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 20222025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$10,600
2022
$138,200
2023
$351,885
2024
$397,177
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.