FundersPennsylvania

The Jack Buncher Foundation

Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 23-7366998. Reported 247 grants totalling $21.0M to 203 organizations across tax years 2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$20,224median grant
$21.0Mgranted, 2023
203organizations funded
$446.5Massets, latest filing

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. The Jack Buncher 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $20,224. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $575 and the largest $2,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
3 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
11 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
27 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
83 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
54 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
27 grants
$100,000 and Up
42 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
American Jewish Joint Dist-LeadershipNew York, NY$2,500,000112023
Jfed of Gr Pgh-Buncher LeadershipPittsburgh, PA$1,674,000412023
Jfed of Gr Pgh-Endowment for CmmtyPittsburgh, PA$1,500,000112023
Jfed of Gr Pgh - MiscPittsburgh, PA$1,170,000512023
American Jewish Joint Dist-SzarvasNew York, NY$1,000,000112023
Jfed of Gr Pgh-Israel EmergencyPittsburgh, PA$1,000,000112023
Jfed of Gr Pgh-Annual Campaign PldgePittsburgh, PA$600,000212023
Carnegie Library of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$580,000512023
Buncher(jack G) Charitable Fund for Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$500,000112023
Buncher(jack G) Charitable Fund for the American Jewish Joint DistributionNew York, NY$500,000112023
Buncher(jack G) Charitable Fund for the Carnegie Library of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$500,000112023
Buncher(jack G) Charitable Fund for the Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA$500,000112023
Buncher(jack G) Charitable Fund for the United Jewish FederationPittsburgh, PA$500,000112023
Carnegie Mellon University - Jbf PlazaPittsburgh, PA$500,000112023
Allegheny County Library AssocPittsburgh, PA$475,009312023
Jewish Community Center of PghPittsburgh, PA$465,780512023
Jfed of Gr Pgh-Pj Library EndowmentPittsburgh, PA$371,000212023
American Jewish Joint Dist-JccNew York, NY$365,000312023
Jewish Family & Community ServicesPittsburgh, PA$280,000212023
Greater Pgh Community Food BankDuquesne, PA$260,700312023
Western Pa School for Blind ChildrenPittsburgh, PA$250,600212023
Carnegie Museums of PghPittsburgh, PA$235,000412023
Salvation Army Western Pa DivisionCarnegie, PA$225,000312023
Jcc Global USA IncHewlett, NY$210,000212023
United Way of Southwest PaPittsburgh, PA$200,000112023
Yeshiva SchoolsPittsburgh, PA$200,000112023
Jewish National Fund -IlNorthbrook, IL$150,000112023
Eye & Ear Foundation of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$128,000212023
The BranchPittsburgh, PA$125,000212023
Struggle to Save Ethiopian JewryNew York, NY$100,000112023
Variety the Childen's CharityWexford, PA$100,000112023
Shalom Hartman Institute of North AmericaNew York, NY$90,000112023
Catholic Charitiesdioces of PghPittsburgh, PA$85,000112023
Westmoreland County Food BankDelmont, PA$80,000112023
Rodef Shalom CongregationPittsburgh, PA$75,000112023
Brother's Brother FoundationPittsburgh, PA$70,000112023
CentropaSilver Springs, MD$70,000112023
Friendship CirclePittsburgh, PA$70,000112023
Carnegie Mellon Univ Dietrich CollegePittsburgh, PA$65,000112023
World OrtNew York, NY$65,000212023
T of L IncPittsburgh, PA$60,000212023
National AviaryPittsburgh, PA$53,000312023
Center for Hearing & Deaf Services IncPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Children's Museum of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Dollars Energy FundPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
East End Cooperative MinistryPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Myriad USA IncNew York, NY$50,000112023
Pittsburgh Opera AssociationPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Upmc Children's Hospital of PghPittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
Veterans PlacePittsburgh, PA$50,000112023
American Red Cross of Greater Pa RegionPittsburgh, PA$45,000112023
Education PartnershipPittsburgh, PA$45,000112023
Jamie's Dream TeamMckeesport, PA$45,000112023
Life's Work of Western PaPittsburgh, PA$40,000112023
Pittsburgh Ballet TheatrePittsburgh, PA$40,000112023
Reading Is Fundamental PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$40,000112023
Heritage Community InitiativesPittsburgh, PA$35,000112023
Jubilee AssociationPittsburgh, PA$35,000112023
National Council of Jewish Women-PghPittsburgh, PA$35,000212023
Propel SchoolsPittsburgh, PA$35,000112023
South Hills Interfaith MovementBethel Park, PA$35,000112023
Bender Leadership AcademyMoon Township, PA$30,000212023
Boys & Girls Club of W PaPittsburgh, PA$30,000112023
