Pennsylvania · Public charity
Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh
The SPECTROSCOPY SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH is organizaed to promote the increase in knowledge of spectroscopy, to promote the dissemination of such knowledge, and to promote the cooperation of workers in the field of spectroscopy.
- $206k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 83%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $94k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $9,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 24
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 83% of the organizations Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh funded were first-time grantees, receiving 57% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 43% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $46k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $54k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $81k | 83% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $70k | 80% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $70k | 60% |
| FY2021 | 14 | $130k | 86% |
| FY2020 | 23 | $159k | 48% |
| FY2019 | 24 | $248k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 17 | $217k | 71% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Institute | $90,500 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $89,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh | $58,478 | 1 | 12% |
| Westminster College | $44,501 | 2 | 0% |
| Ohio University | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Drexel University | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Case Western Reserve University | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | $40,000 | 4 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Auburn University | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 96 grantees
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($5k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Council of Independent Colleges · Ibm International Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh · Folds of Honor Foundation · American Chemical Society · Tulsa Community Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · The Grable Foundation · Ernst & Young Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Lilly Endowment Inc
How this is measured
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About Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh
- How much does Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh give?
- Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh reported 7 itemized grants totaling $93,878, out of $205,902 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 24 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (79%), Science & Tech (12%), Arts & Culture (5%).
- Who are Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Carnegie Institute ($91k), University of Pittsburgh ($89k), The Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh ($58k).
- Does Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 83% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Council of Independent Colleges, Ibm International Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- Where is Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh based?
- Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh is based in PA.
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