaign for project dream, a new stem programming site in the hill district

  • $100,000

    The Hear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support continued organizational expansion, as well as the new pittsburgh police care initiative based on one northside's zone 1 cares

  • $100,000

    The Pittsburgh Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the phase 2 allegheny county government transition effort to retain national talent and engage residents and regional leaders

  • $100,000

    Fineview Citizens Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support on-going real estate efforts and costs associated with a high-quality executive search

  • $100,000

    Hosanna House · Wilkinsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support a new $4 million strategic capitalization fund to decrease dependence on government and foundation dollars to support operations

  • $100,000

    Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the second year of the eradicate hate global summit in fal 2022

  • $100,000

    Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support continuted capital improvements to the north promenade of allegheny commons and diverse programming to activate the park.

  • $100,000

    The Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion training and focused skill development for the trust's 30-member leadership team

  • $100,000

    A Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support a+ schools' work as the one northside "education" anchor partner, including the continued comprehensive re-design of perry high school

  • $100,000

    Carnegie Library · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the final phase of the capital campaign for the clp downtown location

  • $100,000

    Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support eradicate hate global summit 2021

  • $100,000

    New Sun Rising · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the continuation of the one northside mini-grant program through 2022

  • $90,557

    Matching Grants · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support activities of the organizations

  • $80,000

    Project Destiny · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the continued success of a thrive18 community & safety coordinator position in northview heights

  • $77,000

    Charles Street Area Corporation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support phase ii predevelopment for the north charles infill housing project for affordable owner-occupied, single-family units in the charles street valley

  • $75,660

    Matching Grants · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support activities of the organization

  • $75,000

    Apost · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support on-going operations as as the lead out-of-school time intermediary in the region

  • $75,000

    Fineview Citizens Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    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 · 2024

    To support crucial staff expansion for resident engagement around the route 65 and esplanade projects

  • $75,000

    Manchester Youth Development Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    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 · 2024

    To support the northsideworks! Workforce development initiative

  • $75,000

    Sarah Heinz House · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    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 · 2024

    To support the emergency masonry stabilization of their church tower, which will enable a long-term planning process to determine the future of the church complex

  • $75,000

    The Hear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support continued to organizational expansion, as well as the new pittsburgh police cares initiative based on one northside's zone 1 cares

  • $75,000

    Fineview Citizens Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support their on-going real estate efforts in collaboration with one northside "place" anchor rising tide partners

  • $75,000

    Foundation of Hope · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support a renewed iteration of the northside based pre-arrest/pre-booking hope youth diversion program (hydp)

  • $75,000

    North Side Industrial Development Company Dba Riverside Center for Innova · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support expanded services and progamming at colab18, a state-of-the-art digital learning and community problem-solving center, created in collaboration with one northside

  • $75,000

    Northside Cultural Collaborative · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the northsideworks! Workforce development initiative

  • $75,000

    Trying Together · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the on-going efforts to increase high-quality early childhood education on pittsburgh's northside in 2024 and 2025, and to support the regional child care job quality

  • $75,000

    Mattress Factory · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support a $1.9 million capital campaign for improvements to their physical campus, including $950,000 in state funds

  • $75,000

    Northside Cultural Collaborative · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the northside/shore chamber of commerce entitled northside works! Workforce development initiative

  • $75,000

    Northside Industrial Development Company Dva Riverside Center for Innov · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support a full re-launch of colab 18

  • $75,000

    The Poise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support a communications campaign and public launch of the hear foundation, a new nonprofit that will foster relationships between pittsburgh police and residents, via fiscal sponsor poise

  • $75,000

    Trying Together · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the expansion of one northside early education workforce development efforts, as well as new family-focused early childhood navigation supports

  • $75,000

    Fineview Citizens Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the fineview & perry hilltop citizens councils' on-going real estate project to prevent displacement and advance a hud choice neighborhoods planning process

  • $75,000

    Foundation of Hope · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the northside-based pre-arrest/pre-booking diversion program

  • $75,000

    Light of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support opening new doors capital campaign

  • $75,000

    National Aviary · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the aviary's capital campaign for the wetlands habitat restoration project