Families Matter Food PantryMonaca, PA$30,000112023
Fayette County Community Action AgencyUniontown, PA$30,000112023
Food Helpers of Washington CountyCanonsburg, PA$30,000112023
Holocaust Center of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$30,000112023
Jfed of Gr Pgh -Classroom Wo BordersPittsburgh, PA$30,000112023
Lighthouse Foundation (the)Bakerstown, PA$30,000112023
Mainstay Life ServicesPittsburgh, PA$30,000112023
New Sun RisingPittsburgh, PA$30,000112023
Salvation Army Beaver Falls CorpsBeaver Falls, PA$30,000112023
Salvation Army Butler CorpsButler, PA$30,000112023
Salvation Army Greensburg Community CorpGreensburg, PA$30,000112023
United Way of Beaver CountyMonaca, PA$30,000112023
Pittsburgh FoundationPittsburgh, PA$29,000212023
Midwife Ctr Birth & Womens HealthPittsburgh, PA$27,500112023
Women for a Healthy EnvironmentPittsburgh, PA$27,500112023
AssemblePittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Big Brothers Big Sisters Laurel RegionGreensburg, PA$25,000112023
Carnegie Library of MckeesportMckeesport, PA$25,000112023
Chamah InternationalNew York, NY$25,000112023
City of Asylum PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
City TheatrePittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Film PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Hospice & Palliative Nurses FoundationCarnegie, PA$25,000112023
Jfed of Gr Pgh-World OrtPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Light of Life Rescue MissionPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Pa Org for Women in Early RecoveryPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Phipps Conservatorybotanical GrndsPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Pittsburgh Civic Light OperaPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Pittsburgh Symphony AssociationPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Pittsburgh Zoo & Ppg AquariumPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Reading Ready PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$25,000212023
Shepherd's Heart FellowshipPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Society of St Vincent De PaulPittsburgh, PA$25,000112023
Woodlands FoundationWexford, PA$25,000112023
Society to Preserve Millvale Murals of Maxo VankaPittsburgh, PA$20,500212023
Pittsburgh Schweitzer Fellows ProgramPittsburgh, PA$20,224112023
Abiding MissionsPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Big Brothers & Sisters of Grtr PghPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Crisis Center NorthPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Eradicate Hate Global SummitPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
For Sto-Rox Neighborhood CorpMckees Rocks, PA$20,000112023
Frick Pittsburgh (the)Pittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Kelly Strayhorn TheaterPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Nc Cmmty Foundation Disaster Relief FundRaleigh, NC$20,000112023
Neighborhood North Museum of PlayBeaver Falls, PA$20,000112023
Pittsburgh International Classic TheatrePittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Pittsburgh PromisePittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Rivers of SteelHomestead, PA$20,000112023
Strong Women Strong Girls IncPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Union ProjectPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
United Way of North CarolinaCary, NC$20,000112023
Urban ImpactPittsburgh, PA$20,000112023
Fred Rogers CenterLatrobe, PA$18,386112023
Aleph InstitutePittsburgh, PA$17,000112023
Laughlin Children's CenterSewickley, PA$16,000112023
Pef Israel Endowment Funds IncNew York, NY$15,250112023
412 Food RescuePittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Chabad House at University of PghPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Family GuidanceCranberry Twp, PA$15,000112023
FamilylinksPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Foster Love ProjectPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Hilltop AlliancePittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Holy Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Hope GrowsMoon Township, PA$15,000112023
Humane Animal RescuePittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
La Roche UniversityPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Neighborhood AcademyPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Operation WarmGlen Mills, PA$15,000112023
Pennsylvania Trolley MuseumWashington, PA$15,000112023
Riding for the Handicapped of W PaAllison Park, PA$15,000112023
Ronald Mcdonald House CharitiesPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
Salvation Army Somerset Service CenterSomerset, PA$15,000112023
Salvation Army Uniontown CorpsUniontown, PA$15,000112023
Spina Bifida Assoc of W PaWexford, PA$15,000112023
Student Conservation AssociationCharlestown, NH$15,000112023
Union Mission (the)Latrobe, PA$15,000112023
UpstreampghPittsburgh, PA$15,000112023
