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Pirates Charities

PIRATES CHARITIES is committed to strengthening our community, focusing on youth baseball and softball, military appreciation, mental health, and cancer support.

$691k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
47
Itemized grants FY2024
35
Organizations funded FY2023
69%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$598k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
9 to 81
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$13M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 69% of the organizations Pirates Charities funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $306k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Recreation & SportsHuman ServicesEducationHealthYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving45$583k56%
FY202335$444k69%
FY202238$1.0M58%
FY20219$178k44%
FY202032$465k56%
FY201963$768k59%
FY201872$1.2M68%
FY201781$1.2Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$2.3MHealth$1.2MEducation$614kYouth Development$391kHuman Services$283kArts & Culture$236kFood & Nutrition$187kPublic Safety & Disaster$135kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
IA
OH
PA
CT
CA
KY
WV
VA
MD
AZ
TN
DC
LA
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Highmark Health$531,4803n/a
The Miracle League of Moon Township$200,000218%
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh$171,00540%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania$168,19652%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$161,54730%
No Bully$144,00024%
A Glimmer of Hope Inc$136,00045%
Manatee Education Foundation Inc$109,57873%
Lending Hearts$107,40056%
University of Pittsburgh$100,00010%
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All grantees of Pirates Charities by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Highmark Health$531,4803n/a
The Miracle League of Moon Township$200,000218%
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh$171,00540%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania$168,19652%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$161,54730%
No Bully$144,00024%
A Glimmer of Hope Inc$136,00045%
Manatee Education Foundation Inc$109,57873%
Lending Hearts$107,40056%
University of Pittsburgh$100,00010%
Casey's Clubhouse$87,138416%
Carnegie Institute$75,00030%
Burger King Cancer Caring Center$71,000116%
Cancer Bridges$71,00018%
Dreambuilders Foundation Inc$67,50041%
Miracle League of Western Pa$62,50038%
Indiana County YMCA (5647)$55,50031%
Pitch in for Baseball and Softball$52,50022%
Para Ti Global$50,0001n/a
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine$50,00020%
Juntos y Unidos por Puerto Rico Inc$50,0001n/a
Miracle League of Manasota Inc$49,500251%
Brother's Brother Foundation$49,35820%
Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest$45,50013%
Friends of Flight 93 National Memor$45,00025%
Children's Cup$44,34550%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc$41,81850%
Youth Baseball Association of Harrison County Inc$37,5001n/a
Park Hill First Church of God Inc$35,7373n/a
Josh Gibson Foundation$35,328310%
The Manchester Citizens Corporation$35,11633%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$35,00010%
Hampton Athletic Association Inc$35,000219%
South Union Township$35,0002n/a
Operation Troop Appreciation$34,52231%
Roberto Clemente Foundation Corp$34,42446%
Washington Heights Athletic Association$33,6002n/a
Project 34$32,5182n/a
Miracle League of Blair County Inc$32,5002n/a
Miracle League of Southwestern PA$32,500227%
Northside Baseball & Softball Association$30,7402n/a
Fox Chapel Area Baseball Softball Association Inc$30,000122%
Brad-Mar-Pine Aa$30,000211%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$30,00030%
Good Sports Inc$30,00010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$30,00030%
Zero Prostate Cancer$30,00030%
Ingomar Franklin Park Little League$29,50019%
It's About the Warriors Foundation$29,29644%
Helping Heroes Inc$28,25342%
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy$28,25030%
South Park Baseball Association$28,100322%
DuBois Oklahoma Athletic Assoc$27,500182%
Young Mens Christian Association of Wheeling$27,5001n/a
Stepping Stones Children's Center$27,50011%
Center Township Athletic Association$26,798223%
Apollo Ridge School District$25,0001n/a
