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12 funders with a record of paying for “pittsburgh”

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Richard King Mellon Foundation → University of Pittsburgh: $51M across 29 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: $35M across 23 grants, latest 2024Hillman Family Foundations → University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute: $12M across 10 grants, latest 2024The Pittsburgh Foundation → University of Pittsburgh: $4.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Benter Foundation → Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc: $2.9M across 13 grants, latest 2025Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh → Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024Robert A & Christine J Pietrandrea → Childrens Hospital Foundation: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2025Colcom Foundation → Colcom - Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Buhl Foundation → The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $875K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Grable Foundation → Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: $825K across 7 grants, latest 2024The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania → Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $807K across 5 grants, latest 2024Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → The Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: $620K across 5 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Carnegie Mellon University: $18M across 6 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Carnegie Mellon University: $17M across 11 grants, latest 2024Hillman Family Foundations → University of Pittsburgh: $11M across 40 grants, latest 2024The Pittsburgh Foundation → The Pittsburgh Promise: $3.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Colcom Foundation → Colcom Foundation - Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: $940K across 4 grants, latest 2023Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh → Pittsburgh Symphony: $882K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Grable Foundation → Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh: $710K across 7 grants, latest 2024The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania → Catholic Charities Diocese of Pittsburgh: $581K across 5 grants, latest 2024Robert A & Christine J Pietrandrea → Pittsburgh Opera: $570K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Benter Foundation → Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy: $543K across 6 grants, latest 2025Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → University of Pittsburgh: $400K across 6 grants, latest 2024The Buhl Foundation → Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → University of Pittsburgh: $11M across 77 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Steelers Charities: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2023Hillman Family Foundations → The Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: $6.1M across 13 grants, latest 2024The Pittsburgh Foundation → Pittsburgh Theological Seminary: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2024Colcom Foundation → Colcom Foundation - Tree Pittsburgh: $898K across 4 grants, latest 2023The Grable Foundation → Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $550K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Benter Foundation → Pittsburgh Opera Inc: $470K across 6 grants, latest 2025Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation → Pittsburgh Opera Inc: $350K across 3 grants, latest 2024The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania → Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: $333K across 2 grants, latest 2021Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh → Film Pittsburgh: $333K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Buhl Foundation → Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: $290K across 6 grants, latest 2024Robert A & Christine J Pietrandrea → Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $47K across 4 grants, latest 2025The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Symphony Inc: $7.6M across 27 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: $6.9M across 9 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Poise Foundation: $5.3M across 6 grants, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Foundation: $4.9M across 24 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh United: $3.9M across 22 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council: $3.8M across 17 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $3.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $3.1M across 6 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Trwib Inc: $3.0M across 1 grant, latest 2023Hillman Family Foundations → The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $2.5M across 1 grant, latest 2021Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc: $2.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → City of Pittsburgh: $2.3M across 5 grants, latest 2023The Heinz Endowments → Bike Share Pittsburgh Inc: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024Hillman Family Foundations → Greenwood Plan: $2.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023Hillman Family Foundations → Startuptown: $2.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pittsburgh Opera Inc: $2.2M across 6 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $2.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Opera Inc: $2.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024Hillman Family Foundations → Pittsburgh Symphony Inc: $2.0M across 8 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation → Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: $2.0M across 6 grants, latest 2024Hillman Family Foundations → Zoological Society of Pittsburgh: $2.