  • $75,000

    New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts · East Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support upgrades to its hvac system in response to the air-quality concerns arising from the pandemic

  • $75,000

    Northside Cultural Collaborative · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the northside/shore chamber of commerce entitled northside works! Workforce development initiative

  • $75,000

    Riverlife · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support riverlife's restoration of allegheny landing park

  • $62,500

    Fineview Citizens Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support year one of the two-year hud choice neighborhoods planning process in allegheny dwellings and surrounding communities

  • $62,500

    Fineview Citizens Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support year one of the two-year hud choice neighborhoods planning process in allegheny dwellings and surrounding communities

  • $60,000

    Perry Hilltop Citizens Council · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support the completion of pre-development fundraising for a proposed state of the art childcare center for up to 100 children at 2610 perrysville avenue -

  • $60,000

    Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support a suite of programs within perry high school delivered in collaboration with one northside, a+ schools, and pps

  • $60,000

    City of Asylum · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support a pilot program in perry traditional academy that may be replicated with other schools in pittsburgh, with an emphasis on the northside

  • $51,807

    Matching Grants · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support activities of the organization

  • $50,000

    Allegheny Conference · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support their new 2024-2026 "driving pittsburgh region's next era" agenda

  • $50,000

    Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support their on-going operations as an independent nonprofit organization and reengagement as the lead out-of-school time intermediary in the region

  • $50,000

    August Wilson African American Cultural Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support the general operations of the center while they continue to explore options for generating revenue

  • $50,000

    City of Bridges · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    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 · 2024

    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 · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    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 whose child has committed gun violence

  • $50,000

    Pittsburgh Walk of Fame · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support the start-up phase and initial launch of the walk in 2025

  • $50,000

    The Advanced Leadership Institute · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support a new emphasis on tali alumni with supports beyond their time in the classroom, as they face new challenges in their advancing careers

  • $50,000

    The Mattress Factory · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    To support sustainability planning and intensive capitalization work in response to a post-covid museum landscape

  • $50,000

    Allegheny College On Community Development · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the 2023 next is now initiative

  • $50,000

    Beam Collaborative · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support a dedicated communication and marketing campaign to enhance beam's visibility, credibility, and impact

  • $50,000

    Keystone Space Collaborative · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support a master vision plan for the keystone space and defense innovation district

  • $50,000

    North Side Christian Health Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support the modernization of the elevator at the middle street clinic and headquarters

  • $50,000

    Riverlife · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support their continued implementation of the "completing the loop" plan

  • $50,000

    Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    To support a suite of programs within perry high school delivered in collaboration with one northside, a+ schools, and pps

  • $50,000

    Allegheny Conference On Community Devleopment · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the 2021 next is now initiative

  • $50,000

    Allegheny Intermediate Unit · Homestead, PA · 2022

    To support the redesign of allegheny partners for out-of-school time (apost) and to identify a new fiscal sponsor agency

  • $50,000

    City of Bridges Clt · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support city of bridges' on-going engagement and real estate planning on the northside and the expansion of "permanent affordability" housing into northside neighborhoods

  • $50,000

    Riverlife · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support implementation of the "completing the loop" plan

  • $50,000

    Sarah Heinz House · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    To support the creation of an engaging and user-friendly website that increases program participation from northside youth and families

  • $50,000

    Allegheny Conference On Community Devleopment · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the 2021 next is now initiative

  • $50,000

    Allegheny Intermediate Unit · Homestead, PA · 2021

    To support the redesign of allegheny partners for out-of-school time (apost) and to identify a new fiscal sponsor agency

  • $50,000

    Beam Collaborative · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support the newly formed black economic advancement and mobility (beam) collaborative to engage black-owned businesses in sustainable growth, expansion, and hiring practices.

  • $50,000

    East Liberty Development · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support rising tide partners' ongoing collaboration with the buhl foundation, community organizations and other partners to implement a comprehensive workforce housing strategy in the northside

  • $50,000

    Riverlife · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021

    To support implementation of the "completing the loop" plan

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