Rankin Borough$25,0001n/a
Pittsburgh Tigers Girls Softball$25,0001n/a
South Fayette Township Parks and Rec$25,0001n/a
Highlands School District$25,0001n/a
New Castle Amatuer Baseball Association$25,0001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$25,0001n/a
Brookline Little League Assocaition$25,0001n/a
Three Thirty Three Foundation Inc$24,00030%
Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc$23,66830%
Greater Pittsburgh Police Fcu$23,5002n/a
Canon-Mac Youth Girls Softball Association$23,000214%
Squirrel Hill Baseball Association$22,740212%
Jackie Robinson Foundation Inc$21,89520%
Latrobe-Glsd Parks & Recreation Commission$20,56413%
City of Pittsburgh$20,0001n/a
Washington Township Youth Association$20,0002n/a
Smock Volunteer Fire Department$20,000113%
Deer Lakes Youth Baseball Association Inc$20,000215%
West Mifflin Baseball League$19,5872n/a
Blackhawk Area Youth Baseball Assn$19,150213%
Heroes Supporting Heroes$18,86326%
Urban Impact Foundation$18,75020%
Rgaa$17,5002n/a
City of Monessen$17,3001n/a
Rochester Area Baseball Softball Association$17,0001n/a
Monongahela Youth Baseball$15,000122%
Southfork Youth Athletic$15,0001n/a
Quaker Valley Recreation Association$15,00016%
Tickets for Kids Foundation$15,00030%
Parrish Community High School Booster Association$15,0001n/a
Borough of Liberty$15,0001n/a
Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania Inc$15,00020%
Smithfield Youth League$15,0001n/a
Greater Baldwin Whitehall Athletic Association Inc$15,00027%
Deer Lakes School District$15,0001n/a
Homer City Area Athletic Booster Club$15,0001n/a
Carmichael High School Softball Booster$14,5201n/a
Autism Speaks Inc$14,0761n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$14,0002n/a
14th Ward Youth Baseball Association$13,99027%
Light of Life Ministries Inc$13,75010%
Salvation Army National Corp$13,7501n/a
Hopewell High School Baseball Boosters$13,1751n/a
Grow Pittsburgh$12,98421%
Proud Haven Inc$12,8251n/a
Feeding Children Everywhere Inc$12,50010%
Shenango Area School District$12,5001n/a
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$12,50020%
Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation Inc$12,50010%
Latrobe Derry Area Teener League$12,5001n/a
Borough of Jefferson Hills$12,5001n/a
Brian Shaw Memorial Foundation$12,2401n/a
Etna Borough Athletic Club$12,0001n/a
Clemente Collection at Engine House 25$12,00012%
Saxonburg Area Girls Softball Association$12,0001n/a
Pittsburgh Opera Inc$11,36310%
Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh$11,15321%
Josh and Brittney Harrisons for Hope Foundation Inc$11,1001n/a
Borough of South Greensburg$11,0002n/a
St Clairsville Jr Sports$11,0001n/a
Prospect Athletic Association$10,000110%
Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House Inc$10,00014%
Wetzel County Schools$10,0001n/a
Wyano Youth Athletic$10,0001n/a
Southeastern Greene School District$10,0001n/a
Ellwood City Baseball$10,0001n/a
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh$10,00010%
Norwin Community Athletic Association$10,000112%
Little League Baseball Inc-2382501 Clarion Little League Bb Inc$10,000122%
Mpiaa Girls Softball$10,0001n/a
Oak Glen Junior Bears Baseball Association Inc$10,0001n/a
Neshannock Athletic Association$10,00015%
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh$10,00010%
Little League Baseball Inc$10,0001n/a
Millcreek Youth Athletic Association Inc$10,00013%
East Liverpool Area Youth Baseball$10,000113%
Moundsville Girls Softball Association$10,0001n/a
Cumberland Township$10,0001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$10,0001n/a
Punxsutawney Groundhog Little League$10,00017%
Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Inc$10,00010%
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc$10,00020%
Newton Falls Youth Baseball Softball Inc$10,0001n/a
Ccyl Baseball$10,0001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$10,0001n/a
Veterans Breakfast Club$10,00012%
Creeks Athletic Association Inc$10,00021%
Huskies Sports Foundation Inc$10,000112%
City of Titusville-Athletic Association$10,0001n/a
Cranberry Chaos Fastpitch Inc$10,000114%
Sharon Little League #02380208$10,0001n/a
Big League Impact Inc$10,00011%
Penn Township Athletic Association$10,00013%
Hopewell Area Boys Baseball League Inc$10,000110%
Berlin Youth Baseball and Softball League$10,0001n/a
East Butler Borough$10,0001n/a
St Clairsville Jr Sports Inc$10,000122%
