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The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
53
Grants FY2024
50
Organizations funded FY2023
2%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$859,720
Organizations funded a year
50 to 58
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
7
Total assets, FY2024
$3.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 2% of the organizations The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k 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
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureReligionPublic BenefitEnvironmentOther
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 arriving51$1.3M4%
FY202350$768k2%
FY202254$751k2%
FY202152$713k2%
FY202056$805k5%
FY201958$677k7%
FY201856$519k11%
FY201757$501kn/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.

Health$3.2MArts & Culture$1.3MEducation$604kScience & Tech$400kPhilanthropy$242kEnvironment$153kRecreation & Sports$106kInternational$91kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
PA
VA
MD
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.

Show all 53 grantees
All grantees of The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Eye and Ear Foundation$1,862,67286%
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust$958,11580%
Artis-Naples Inc$141,24680%
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida$69,51470%
Light of Life Ministries Inc$68,71650%
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania$65,23080%
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy$54,08680%
Carnegie Institute$42,39880%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$40,70680%
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank$40,32350%
The Everglades Foundation Inc$39,87760%
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc$39,82080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$31,00080%
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc$30,19980%
American Heart Association Inc$24,00080%
Visability$24,00080%
Family Guidance Inc$23,00081%
Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation$20,00080%
Covenant Church of Naples$19,1691n/a
Cancer Bridges$16,00081%
Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation$16,00080%
Human Coalition$16,00080%
The Pittsburgh Project$16,00081%
South Hills Interfaith Ministries$15,08310%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$14,00080%
Central Diesel Power Company$14,00039%
Grace Place for Children and Families Inc$14,00080%
Steel City Squash Inc$14,00071%
The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh$14,00070%
Kidsvoice$13,00080%
The City Theatre Company Inc$12,00080%
Shady Side Academy$10,15510%
Foundation for Government Accountability Inc$8,50030%
Chatham Baroque Inc$8,00021%
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh$8,00080%
The Naples Players Inc$8,00040%
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape$8,00080%
Wqed Multimedia$8,00080%
The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania$8,00080%
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy$8,00080%
Montour Trail Council$8,00080%
Friends of the Mt Lebanon Public Library$8,00081%
Duquesne Club Charitable Foundation$7,00084%
March of Dimes Inc$7,00070%
United Way of Butler County Inc$6,00060%
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation$5,57420%
Naples Botanical Garden Inc$5,00030%
Ave Maria School of Law$3,60010%
Little Lake Theatre Company$3,50070%
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation$3,00010%
Better Together Strengthening Familes Inc$2,50010%
Pittsburgh Opera Inc$1,00010%
Naples Art Association Inc$90010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEye and Ear Foundation: $1,862,672 over 8y, 5.9% of budgetPittsburgh Cultural Trust: $958,115 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetArtis-Naples Inc: $141,246 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Conservancy of Southwest Florida: $69,514 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetLight of Life Ministries Inc: $68,716 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHistorical Society of Western Pennsylvania: $65,230 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPittsburgh Parks Conservancy: $54,086 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetCarnegie Institute: $42,398 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $40,706 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetGreater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank: $40,323 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Everglades Foundation Inc: $39,877 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetPittsburgh Symphony Inc: $39,820 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $31,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc: $30,199 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $24,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetVisability: $24,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFamily Guidance Inc: $23,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetMagee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation: $20,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Bridges: $16,000 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetPittsburgh Public Theater Corporation: $16,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetHuman Coalition: $16,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pittsburgh Project: $16,000 over 8y, 0.7% of budgetSouth Hills Interfaith Ministries: $15,083 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWomen's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $14,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Diesel Power Company: $14,000 over 3y, 8.6% of budgetGrace Place for Children and Families Inc: $14,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetSteel City Squash Inc: $14,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetThe Children's Institute of Pittsburgh: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetKidsvoice: $13,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe City Theatre Company Inc: $12,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetShady Side Academy: $10,155 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoundation for Government Accountability Inc: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetChatham Baroque Inc: $8,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetThe Naples Players Inc: $8,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPittsburgh Action Against Rape: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetWqed Multimedia: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania: $8,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMontour Trail Council: $8,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Mt Lebanon Public Library: $8,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetDuquesne Club Charitable Foundation: $7,000 over 8y, 4.4% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Butler County Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetChildren's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation: $5,574 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNaples Botanical Garden Inc: $5,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAve Maria School of Law: $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Lake Theatre Company: $3,500 over 7y, 0.2% 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 52.

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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 United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaPA37.7× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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.

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How do I get to The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation?

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About The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation

How much does The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation give?
The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation reported 53 grants totaling $1,285,115 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 50 and 58 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (49%), Arts & Culture (21%), Education (9%).
Who are The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Eye and Ear Foundation ($1.9M), Pittsburgh Cultural Trust ($958k), Artis-Naples Inc ($141k).
Does The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 2% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Hillman Family Foundations, The Pittsburgh Foundation.
Where is The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family Foundation based?
The Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Family 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 77 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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