Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 27-3431123. Reported 87 grants totalling $4,201,478 to 70 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, the IRS classifies it as a public foundation -- a grantmaker that raises its money from many sources rather than from one donor (NTEE T30).
- How spread out its giving is. 70 distinct organizations, with 45% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is concentrated. Most of the money has a settled destination, and the remainder is what is realistically in play.
- How much its list changes. 29% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $15,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $5,368 and the largest $1,059,897. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Lemieux Foundation | Sewickley, PA | $1,894,751 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins Elite Amateur Hockey | Pittsburgh, PA | $466,800 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Braddock Carnegie Library Association | Braddock, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hill Community Development Corporation | Pittsburgh, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sidney Crosby Foundation | Halifax, NS | $92,007 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| North Catholic (excel Hockey Academy) | Cranberry Township, PA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upmc Western Behavioral Health Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $64,243 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Light of Life Ministries Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $57,267 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upmc Western Behavioral Health Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $54,450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Aviary Pittsburgh Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Upmc Western Behavioral Health Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Warriors Hockey | Bethel Park, PA | $45,598 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mighty Penguins Sled Hockey | Cranberry Twp, PA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Upmc | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Upmc Western Behavioral Health Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Envision Blind Sports | Mercer, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League | Pittsburgh, PA | $36,792 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburg | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Pittsburgh and Upmc Medical and Health Sciences Fdn | Pittsburgh, PA | $28,159 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asset Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beverlys Pgh | N Huntingdon, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cafe Momentum Pittsburgh | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Negro Educational Emergency Drive Need | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thread International Pbc Inc Day Owl | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Pennylvania Special Hockey Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $22,540 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buffalo Sabres Foundation | Buffalo, NY | $22,036 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Allegheny Intermediate Unit | Homestead, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Childrens Hospital Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hastings Park & Recreation Commission | Hastings, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pittsburgh Blind Hockey | Huntingdon, TN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pittsburgh Ice | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Childrens Home of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn | Saint Paul, MN | $19,205 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,598 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brookline Teen Outreach | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute for Strategic Dialogue US | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education | Pittsburgh, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sitting Bulls Sled Hockey | Johnstown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sitting Bulls Sled Hockey Team Inc | Johnstown, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Persad Center Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,899 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Proud Haven Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,899 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| You Can Play | Denver, CO | $12,899 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Initiative | Lexington, ME | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Hardball Academy Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christophers Kitchen | Oakdale, PA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Catholic High School Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,206 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Foundation Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,206 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bradley Center | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Special Hockey Association | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norwin School District Communityfoundation | N Huntingdon, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Warm Inc | Glen Mills, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patriot Hills of New York Inc | Schenectady, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trooper Kenton Iwaniec Memorial Foundation | Ligonier, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wesley Family Services Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dr Cleveland Steward JR Elementary PTO | Monroeville, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southpointe Grizzlies Special Hockey | Canonsburg, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manchester Craftsmens Guild | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum Trust Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heitz Number 61 Memorial Foundation | Mckees Rocks, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Slb Radio Productions Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $6,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Movember Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $5,755 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Laymans Corps | Greensburg, PA | $5,368 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
13 of 70 (19%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 56 of 70 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | $1,191,280 | $22,036 |
| 2021 | 37 | $1,740,648 | $12,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $681,740 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 18 | $587,810 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
94% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $15,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I 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: One Chatham Center 300, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219.
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