Funding search · EIN 251605441 · Pittsburgh, PA
Fountainhead 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.
- 61
- grants reported
- $897,862
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $4,400
- 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Buffalo Yacht Club Foundation (the Brian T Makarian Scholarship Fund)2 grants · $130,500
- Aspen Family Business Group1 grant · $115,000
- Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance1 grant · $100,000
- Upmc Hillman Cancer Center3 grants · $88,000
- Netherlands America Foundation2 grants · $86,487
- Special Olympics of Pa4 grants · $69,500
- Heinz History Center1 grant · $50,000
- Vintage Senior Center1 grant · $25,000
- Atlanta City of Refuge1 grant · $25,000
- Pine Cay Project1 grant · $22,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 61 reported grants, largest first.
- $115,000
Aspen Family Business Group · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025
Public/social
- $100,000
Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance · White Horse Beach, MA · 2024
Health agencies
- $75,000
Buffalo Yacht Club Foundation (the Brian T Makarian Scholarship Fund) · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Public/social
- $55,500
Buffalo Yacht Club Foundation (the Brian T Makarian Scholarship Fund) · Buffalo, NY · 2023
Public/social
- $54,527
Netherlands America Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Public/social
- $50,000
Heinz History Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $50,000
Upmc Hillman Cancer Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Health agencies
- $33,000
Upmc Hillman Cancer Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Health agencies
- $31,960
Netherlands America Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Public/social
- $28,000
Special Olympics of Pa · Norristown, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $25,000
Atlanta City of Refuge · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Public/social
- $25,000
Special Olympics of Pa · Norristown, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $25,000
Vintage Senior Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $22,000
Pine Cay Project · Chicago, IL · 2025
Public/social
- $19,000
No Fallen Heroes Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2025
Public/social
- $17,500
Buffalo Yacht Club Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Public/social
- $14,500
Special Olympics of Pa · Norristown, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $13,500
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Educational
- $12,000
Camp Starfish · Rindge, NH · 2025
Public/social
- $10,000
Beavertail Lighthouse Museum · Jamestown, RI · 2024
Public/social
- $10,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023
Public/social
- $7,500
Road 2 Recovery · Poway, CA · 2025
Public/social
- $7,500
Upmc Children'S Hospital Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Health agencies
- $5,000
Fox Families Care · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $5,000
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $5,000
Upmc Hillman Cancer Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025
Health agencies
- $5,000
Cotton Creek Elementary School · Westminster, CO · 2024
Educational
- $5,000
The Live Donor Project · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Health agencies
- $5,000
Lyons Emergency Assistance Fund · Lyons, CO · 2023
Public/social
- $4,750
Cotton Creek Elementary School · Westminster, CO · 2025
Educational
- $4,400
Usc Swim With Mike · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Educational
- $4,300
Usc Swim With Mike · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Educational
- $4,250
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank · Duquesne, PA · 2025
Public/social
- $4,200
Usc Swim With Mike · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Educational
- $4,100
Usc Swim With Mike · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Educational
- $3,000
Atlanta Community Food Bank · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Public/social
- $3,000
Nostros La Gente · San Marcos, TX · 2024
Public/social
- $3,000
The Children'S Center · Welfeboro, NH · 2022
Public/social
- $2,500
Buffalo Yacht Club Foundation · Buffalo, NY · 2025
Public/social
- $2,500
Life Ministries Food Pantry · Wolfeboro, NH · 2025
Public/social
- $2,500
Alle-Kiski Area Hope Center · Tarentum, PA · 2024
Public/social
- $2,500
The B Foundation · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Health agencies
- $2,250
Camp Starfish · Rindge, NH · 2023
Public/social
- $2,000
Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2025
Educational
- $2,000
Life Ministries Food Pantry · Wolfeboro, NH · 2024
Public/social
- $2,000
Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Health agencies
- $2,000
Special Olympics of Pa · Norristown, PA · 2022
Public/social
- $1,250
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Health agencies
- $1,000
Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2024
Educational
- $1,000
Cotton Creek Elementary School · Westminster, CO · 2023
Educational
- $1,000
Fox Chapel Golf Club Scholarship Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Public/social
- $1,000
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Health agencies
- $750
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Health agencies
- $750
Food Bank of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2025
Public/social
- $750
Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives Testing · Baltimore, MD · 2025
Health agencies
- $750
National Brain Tumor Society · Newton, MA · 2025
Health agencies
- $750
Vindeket Foods · Fort Collins, CO · 2025
Public/social
- $625
Washington Health System Foundation · Washington, PA · 2024
Health agencies
- $500
Life Ministries Food Pantry · Wolfeboro, NH · 2023
Public/social
- $500
Phillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NH · 2023
Educational
- $500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute · Needham, MA · 2022
Health agencies
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