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Funding search · EIN 256042685 · Pittsburgh, PA

Muse 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.

90
grants reported: $117,985
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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

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Pittsburgh Cultural Trust3 grants · $20,000
Amoca3 grants · $15,000
Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh3 grants · $14,500
Eye & Ear Foundation2 grants · $10,500
Viewpoint School3 grants · $9,000
Pittsburgh Opera3 grants · $9,000
Wqed Pittsburgh3 grants · $4,500
Shady Side Presbyterian Church3 grants · $3,600
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $3,000
Camille Maclair Duquense Club3 grants · $3,000

Giving over time

$41,300

2022

$35,150

2023

$41,535

2024

Grant history

All 90 reported grants, largest first.

$10,000
Eye & Ear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$10,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$6,500
Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Amoca · Pomona, CA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$5,000
Amoca · Pomona, CA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$5,000
Amoca · Pomona, CA · 2022
Charitable
$5,000
Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$3,500
Pittsburgh Opera · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$3,500
Pittsburgh Opera · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$3,000
Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$3,000
Viewpoint School · Calabasas, CA · 2024
Education
$3,000
Viewpoint School · Calabasas, CA · 2023
Education
$3,000
Viewpoint School · Calabasas, CA · 2022
Education
$2,700
Carnegie Museum of Art · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$2,000
Just 1 Mike Foundation · Clarendon Hills, IL · 2024
Charitable
$2,000
Pittsburgh Opera · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
Wqed Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$1,500
Wqed Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$1,500
Wqed Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$1,200
Shady Side Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$1,200
Shady Side Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$1,200
Shady Side Presbyterian Church · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Camille Maclair Duquense Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Education
$1,000
Loyalhanna Association · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of Western Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$1,000
Camille Maclair Duquense Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Education
$1,000
Loyalhanna Association · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of Western Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$1,000
Camille Maclair Duquense Club · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Education
$1,000
Loyalhanna Association · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$1,000
Planned Parenthood of Western Pa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$800
The Ellis Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Education
$500
Caron Treatment Centers · Wernersville, PA · 2024
Charitable
$500
Colin Glassco Foundation for Childr · 2024
Charitable
$500
Fort Ligonier · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Charitable
$500
Propel Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Education
$500
Rolling Rock Club Employee Scholars · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Education
$500
Shady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Education
$500
The Ellis Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Education
$500
Caron Treatment Centers · Wernersville, PA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Colin Glassco Foundation for Childr · 2023
Charitable
$500
Fort Ligonier · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Charitable
$500
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Education
$500
Propel Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Education
$500
Rolling Rock Club Employee Scholars · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Education
$500
Shady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Education
$500
Caron Treatment Centers · Wernersville, PA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Colin Glassco Foundation for Childr · 2022
Charitable
$500
Eye & Ear Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Fort Ligonier · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Charitable
$500
Propel Schools · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Education
$500
Rolling Rock Club Employee Scholars · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Education
$500
Shady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Education
$300
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2022
Education
$300
The Ellis Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Education
$200
Univ of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$200
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Education
$150
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$150
Ligonier Valley Fire Companies · Ligonier, PA · 2024
Charitable
$150
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2024
Education
$150
905 Fm Wesa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$150
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$150
Ligonier Valley Fire Companies · Ligonier, PA · 2023
Charitable
$150
Miss Porter'S School · Farmington, CT · 2023
Education
$150
905 Fm Wesa · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$150
Greater Pgh Community Food Bank · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$150
Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2022
Education
$150
Ligonier Valley Fire Companies · Ligonier, PA · 2022
Charitable
$125
Light of Life Rescue Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$125
The Frick Art & Historical Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Charitable
$125
Light of Life Rescue Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$125
The Frick Art & Historical Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
$125
Light of Life Rescue Mission · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$125
The Frick Art & Historical Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Charitable
$100
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Education
$100
New York University · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Education
$100
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Education
$100
The Lawrenceville Fund · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2024
Education
$100
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
$100
New Yourk University · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
Education
$100
The Lawrenceville Fund · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2023
Education
$100
New Yourk University · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
Education
$100
The Lawrenceville Fund · Lawrenceville, NJ · 2022
Education
$50
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Education
$35
Police & Trooper Support · Dover, DE · 2024
Charitable

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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.