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Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$5.1M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
19
Grants FY2024
14
Organizations funded FY2023
14%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$200,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,465,000
Organizations funded a year
14 to 29
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$82M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 14% of the organizations Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $150k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesEducationCommunity ImprovementPublic BenefitPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving17$4.9M29%
FY202314$4.7M14%
FY202222$4.9M36%
FY202129$4.9M72%
FY202027$4.2Mn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$7.8MCommunity Improvement$5.4MPublic Benefit$2.5MArts & Culture$2.0MEmployment$1.6MPhilanthropy$1.2MScience & Tech$1.0MYouth Development$380kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Advanced Leadership Institute Inc$2,200,000441%
Innovation Works Inc$1,895,00044%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$1,110,00041%
Carnegie Institute$1,041,33340%
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation$999,00043%
Literacy Pittsburgh$900,00047%
University of Pittsburgh$550,00030%
Neighborhood Allies Inc$500,00023%
Gwens Girls Inc$325,00035%
Carnegie Mellon University$300,00030%
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All grantees of Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Advanced Leadership Institute Inc$2,200,000441%
Innovation Works Inc$1,895,00044%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$1,110,00041%
Carnegie Institute$1,041,33340%
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation$999,00043%
Literacy Pittsburgh$900,00047%
University of Pittsburgh$550,00030%
Neighborhood Allies Inc$500,00023%
Gwens Girls Inc$325,00035%
Carnegie Mellon University$300,00030%
Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership$275,00021%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$250,00020%
Bidwell Training Center Inc$250,00014%
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh$200,00010%
African American Cultural Center$200,00013%
Coro Center for Civic Leadership$185,4501n/a
The Regional Opportunity Center D/B/A Vibrant Pittsburgh$175,00045%
Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise Inc$150,000119%
The Consortium for Public Education$150,00014%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation$150,00010%
Robert Morris University$125,00010%
Wqed Multimedia$105,00020%
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation$105,00031%
Extra Mile Education Foundation$102,00022%
412 Food Rescue Inc$100,00010%
Homewood Chidren's Village$100,00014%
Rebuilding Together Inc$100,00011%
Leadership Pittsburgh$100,00017%
Casa San Jose$100,00015%
Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation$85,00018%
The Citizen Science Lab$75,00016%
Rock the Street Wall Street$75,00022%
Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment G$75,00017%
Young Women's Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh$70,00020%
The Forbes Funds$70,00022%
Catapult Greater Pittsburgh$70,00023%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$68,00010%
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy$60,00011%
Alumni Theater Company$35,00018%
Hill Community Development Corporation$35,00012%
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild$35,00011%
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania$30,00010%
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc$20,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($10M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 42 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Advanced Leadership Institute Inc: $2,200,000 over 4y, 41% of budgetInnovation Works Inc: $1,895,000 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetPittsburgh Symphony Inc: $1,110,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetCarnegie Institute: $1,041,333 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetThe Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $999,000 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetLiteracy Pittsburgh: $900,000 over 4y, 7.1% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $550,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNeighborhood Allies Inc: $500,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetGwens Girls Inc: $325,000 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $300,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPittsburgh Downtown Partnership: $275,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $250,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetBidwell Training Center Inc: $250,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh: $200,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAfrican American Cultural Center: $200,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetThe Regional Opportunity Center D/B/A Vibrant Pittsburgh: $175,000 over 4y, 5.0% of budgetProgram to Aid Citizen Enterprise Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetThe Consortium for Public Education: $150,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation: $150,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRobert Morris University: $125,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWqed Multimedia: $105,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetPittsburgh Public Theater Corporation: $105,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetExtra Mile Education Foundation: $102,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budget412 Food Rescue Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetHomewood Chidren's Village: $100,000 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetRebuilding Together Inc: $100,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetLeadership Pittsburgh: $100,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetCasa San Jose: $100,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetPittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation: $85,000 over 1y, 8.2% of budgetThe Citizen Science Lab: $75,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetRock the Street Wall Street: $75,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetPittsburgh Community Reinvestment G: $75,000 over 1y, 7.2% of budgetYoung Women's Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh: $70,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Forbes Funds: $70,000 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetCatapult Greater Pittsburgh: $70,000 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetPittsburgh Cultural Trust: $68,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPittsburgh Parks Conservancy: $60,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetAlumni Theater Company: $35,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetHill Community Development Corporation: $35,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetManchester Craftsmen's Guild: $35,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHistorical Society of Western Pennsylvania: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Heinz EndowmentsRichard King Mellon F…Hillman Family Founda…The Buhl FoundationThe Grable FoundationThe Pittsburgh Founda…McCune Foundation Pnc…Eden Hall FoundationEqt FoundationThe Fine FoundationThe United Way of Sou…Opportunity Foundation
The Heinz EndowmentsPA60× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Heinz Endowments · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · The Buhl Foundation · The Grable Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · McCune Foundation Pnc Bank Na · Eden Hall Foundation · Eqt Foundation · The Fine Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Opportunity Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa

How much does Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa give?
Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa reported 19 grants totaling $5,112,055 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 29 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (31%), Community Improvement (22%), Public Benefit (10%).
Who are Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Advanced Leadership Institute Inc ($2.2M), Innovation Works Inc ($1.9M), Pittsburgh Symphony Inc ($1.1M).
Does Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 14% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Heinz Endowments, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Hillman Family Foundations.
Where is Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa based?
Bny Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pa is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 67 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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