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023Richard King Mellon Foundation → Allegheny County Airport Authority: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc: $2.0M across 7 grants, latest 2024Hillman Family Foundations → Pittsburgh Minority Business Accelerator: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Heinz Endowments → Sustainable Pittsburgh: $1.9M across 8 grants, latest 2024Hillman Family Foundations → Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: $1.9M across 6 grants, latest 2023Richard King Mellon Foundation → Thrill Mill Inc: $1.8M across 5 grants, latest 2023Hillman Family Foundations → Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership: $1.8M across 7 grants, latest 2024Richard King Mellon Foundation: $105M on this topic. Open the funder.Richard King Mellon Foundation$105MThe Heinz Endowments: $101M on this topic. Open the funder.The Heinz Endowments$101MHillman Family Foundations: $46M on this topic. Open the funder.Hillman Family Foundations$46MThe Pittsburgh Foundation: $9.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Pittsburgh Foundation$9.1MJewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh: $4.1M on this topic. Open the funder.Jewish Federation of Greater…$4.1MThe Benter Foundation: $3.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Benter Foundation$3.9MColcom Foundation: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder.Colcom Foundation$3.0MRobert A & Christine J Pietrandrea: $2.6M on this topic. Open the funder.Robert A & Christine J Pietra…$2.6MThe Grable Foundation: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Grable Foundation$2.1MThe United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania: $1.7M on this topic. Open the funder.The United Way of Southwester…$1.7MThe Buhl Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder.The Buhl Foundation$1.5MClaude Worthington Benedum Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.Claude Worthington Benedum Fo…$1.4MUniversity of Pittsburgh: received $78M on this topicUniversity of Pittsburgh$78MPittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: received $41M on this topicPittsburgh Trust for Cultural R…$41MCarnegie Mellon University: received $35M on this topicCarnegie Mellon University$35MUniversity of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute: received $12M on this topicUniversity of Pittsburgh Cancer…$12MSteelers Charities: received $10M on this topicSteelers Charities$10MPittsburgh Symphony Inc: received $9.6M on this topicPittsburgh Symphony Inc$9.6MPittsburgh Promise Foundation: received $7.1M on this topicPittsburgh Promise Foundation$7.1MThe Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: received $6.7M on this topicThe Pittsburgh Trust for Cultur…$6.7MPoise Foundation: received $5.3M on this topicPoise Foundation$5.3MPittsburgh Opera Inc: received $5.1M on this topicPittsburgh Opera Inc$5.1MPittsburgh Foundation: received $4.9M on this topicPittsburgh Foundation$4.9MPittsburgh Glass Center Inc: received $4.3M on this topicPittsburgh Glass Center Inc$4.3MPittsburgh United: received $3.9M on this topicPittsburgh United$3.9MGreater Pittsburgh Arts Council: received $3.8M on this topicGreater Pittsburgh Arts Council$3.8MThe Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: received $3.4M on this topicThe Pittsburgh Promise Foundati…$3.4MThe Pittsburgh Promise: received $3.2M on this topicThe Pittsburgh Promise$3.2MTrwib Inc: received $3.0M on this topicTrwib Inc$3.0MChildren's Museum of Pittsburgh: received $3.0M on this topicChildren's Museum of Pittsburgh$3.0MPittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc: received $2.9M on this topicPittsburgh Downtown Partnership…$2.9MHillel Academy of Pittsburgh: received $2.9M on this topicHillel Academy of Pittsburgh$2.9MCity of Pittsburgh: received $2.3M on this topicCity of Pittsburgh$2.3MBike Share Pittsburgh Inc: received $2.3M on this topicBike Share Pittsburgh Inc$2.3MGreenwood Plan: received $2.3M on this topicGreenwood Plan$2.3MStartuptown: received $2.2M on this topicStartuptown$2.2MChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: received $2.1M on this topicChildren's Hospital of Pittsbur…$2.1MChildrens Hospital Foundation: received $2.0M on this topicChildrens Hospital Foundation$2.0MPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: received $2.0M on this topicPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc$2.0MZoological Society of Pittsburgh: received $2.0M on this topicZoological Society of Pittsburgh$2.0MAllegheny County Airport Authority: received $2.0M on this topicAllegheny County Airport Author…$2.0MPittsburgh Minority Business Accelerator: received $2.0M on this topicPittsburgh Minority Business Ac…$2.0MSustainable Pittsburgh: received $1.9M on this topicSustainable Pittsburgh$1.9MThrill Mill Inc: received $1.8M on this topicThrill Mill Inc$1.8MPittsburgh Downtown Partnership: received $1.8M on this topicPittsburgh Downtown Partnership$1.8MPittsburgh Theological Seminary: received $1.5M on this topicPittsburgh Theological Seminary$1.5MColcom - Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: received $1.1M on this topicColcom - Pittsburgh Trust for C…$1.1MColcom Foundation - Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources: received $940K on this topicColcom Foundation - Pittsburgh…$940KColcom Foundation - Tree Pittsburgh: received $898K on this topicColcom Foundation - Tree Pittsb…$898KPittsburgh Symphony: received $882K on this topicPittsburgh Symphony$882KGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: received $854K on this topicGreater Pittsburgh Community Fo…$854KCarnegie Museums of Pittsburgh: received $710K on this topicCarnegie Museums of Pittsburgh$710KCatholic Charities Diocese of Pittsburgh: received $581K on this topicCatholic Charities Diocese of P…$581KPittsburgh Opera: received $570K on this topicPittsburgh Opera$570KPittsburgh Parks Conservancy: received $543K on this topicPittsburgh Parks Conservancy$543KChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh: received $333K on this topicChildren's Hospital of Pittsbur…$333KFilm Pittsburgh: received $333K on this topicFilm Pittsburgh$333K
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