412 Ability Tech EcosystemPittsburgh, PA$12,500112023
CASA of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA$12,500112023
Family HousePittsburgh, PA$12,500112023
Best Buddies International IncPittsburgh, PA$12,000112023
Glade Run FoundationZelienople, PA$12,000112023
Prime Stage TheatrePittsburgh, PA$12,000112023
Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNew York, NY$10,575212023
American Cancer SocietyPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
CASA of WestmorelandGreensburg, PA$10,000112023
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Friends of Israel Sci-Tech SchoolsNew York, NY$10,000112023
Front Porch TheatricalsSewickley, PA$10,000112023
Girl Scouts Western PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Global LinksPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Hello NeighborPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Jewish Assistance FundPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
New Hazlett TheaterEast Pittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Open FieldPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Parkinson Foundation of Western PaPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Pediatric Palliative Care CoalitionPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Pittsburgh Musical TheaterPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Salvation Army Washington CorpsWashington, PA$10,000112023
Skyline Recovery PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
St Anthony Charitable FoundationWexford, PA$10,000112023
Tickets for Kids CharitiesPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
United Way of the Laurel HighlandsJohnstown, PA$10,000112023
United Way of Washington CountyWashington, PA$10,000112023
Upmc Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA$10,000112023
Creative Citizens StudiosPittsburgh, PA$8,000112023
Christian Laymen CorpsGreensburg, PA$7,500112023
Quantum TheatrePittsburgh, PA$7,500112023
River City BrassPittsburgh, PA$7,500112023
Twilight Wish FoundationDoylestown, PA$7,500112023
VintagePittsburgh, PA$7,500112023
Westmoreland Museum of American ArtGreensburg, PA$7,500112023
Awaken PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$7,000112023
Foundation for Christian CounselingGreensburg, PA$7,000112023
Allegheny County Parks FoundationPittsburgh, PA$6,000212023
Allegheny Center Alliance ChurchPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
American Diabetes AssociationPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Anchorpoint Counseling MinistryPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Blessing Board (the)Pittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Cancer BridgesPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher HousePittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Garfield Community FarmPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Greenfield Elementary PTOPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Our Giving Kitchen - PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Pa Cleanways of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Pittsburgh Glass CenterPittsburgh, PA$5,000112023
Presbyterian Senior Care FoundationOakmont, PA$5,000112023
Samaritan Counseling Ctr of W PaSewickley, PA$5,000112023
Touchstone Center for CraftsFarmington, PA$5,000112023
Young Adult Survivors UnitedWexford, PA$5,000112023
Pittsburgh Project (the)Pittsburgh, PA$4,000112023
Greensburg Hose Company #6Greensburg, PA$3,398112023
Allegheny Health NetworkPittsburgh, PA$3,000112023
Fun and Freedom Youth SportsTarentum, PA$3,000112023
Pittsburgh Youth Leadership IncPittsburgh, PA$2,500112023
Ruffhauser's Safe HavenNew Kensington, PA$2,000112023
Operation Troop AppreciationWest Mifflin, PA$1,250112023
Hebrew CollegeNewton, MA$1,000112023
American Cancer Society Daffodil DaysCarnegie, PA$694112023
Plus 3 grants to individuals totalling $66.3M -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 129 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Human Services
22 grants
Arts & Culture
21 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
16 grants
Education
15 grants
Community Improvement
7 grants
Food & Nutrition
6 grants
Health Care
6 grants
Youth Development
5 grants

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 75% 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.

Pennsylvania
$15.8M
New York
$4.9M
Illinois
$150K
Maryland
$70K
North Carolina
$40K
New Hampshire
$15K
Massachusetts
$1K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,224. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 The Jack Buncher Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 1251 Waterfront Place 201, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222. 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.

EIN 23-7366998 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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