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The Pittsburgh Foundation

Public charity
Foundations · PITTSBURGH, PA · EIN 25-0965466

About

Established in 1945, the pittsburgh foundation is one of the oldest and largest community foundations in the united states. See additional information in schedule o

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
80
Volunteers
432

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$159.1M
Expenses
$88.3M
Assets
$1.5B
Liabilities
$92.4M

Financial history

$159.1M$79.6M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $159.1M · Avg: $104.7M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$186.0M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) -

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$142K
Grants Given
$33.8M
THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION
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Address

912 FT Duquesne BLVD
Pittsburgh, PA, 15222-363

Governance

Voting board members16
Independent members16
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %3.6%
Permanent endowment %96.4%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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