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Rossin Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$2.6M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
16
Grants FY2025
22
Organizations funded FY2024
23%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$1,125,000
Organizations funded a year
15 to 31
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
2
Total assets, FY2025
$55M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 23% of the organizations Rossin Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHuman ServicesHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentAnimalsOther
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
FY2025still arriving15$2.6M7%
FY202422$1.9M23%
FY202331$1.6M29%
FY202229$1.8M41%
FY202124$1.3M29%
FY202030$1.4M53%
FY201915$1.2M20%
FY201815$1.2M40%
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$5.7MArts & Culture$3.2MEducation$2.9MPhilanthropy$1.8MReligion$867kPublic Benefit$198kHuman Services$145kHousing & Shelter$133kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
SD
IN
PA
CT
CA
WV
VA
TN
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$4,017,12842%
Carnegie Institute$2,735,00051%
Lehigh University$1,250,00060%
Saint Vincent College$430,00090%
Coalition for Christian Outreach$300,00021%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$225,00080%
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary of the Utd Preby Chrc Utd Sts Amer$207,0003n/a
University of Pittsburgh$200,00030%
Folds of Honor Western Pa$180,000510%
SDSM&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement$150,00021%
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All grantees of Rossin Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$4,017,12842%
Carnegie Institute$2,735,00051%
Lehigh University$1,250,00060%
Saint Vincent College$430,00090%
Coalition for Christian Outreach$300,00021%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$225,00080%
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary of the Utd Preby Chrc Utd Sts Amer$207,0003n/a
University of Pittsburgh$200,00030%
Folds of Honor Western Pa$180,000510%
SDSM&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement$150,00021%
Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council$135,00032%
Washington & Jefferson College$104,00080%
Presbyterian SeniorCare$100,00010%
St Clair Health Corporation$100,0001n/a
Washington City Mission$70,00040%
Light of Life Ministries Inc$61,25050%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$50,00050%
The Linsly School Incorporated$50,00020%
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania$25,00010%
People Loving Nashville$25,00022%
Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc$25,00011%
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc$21,70080%
Forbes Avenue Foundation Inc$20,00042%
The Neighborhood Academy$20,00010%
Family Guidance Inc$15,00022%
Young Life$13,00030%
Mhy Family Services$12,50030%
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy$10,00012%
Reading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh$8,50051%
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc$7,00030%
Zoological Society of Pittsburgh$6,50040%
Brother's Brother Foundation$6,00020%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc$6,00050%
Noah Angelici Hope Foundation$5,10061%
The Pittsburgh Project$5,0001n/a
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Pittsburgh$5,0001n/a
Family Hospice and Palliative Care$5,00050%
Cancer Bridges$5,00011%
Oglebay Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Extra Mile Education Foundation$4,00010%
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc$3,50020%
Amelia Project$3,0001n/a
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation$2,64520%
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh$2,50010%
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild$2,50010%
Project Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Third Option Foundation$2,00020%
Sisters Place Inc$1,50020%
Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania$1,00010%
Southern Tier Alternative Therapies Inc$1,00010%
Morton Plant Mease Health Care Inc$1,00010%
Merakey Foundation$50010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 24 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Rossin Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $4,017,128 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetCarnegie Institute: $2,735,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetLehigh University: $1,250,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSaint Vincent College: $430,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetCoalition for Christian Outreach: $300,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetPittsburgh Cultural Trust: $225,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $200,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFolds of Honor Western Pa: $180,000 over 5y, 9.9% of budgetSDSM&T Center for Alumni Relations & Advancement: $150,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetUpper Cumberland Broadcast Council: $135,000 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetWashington & Jefferson College: $104,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPresbyterian SeniorCare: $100,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWashington City Mission: $70,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLight of Life Ministries Inc: $61,250 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Linsly School Incorporated: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHistorical Society of Western Pennsylvania: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetPeople Loving Nashville: $25,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetGuardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetSpecial Olympics Pennsylvania Inc: $21,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetForbes Avenue Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetThe Neighborhood Academy: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFamily Guidance Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetYoung Life: $13,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMhy Family Services: $12,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAllegheny Institute for Public Policy: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetReading Is Fundamental Pittsburgh: $8,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetZoological Society of Pittsburgh: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBrother's Brother Foundation: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc: $6,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNoah Angelici Hope Foundation: $5,100 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetFamily Hospice and Palliative Care: $5,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCancer Bridges: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetOglebay Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetExtra Mile Education Foundation: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNational Aviary in Pittsburgh Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPittsburgh Leadership Foundation: $2,645 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChildren's Museum of Pittsburgh: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetManchester Craftsmen's Guild: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Hope - the People-To-People Health Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThird Option Foundation: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSisters Place Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBoys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Tier Alternative Therapies Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMorton Plant Mease Health Care Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMerakey Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $250 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 48.

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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 FoundationPA49.3× affinity25 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 · Hillman Family Foundations · Allegheny Foundation · Massey Charitable Trust · The Grable Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Burke Foundation · The Burke Family Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Clapp G H Decd Char and Ed Tr

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 Rossin Foundation with peer funders

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How do I get to Rossin Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Rossin 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.

About Rossin Foundation

How much does Rossin Foundation give?
Rossin Foundation reported 16 grants totaling $2,565,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Rossin Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (37%), Arts & Culture (21%), Education (19%).
Who are Rossin Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation ($4.0M), Carnegie Institute ($2.7M), Lehigh University ($1.3M).
Does Rossin Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 23% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Rossin Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Rossin Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Pittsburgh Foundation, The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Eqt Foundation.
Where is Rossin Foundation based?
Rossin Foundation 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 80 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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