Mckinney Charitable Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 25-1641619. Reported 189 grants totalling $2,995,960 to 142 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mckinney Charitable Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Theatre Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mattress Factory | Pittsburgh, PA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Quantum Theatre | Pittsuburgh, PA | $63,794 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Hopital Albert Schweitzer Hai | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Union Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Poise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Civic Light Opera Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tickets for Kids | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Dreams of Hope | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kelly Strayhorn Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Alumni Theater Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| New Hazlett Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Open Field | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Public Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Shakespeare | Pittsburgh, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Philharmonic Orchestra | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Front Porch Theatricals | Sewickley, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Latin American Studies Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Glass Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Brew House Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Arts Center of Cambria County | Johnstown, PA | $34,388 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Men & Womens Hebrew Assn & Irene Kaufmann Centers | Pittsburgh, PA | $34,003 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bodiography Contempoarty Ballet | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bottle Works Ethnic Arts Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fine Art Miracles | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Little Lake Theatre Company | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Radiant Hall Studios | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Impact | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Fitch YMCA | Noth Springfield, PA | $29,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Off the Wall Productions | Pittsburgh, PA | $28,770 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Industrial Arts Workshop Inc | Pittsburghh, PA | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Imani Christian Academy | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kidsvoice | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Resonance Works | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rainbow Kitchen Community Services | Homestead, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Squonk Opera Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Union Enhancement Foundation | Rimersburg, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Variety the Childrens Charity | Wexford, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Art Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $24,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon | Pittsburgh, PA | $24,055 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unique Project Inc | New York, NY | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Attack Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $23,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Outreach Teen & Family Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $23,122 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meadville Community Theatre | Meadville, PA | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Film Pittburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ach Clear Pathways | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Attack Theatre | Pittsburgh, PR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adagio Health Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Barebones Productions Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bricolage | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cameroon Football Development Pr | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation | Cabot, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Asylum Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Concordia Lutheran Ministries | Cabot, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Guidance Inc | Cranberry Twp, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Learning Lamp Inc | Johnstown, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mon River Arts | Elizabeth, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pittsburgh Film Makers | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Opera Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Park | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rankin Christian Center | Rankin, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sewickley Academy | Sewickley, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Margaret Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Frick Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waypoint | Manchester, NH | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uptown Partners of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $18,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Young Womens Christian Associati | Allentown, PA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| 25 Carrick Ave Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse | Pittsburgh, PA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creating Landscapes Learning Center Inc | Meadville, PA | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brookline Teen Outreach | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA of Greene County Inc | Waynesburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Youth Assoc of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossroads Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovation Works Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Macedonia Family and Cultural | High Point, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mon Valley Academy for Thearts Inc | Charleroi, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Sun Rising | Millvalle, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rivers of Steel | Homestead, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silver Eye Center for Photograph | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Touchstone Center for Crafts | Farmington, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Westmoreland Museum of Art | Greenburg, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Butler County Symphony Association | Butler, PA | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Monroeville Public Library | Monroeville, PA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mhy Family Services | Mars, PA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Seton Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Foundation for Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Poetry Forum | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Society for Arts in Crafts | Boston, MA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texture Contemporary Ballet | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope Grows | Corapolis, PA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| We 21 | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arcade Comedy Theater | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,410 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hosanna Industries | Rochester, PA | $10,585 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Geyer Performing Arts Center | Scottdale, PA | $10,013 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bradley Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carnegie Library of Homestead | Munhall, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carrick Ave Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clay Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fractured Atlas | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Greater Uniontown Heritage Consortium | Uniontown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kamraton | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mosaic Community Development Center Inc | Jeannette, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood North Museum of Play | Beaver Falls, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prime Stage | Harmony, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation | Oakmont, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stage 62 | Carnegie, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Hardball Academy Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $9,366 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Monessen | Monessen, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Society for the Preservation of Mill | Stansbury Pk, UT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Apraxia Kids | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bach Choir of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bunker Project | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Communities in Schools of Pittsburgh - Allegheny County | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dont Stop Dreaming | Butler, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sto-Rox Neighborhood | Mckees Rocks, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Clarion County Volunteer Ambulance Service | Rimersburg, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waypoint Youth and Community Center | West Newton, PA | $6,454 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Learning Disabilities Association Inc | Golden Valley, MN | $5,696 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Angels Place Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laurel Arts | Somerset, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Center for Theatre Arts | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Symphony | Pittsburgh, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Philharmonic | Monaca, PA | $3,302 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Phase 4 Learning Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $3,198 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Academy Theatre Foundation | Meadville, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assemble Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,554 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family & Children Service | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
39 of 142 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 6%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- City Theatre Company Inc
25-26 SEASON & EDU PROGRAMS - Mattress Factory
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OUTREACH - Little Lake Theatre Company
SPOTLIGHT ON SENIOR THEATRE - Film Pittsburgh
TEEN SCREEN - PGH SCHOOLS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 128 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | $566,912 | $20,000 |
| 2021 | 43 | $583,752 | $11,500 |
| 2022 | 37 | $684,625 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 39 | $548,553 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 36 | $612,118 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mckinney Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 500 First Ave P7-Pfsc-03-Z, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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