Mayor and City Council of Cumberland$10,0001n/a
Oakdale Youth League$10,0001n/a
Sharpsville Little League Inc$10,00019%
Franklin Regional Athletic Association$10,00016%
Central Valley Youth Baseball Association$10,0001n/a
City of Morgantown-Athletic Association$10,0002n/a
Homer City Area Athletic Booster Club$9,5001n/a
Union Finley Area Athletic Assc$9,0001n/a
Ebensburg Youth League Baseball$9,000111%
Burrell Baseball Association$8,6991n/a
Bridgeville Athletic Association$8,623115%
Pine-Richland Sd$8,5001n/a
Fairchance Youth League Inc$8,5001n/a
Pittsburgh Public Schools$8,5001n/a
Dormont Athletic Boosters Assoc$8,425120%
Seneca Valley North Athletic Associ$8,23718%
Chartiers-Houston School District$8,0361n/a
Youth Athletes Inc$7,70015%
Holy Family Institute$7,60010%
Slippery Rock Area Baseball Association Inc$7,5001n/a
North Clarion County School District$7,5001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc 2380906 Connellsville Ll$7,500112%
Athletics Incorporated$7,50019%
Game Changer Sports Ministry Inc$7,2801n/a
Action Math Group Ltd$6,6651n/a
Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School$6,5001n/a
Mt Pleasant Girls Fast Pitch Association$6,5001n/a
Westwood Oak Athletic Association$6,5001n/a
The Bradenton Blue Foundation Inc$6,40014%
Veteran Community Initiatives Inc$6,39513%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$6,00010%
West Middlesex Softball Boosters$6,0001n/a
Altoona Independent Youth Baseball League$5,97819%
Charleroi Community Park Fund$5,91019%
Wellsville Youth Baseball$5,7001n/a
Defenders of Freedom$5,6981n/a
Sunrisas Inc$5,600111%
Greenfield Baseball Association$5,53017%
Special Olympics Inc$5,16010%
Titusville Recreational Softball$5,0001n/a
Bethel Park Girls Softball Assoc$5,0001n/a
North Union Township$5,0001n/a
Butler Township Little League$5,00016%
Police Athletic League of North Huntingdon$5,0001n/a
Citywide Development Corporation of New Castle$5,0001n/a
Lakewood Ranch Little League$5,0001n/a
Little League International$5,00010%
21st Century Ministries Inc$5,00010%
Hermitage Little League Inc$5,0001n/a
Connellsville Pony and Colt League$5,0001n/a
Karns City United Athletic Association$5,0001n/a
Manatee High School Baseball Booste$5,000133%
The Watson Institute$5,00010%
Youth Baseball Softball Association of Warren County$5,000116%
Brentwood Athletic Association$5,00018%
Bridger Baseball Association$5,0001n/a
Little League Baseball Inc$5,0001n/a
Stepping Stones Academy at the Woodlands Inc$5,0001n/a
Twist Inc$5,0001n/a
United Community Centers Inc$5,00011%
Little League Baseball Inc$5,0001n/a
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center Inc$5,00010%
Toronto City School District$5,0001n/a
Borough of Etna$5,0001n/a
Coaches for Kids Foudation$5,0001n/a
Heritage Harbour Baseball Inc$5,00015%
Southwest Greensburg Recreation$5,0001n/a
84 Youth League$5,0001n/a
Hopecam$5,0001n/a
Mt Vernon Youth Development Group$5,0001n/a
Lisbon Baseball & Softball Association$5,0001n/a
More Than a Game$5,0001n/a
Leechburgh Area School District$5,0001n/a
Ligonier Youth Baseball & Softball Association$5,0001n/a
Hope Through Sports Inc$5,0001n/a
Mt Lebanon Girls Softball Association$5,00018%
Laurel Athletic Recreation Assoc$5,00014%
General McLane Baseball Boosters$5,000111%
Perry Area Youth Baseball & Softball League$5,0001n/a
Braden River High School Athletic Booster Club$5,00015%
Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard$5,00010%
Oil City Area School District$5,0001n/a
Broward Education Foundation Inc$5,00010%
East Bay Youth Athletics Inc$5,00012%
Kennedy Girls Softball Inc$5,00018%
Humane Animal Rescue$5,00010%
Baden Youth Association$5,0001n/a
Big Run Youth Baseball Assoc$5,0001n/a
Brandy Springs Park$5,0001n/a
Communities Inc$5,000121%
Riverside Baseball Federation$5,00015%
The Latino Community Center Inc$5,00010%
Williamstown Community Assn$5,0001n/a
Mon Valley Alliance Foundation$5,00016%
Shenango Athletic Association Inc$5,0001n/a
Donorschooseorg$5,00010%
Delmont Area Athletic Association$5,00016%
Adams Township Baseball$5,0001n/a
Avonworth Athletic Association$5,00014%
Davis Parks & Recreation Comission$5,0001n/a
Mercer Girls Fastpitch Summer League$5,0001n/a
Johnsonburg Knothole Association$5,0001n/a
Middle Road Athletic Association$5,0001n/a
Powhatan River Bandits Baseball$5,0001n/a
Rockwood Area School District$5,0001n/a

Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($13k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Pirates Charities supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 134 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Miracle League of Moon Township: $200,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetThe Children's Institute of Pittsburgh: $171,005 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania: $168,196 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $161,547 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNo Bully: $144,000 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetA Glimmer of Hope Inc: $136,000 over 4y, 5.1% of budgetManatee Education Foundation Inc: $109,578 over 7y, 2.6% of budgetLending Hearts: $107,400 over 5y, 6.0% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $100,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCasey's Clubhouse: $87,138 over 4y, 16% of budgetCarnegie Institute: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBurger King Cancer Caring Center: $71,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetCancer Bridges: $71,000 over 1y, 8.1% of budgetDreambuilders Foundation Inc: $67,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetMiracle League of Western Pa: $62,500 over 3y, 8.0% of budgetIndiana County YMCA (5647): $55,500 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetPitch in for Baseball and Softball: $52,500 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMiracle League of Manasota Inc: $49,500 over 2y, 51% of budgetBrother's Brother Foundation: $49,358 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest: $45,500 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Flight 93 National Memor: $45,000 over 2y, 5.1% of budgetChildren's Cup: $44,345 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Greater PA and West Virginia Inc: $41,818 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJosh Gibson Foundation: $35,328 over 3y, 10% of budgetThe Manchester Citizens Corporation: $35,116 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $35,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHampton Athletic Association Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 19% of budgetOperation Troop Appreciation: $34,522 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetRoberto Clemente Foundation Corp: $34,424 over 4y, 6.5% of budgetMiracle League of Southwestern PA: $32,500 over 2y, 27% of budgetFox Chapel Area Baseball Softball Association Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetBrad-Mar-Pine Aa: $30,000 over 2y, 11% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetGood Sports Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetZero Prostate Cancer: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetIngomar Franklin Park Little League: $29,500 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetIt's About the Warriors Foundation: $29,296 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetHelping Heroes Inc: $28,253 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy: $28,250 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Park Baseball Association: $28,100 over 3y, 22% of budgetDuBois Oklahoma Athletic Assoc: $27,500 over 1y, 82% of budgetStepping Stones Children's Center: $27,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCenter Township Athletic Association: $26,798 over 2y, 23% of budgetThree Thirty Three Foundation Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGuardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc: $23,668 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCanon-Mac Youth Girls Softball Association: $23,000 over 2y, 14% 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 134.

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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 Pittsburgh FoundationPA36.5× affinity35 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pittsburgh Foundation · Eqt Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Upmc Group · The Grable Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Michael Baker International Foundation · Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown

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.

Compare Pirates Charities with peer funders

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Pirates Charities?

Find your warmest path to Pirates Charities 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.

About Pirates Charities

How much does Pirates Charities give?
Pirates Charities reported 47 itemized grants totaling $598,442, out of $690,832 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 81 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Pirates Charities fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (39%), Health (22%), Education (11%).
Who are Pirates Charities's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Highmark Health ($531k), The Miracle League of Moon Township ($200k), The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh ($171k).
Does Pirates Charities fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 69% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pirates Charities?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, Eqt Foundation, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Where is Pirates Charities based?
Pirates Charities 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 262 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 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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