· Private foundation
The Lewis a and Donna M Patterson Char Fdn
Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.
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.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k11 grants · $48k
- $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| EYE & EAR FOUNDATION INC | $10,000 |
| NORTH HILLS COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC | $8,000 |
| MAKE A WISH FDN GREATER PA WEST VA | $5,000 |
| SISTERS PLACE INC | $5,000 |
| PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARD I | $5,000 |
| FRIENDS OF UT AVALANCHE FORECAST CETR IN | $5,000 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE PITTSBURGH | $5,000 |
| CITY THEATRE COMPANY INC | $3,000 |
| PITTSBURGH TRUST FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES | $3,000 |
| CLEAR THOUGHTS FOUNDATION | $3,000 |
| WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY | $3,000 |
| LITERACY PITTSBURGH | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those 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
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
17 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- PCPHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS INC8× · 2018–2025 · $78k · revenue +2%
- EAEYE AND EAR FOUNDATION8× · 2017–2025 · $68k · revenue +187%
- WPWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY8× · 2017–2025 · $24k · revenue +116%
Funded once
- EEEYE EAR FOUNDATION INCone grant, 2024 · $10k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $10k
- CCCATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PGHone grant, 2024 · $5k · revenue -15%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
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.
Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…
The zoological society of pittsburgh is dedicated to being a leader in, and significant contributor to, the conservation of endangered and threatened species. the society provides an enjoyable family experience that fosters understanding,…
We improve quality of life by enhancing and stewarding pittsburgh's parks in partnership with the community.
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 university of pittsburgh, founded in 1787, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the united states and one of the nation's top public research universities. for more than two centuries, the university of pittsburgh…
To create a vibrant, responsible, and sustainable film and digital media sector in southwestern pennsylvania.
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…
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…
To provide a means for sharing resources and information among members, engage in joint projects, and offer a common voice on educational matters.
To protect, preserve, and promote the scenic resources of southwestern pennsylvania.
Challenging, educating and entertaining pittsburgh audiences by providing high quality theatre at reasonable prices, while focusing on irish, english and classical works.
How this is measured
18 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. 18 of the 29 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 PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS INC ↗
- Who funds EYE AND EAR FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds SISTERS PLACE INC ↗
- Who funds WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds CLEAR THOUGHTS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds NORTH HILLS COMMUNITY OUTREACH INC ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF UTAH AVALANCHE FORE CAST CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC ↗
- Who funds LITERACY PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ↗
- Who funds The City Theatre Company Inc ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE DIOCESE OF PGH ↗
- Who funds CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF VENICE INC ↗
- Who funds READING IS FUNDAMENTAL PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds RADIANT HALL STUDIOS ↗
- Who funds WESTMORELAND COUNTY FOOD BANK 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: Hillman Family Foundations · The Pittsburgh Foundation · The Grable Foundation · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · The Heinz Endowments · Eqt Foundation · Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat · The Burke Family Foundation · The Burke Foundation · Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation · The Jack Buncher Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Lewis a and Donna M Patterson Char Fdn funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Lewis a and Donna M Patterson Char Fdn. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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