Funding search · EIN 237879006 · Pittsburgh, PA
Charles R Burke Jr 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.
- 119
- grants reported
- $908,568
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Pittsburgh Promise Foundation4 grants · $140,000
- Quantum Theatre5 grants · $137,500
- Kenyon College4 grants · $100,000
- Fred Rogers Productions4 grants · $100,000
- Allegheny Rivertrail Park3 grants · $55,000
- The Frick Pittsburgh4 grants · $50,000
- Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania4 grants · $48,073
- The Mentoring Partnership of Swpa3 grants · $40,000
- Second Harvest4 grants · $29,900
- The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 119 grants.
- $110,000
Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $42,500
Quantum Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $40,000
Quantum Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $40,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2022
General fund
- $26,000
Second Harvest · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General
- $25,000
Allegheny Rivertrail Park · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $25,000
Fred Rogers Productions · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $25,000
Fred Rogers Productions · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
Quantum Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $25,000
Allegheny Rivertrail Park · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Fred Rogers Productions · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $25,000
Fred Rogers Productions · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $20,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2025
General fund
- $20,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2024
General fund
- $20,000
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
The Frick Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $20,000
The Mentoring Partnership of Swpa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $17,500
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $15,000
Quantum Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $15,000
Quantum Theatre · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $13,073
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $11,000
Fame (Fund for Advancement of Minorities Through Education) · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Mentoring Partnership of Swpa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
The Frick Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $10,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
The Frick Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
The Mentoring Partnership of Swpa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $10,000
Pittsburgh Promise Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $10,000
Mentor (National Mentoring Partnership Inc) · Boston, MA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
The Frick Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
The Mentoring Partnership of Swpa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $10,000
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $7,500
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Center of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Kamin Science Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Mentor · Boston, MA · 2025
General fund
- $5,000
Allegheny Rivertrail Park · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Carnegie Science Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Center of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Mentor · Boston, MA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Senator John Heinz History Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $5,000
Carnegie Science Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Center of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Mentor · Boston, MA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Senator John Heinz History Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $5,000
Carnegie Science Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Center of Life Ministries · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Senator John Heinz History Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $3,500
Lauri Ann West Community Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $2,500
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Kidsvoice · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $2,000
Kidsvoice · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $2,000
Kidsvoice · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Lauri Ann West Community Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Kidsvoice · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Linsly School Incorporated · Wheeling, WV · 2022
General fund
- $1,900
Second Harvest · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $1,895
Senator John Heinz History Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
Bike Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
Pace School · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
Bike Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Ground Game Fund · Austin, TX · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Lauri Ann West Community Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Linsly School Incorporated · Wheeling, WV · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Pace School · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Second Harvest · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Bike Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Linsly School Incorporated · Wheeling, WV · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Pace School · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
The Ohio State University Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
University of Richmond · Richmond, VA · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
University of Rochester · Rochester, NY · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Bike Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Lauri Ann West Community Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Pace School · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
General fund
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