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Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$243k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
43
Grants FY2024
38
Organizations funded FY2023
26%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,837
Largest grant, FY2024
$35,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 39
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$4.2M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 26% of the organizations Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $78k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationHealthEmploymentEnvironmentHuman ServicesOther
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 arriving42$233k21%
FY202338$252k26%
FY202239$328k33%
FY202134$146k12%
FY202035$168k17%
FY201935$249k20%
FY201839$270kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$854kHealth$359kPhilanthropy$111kEmployment$56kCommunity Improvement$54kHuman Services$31kEducation$29kRecreation & Sports$13kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IN
OH
PA
WV
NM
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 47 grantees
All grantees of Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc$165,00051%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$116,75070%
Wqed Multimedia$69,00070%
Manchester Bidwell Corporation$56,10070%
Planned Parenthood of Western Pa Inc$50,54740%
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation$47,00071%
The City Theatre Company Inc$44,75071%
Chautauqua Foundation Inc$29,00040%
Creating Pittsburgh Tomorrow Inc$25,00011%
Civic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh$24,40070%
Chautauqua Institution$16,00030%
The Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health$15,25050%
Women Business Collaborative$15,00031%
Quantum Theatre Inc$14,50071%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$13,50020%
Regional Trail Corporation$12,50061%
Chamber Music Pittsburgh$11,50043%
Outreach Teen and Family Services Inc$11,10061%
Friends of the Riverfront Inc$10,50051%
YMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc$10,00050%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$10,00020%
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh$9,10060%
Southminster Presbyterian Church$8,0004n/a
Riverlife$7,25070%
The Ohio University Foundation$6,80070%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Family House Inc$5,00010%
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College$4,50040%
Mt Lebanon Public Library$3,0003n/a
Ringling College of Art and Design Inc$3,00010%
Chautauqua Dance Circle Inc$2,75025%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc$2,5691n/a
Allegheny Conference on Community Development$2,50010%
Humane Animal Rescue$2,50010%
The Trustees of the Cushing Academy$1,80070%
International Women's Forum Inc$1,60010%
One Day to Remember Inc$1,06011%
Siop Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh$1,00010%
Attack Theatre Inc$60020%
A Schools Pittsburgh's Community Alliance for Public Education$60020%
The Junior League of Pittsburgh Inc$50010%
Trustees of Purdue University$5001n/a
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation$20610%
Carnegie Mellon University$20020%
University of Pittsburgh$10010%
Denison University$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 41 recipients with no EIN on record ($807k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc: $165,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetPittsburgh Cultural Trust: $116,750 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetWqed Multimedia: $69,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetManchester Bidwell Corporation: $56,100 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetPlanned Parenthood of Western Pa Inc: $50,547 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPittsburgh Public Theater Corporation: $47,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetThe City Theatre Company Inc: $44,750 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetChautauqua Foundation Inc: $29,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCreating Pittsburgh Tomorrow Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCivic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh: $24,400 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetChautauqua Institution: $16,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health: $15,250 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWomen Business Collaborative: $15,000 over 3y, 0.9% of budgetQuantum Theatre Inc: $14,500 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetPittsburgh Symphony Inc: $13,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRegional Trail Corporation: $12,500 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetChamber Music Pittsburgh: $11,500 over 4y, 3.3% of budgetOutreach Teen and Family Services Inc: $11,100 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetFriends of the Riverfront Inc: $10,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetYMCA of Martha's Vineyard Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUrban League of Greater Pittsburgh: $9,100 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetRiverlife: $7,250 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Ohio University Foundation: $6,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFamily House Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of Mount Holyoke College: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetRingling College of Art and Design Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChautauqua Dance Circle Inc: $2,750 over 2y, 4.8% of budgetAllegheny Conference on Community Development: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHumane Animal Rescue: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Trustees of the Cushing Academy: $1,800 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Women's Forum Inc: $1,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Day to Remember Inc: $1,060 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetZoological Society of Pittsburgh: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAttack Theatre Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetA Schools Pittsburgh's Community Alliance for Public Education: $600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Junior League of Pittsburgh Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Pittsburgh Promise Foundation: $206 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDenison University: $50 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Hillman Family FoundationsPA44.5× affinity20 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hillman Family Foundations · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Eqt Foundation · The Burke Family Foundation · The Burke Foundation · The Grable Foundation · The Fine Foundation · The Buhl Foundation · Eden Hall Foundation · Upmc Group

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 Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager

How much does Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager give?
Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager reported 43 grants totaling $242,737 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 39 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (52%), Health (22%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc ($165k), Pittsburgh Cultural Trust ($117k), Wqed Multimedia ($69k).
Does Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hillman Family Foundations, Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Pittsburgh Foundation.
Where is Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager based?
Byham Charitable Foundation Attn Helen Spalaris Foundation Manager 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 90 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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