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Leaving Legacies Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$153k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$97k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Health$924kPhilanthropy$363kHuman Services$268kEducation$233kAnimals$126kYouth Development$59kReligion$24kRecreation & Sports$16kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • $10k–50k3 grants · $56k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $97k
$30,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$31k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
SPECIAL OPERATIONS WOUNDED WARRIORS$96,652
SAFE PLACE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER$30,000
SAFE PLACE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER$14,000
SAFE PLACE AND RAPE CRISIS CENTER$12,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY21–24, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 88% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%CADEN INGRAM FOUNDATION: $41k → 11%SHADOW WARRIORS PROJECT: $10k → 9%DYING DEFIANTLY: $33k → 15%BETHLEHEM HAVEN: $1k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IA
IN
PA
NJ
CA
CO
TN
NC
SC
OK
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

26%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$449k · 5 repeat orgs$1.2M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +13% since the first grant, against +3% for those funded once.

5 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

5
39

Total granted

$449k
$1.1M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+13%
+3%

Still filing today

100%
49%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $153k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationYouth DevelopmentPublic BenefitOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $408k · revenue +3%
  • AC
    ANCHORPOINT COUNSELING MINISTRY INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $14k · revenue +13%
  • BA
    BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
    2× · 2020–2021 · $12k · revenue +143%

Funded once

  • TT
    THE TUG MCGRAW FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $191k · revenue -59% · 78% of their budget
  • TG
    THE GUY FIERI FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $166k · revenue +305% · 50% of their budget
  • AG
    A GLIMMER OF HOPE INC
    one grant, 2019 · $111k · revenue -5% · 28% of their budget
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Pittsburgh Mercy Health System Inc

We, pittsburgh mercy health system (pittsburgh mercy) and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. pittsburgh mercy is a member of trinity…

Health
2
Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma

Fund awareness and research for sarcoma

Health
3
Prostate Cancer Foundation

The prostate cancer foundation (pcf) funds the world's most promising research on the biology and treatment of prostate cancer, accelerating those discoveries into therapies and strategies designed to improve the quality of life and…

Philanthropy
4
Pittsburgh Melanoma Foundation

To raise awareness of the prevention of melanoma

Health
5
Shadyside Hospital of Pittsburgh
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6
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
7
Prevention Point Pittsburgh

To provide health empowerment services to injection drug users and prevent the spread of hiv.

Health
8
It's About the Warriors Foundation

To assist and empower all post 9/11 veterans and their families from the tri-state area, regardless if they have been wounded or have been deployed, with our various programs thus, leading them to a successful and enriched life.

Public Benefit
9
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation

The pittsburgh promise promotes high educational aspirations among urban youth, funds scholarships for post-secondary access, and fuels a prepared and diverse regional workforce.

Philanthropy
10
University of Pittsburgh and Upmc Medical and Health Sciences Foundation

The mission of the medical & health sciences foundation is to integrate private fundraising for the entire academic medical center which comprises the six health sciences schools of the university of pittsburgh, upmc, upmc hillman cancer…

Philanthropy
11
Phillips-Amick Foundation for Cancer Research

At the phillips-amick foundation for cancer research, we envision a future where medical breakthroughs are commonplace and accessible to all. we strive to make a positive impact on the lives of patients and their families through our work…

Health
12
Warrior Kids Foundation
Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Pittsburgh Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Dying Defiantly Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 47 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

4
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
15/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $408,291 · HealthNATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDAT…A GLIMMER OF HOPE INC: $110,848 · HealthA GLIMMER OF HOPE INCSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $56,000 · HealthSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center…ANGEL FOUNDATION: $22,142 · Health+1 more: $11,000 · HealthTHE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION: $344,000 · PhilanthropyTHE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATIONTHE TUG MCGRAW FOUNDATION: $190,779 · PhilanthropyTHE TUG MCGRAW FOUNDATION+2 more: $15,203 · PhilanthropySOWW FOUNDATION MYRTLE BEACH SC: $96,652 · OtherSOWW FOUNDATION MYRTLE BEA…SPECIAL OPERATIONS WOUNDED WARRIORS: $96,652 · OtherSPECIAL OPERATIONS WOUNDED…PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME ASSOCIATION (USA): $90,000 · OtherPRADER-WILLI SYNDROME ASSO…SPECIAL OPERATIONS WOUNDED WARRIOR: $89,000 · OtherSPECIAL OPERATIONS WOUNDED…Individual grant recipient: $17,440 · OtherSoldier's Wish: $25,161 · Other+21 more: $62,526 · Other+21 moreTHE GUY FIERI FOUNDATION: $165,616 · EducationTHE GUY FIER…TIKVA CORP: $27,939 · EducationTIKVA CORPUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $25,050 · EducationUNIVERSITY O…CADEN INGRAM FOUNDATION INC: $40,962 · Human ServicesDYING DEFIANTLY INC: $32,732 · Human ServicesSWP INC dba SHADOW WARRIORS: $10,000 · Human Services+1 more: $1,035 · Human ServicesTHE CAMERON HEYWARD FOUNDATION INC: $36,918 · Youth DevelopmentWith God All Things Are Possible: $23,308 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: $12,361 · Youth DevelopmentPROJECT K9 HERO: $28,835 · Animals
Health$608,281Philanthropy$549,982Other$477,431Education$218,605Human Services$84,729Youth Development$72,587Animals$28,835

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNATIONAL PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION INC: $408,291 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetTHE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION: $344,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE TUG MCGRAW FOUNDATION: $190,779 over 1y, 78% of budgetTHE GUY FIERI FOUNDATION: $165,616 over 1y, 50% of budgetA GLIMMER OF HOPE INC: $110,848 over 1y, 28% of budgetPRADER-WILLI SYNDROME ASSOCIATION (USA): $90,000 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetSafe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: $56,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCADEN INGRAM FOUNDATION INC: $40,962 over 1y, 52% of budgetTHE CAMERON HEYWARD FOUNDATION INC: $36,918 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetPROJECT K9 HERO: $28,835 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTIKVA CORP: $27,939 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSoldier's Wish: $25,161 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: $25,050 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWith God All Things Are Possible: $23,308 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetANGEL FOUNDATION: $22,142 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetANCHORPOINT COUNSELING MINISTRY INC: $13,505 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA: $12,361 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSWP INC dba SHADOW WARRIORS: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetMCGUIRE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION: $7,915 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBest of the Batch Foundation: $7,288 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetJOURNEY HOME INC: $1,900 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBETHLEHEM HAVEN OF PITTSBURGH: $1,035 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMON VALLEY YMCA INC: $630 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPITTSBURGH HIRES VETERANS: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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 Pittsburgh Founda…The United Way of Sou…Eqt FoundationSteelers CharitiesCentimark FoundationSnee-Reinhardt Charit…Richard King Mellon F…Enterprise Holdings F…Verizon FoundationThe Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…Paypal Charitable Giv…
The Pittsburgh FoundationPA24.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Eqt Foundation · Steelers Charities · Centimark Foundation · Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Verizon Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Leaving Legacies Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Leaving Legacies Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%6%23%51%90%funder's share of their income ↑0%10%20%30%40%share of the org’s income from government →median 23%
  • Safe Place and Rape Crisis Center Inc: 23% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–40%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Leaving Legacies Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Leaving Legacies Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 47 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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