· Private foundation
McSwigan Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of McSwigan Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to The Pittsburgh Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2017, the last year McSwigan Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $250k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2017
- Under $10k6 grants · $35k
- $10k–50k8 grants · $110k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| PGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION | $30,000 |
| CENTER FOR THEATER ARTS | $15,000 |
| READING IS FUNDAMENTAL | $15,000 |
| CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH | $10,000 |
| GEMINI THEATER COMPANY | $10,000 |
| CITY MUSIC CTR OF DUQUESNE UNIV | $10,000 |
| PGH CENTER FOR CREATIVE REUSE | $10,000 |
| WOMEN'S CENTER & SHELTER GTR PGH | $10,000 |
| CENTER FOR THEATER ARTS | $8,500 |
| GREATER PGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | $7,500 |
| PGH HISTORY & LANDMARKS FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| WOMEN'S CENTER & SHELTER GTR PGH | $5,000 |
| READING IS FUNDAMENTAL | $5,000 |
| ASSEMBLE, INC | $4,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
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.
See schedule o for the description of pittsburgh ballet theatre inc.'s primary mission.the ballet is pittsburgh's source and ambassador for extraordinary ballet experiences that give life to the classical tradition, nurture new ideas and,…
The mission of pittsburgh arts & lectures is to connect celebrated authors with the community, elevate civic discourse, and inspire creativity and a passion for the literary arts. our commitment to knowledge, learning, integrity, and…
The museum's mission is to provide innovative and inclusive museum experiences that inspire kindness, joy, creativity and curiosity for all learners.
The mission of pittsburgh public theater is to provide artistically diverse theatrical experiences of the highest quality. pittsburgh public theater also strives to serve, challenge, stimulate, and (continued on schedule o)
Glass art: we teach it. we create it. we promote it. we support those who make it. pittsburgh glass center (pgc) cultivates an inclusive and welcoming environment that encourages everyone, from the casually curious to the master artist, to…
Balletx expands the vocabulary of contemporary ballet for all audiences through innovative performances, world premiere choreography, dance education, and community programs.
To preserve and expand the resources of art and science as agents of personal growth and social advancement in pittsburgh and beyond.
Presenting diverse, quality performing & visual art; managing arts facilities; advancing arts education; and creating & developing pittsburgh's cultural district as a destination for entertainment, business, and urban living, thus…
The mission of artphilly is to amplify philadelphia's arts and culture by commissioning, presenting, producing, and promoting art of all kinds for local audiences and the world. its vision is to spotlight(continued on schedule o)the city…
By sharing resources and fostering meaningful relationships that strengthen the region's creative community, the greater pittsburgh arts council builds a more resourced, connected, and informed arts sector, empowering artists and arts…
Barebones productions is a pittsburgh theater company whose mission is to facilitate the growth of local theater artists through the production of challenging, entertaining, thought-provoking plays and to attract new, young audiences by…
How this is measured
9 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. 9 of the 13 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE CENTER FOR THEATER ARTS ↗
- Who funds READING IS FUNDAMENTAL PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds MANCHESTER BIDWELL CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds GEMINI THEATER COMPANY ↗
- Who funds GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds Assemble Inc ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · Wi Patterson Charitable Fund · American Eagle Outfitters Foundation · Eqt Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization McSwigan Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from McSwigan Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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