· Private foundation
Wi Patterson Charitable Fund
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, FY2020 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2025
- Under $10k47 grants · $194k
- $10k–50k6 grants · $70k
- $50k–250k1 grant · $61k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH | $61,224 |
| UPMC CHILDRENS HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| LIGHT OF LIFE RESCUE MISSION | $10,000 |
| EVERY CHILD INC | $10,000 |
| EAST END COOPERATIVE | $10,000 |
| GREATER PITTSBURGH FOOD BANK | $10,000 |
| ROOTS OF FAITH | $10,000 |
| PITTSBURGH PROMISE | $8,394 |
| PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATER | $5,000 |
| RIVERLIFE | $5,000 |
| CITY THEATRE | $5,000 |
| VARIETY - THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY | $5,000 |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA | $5,000 |
| SQUIRREL HILL FOOD PANTRY | $5,000 |
| CARNEGIE MUSUEM OF PITTSBURGH | $5,000 |
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 (FY21–25, $163k) 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.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +16% since the first grant, against -10% for those funded once.
68 repeat relationships: 38 still active in FY2025, 30 since wound down; 16 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, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $66k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CLCARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH5× · 2021–2025 · $216k · revenue +11%
- GPGREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK5× · 2021–2025 · $50k · revenue +10%
- JAJUBILEE ASSOCIATION INC3× · 2021–2024 · $33k · revenue +163%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2022 · $30k
- CMCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGHgraduatedone grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue +27%
- HIHOPE IGNITES PITTSBURGHone grant, 2023 · $20k · revenue +8%
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…
To create and distribute trusted content, build connections and strengthen our community through public media.
The world affairs council of pittsburgh's mission is to convene and connect people around global issues to build a competitive, thriving, and inclusive pittsburgh.
To create a vibrant, responsible, and sustainable film and digital media sector in southwestern pennsylvania.
Pidc plans and implements economic development initiatives (see schedule o) which enhance the competitive environment, generate jobs and produce higher tax ratables throughout philadelphia.
To provide a means for sharing resources and information among members, engage in joint projects, and offer a common voice on educational matters.
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…
The western pennsylvania conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations. the conservancy…
Jeremiah's place will protect children and strengthen families by providing a safe haven of respite, health, renewal, and support for children and families during times of crisis. we strive to serve as a leading voice for child abuse…
The mission of pittsburgh public theater is to provide artistically diverse theatrical experiences of the highest quality. pittsburgh public theater also strives to serve, challenge, stimulate, and (continued on schedule o)
Provide information to decision maker in the pittsburgh region to promote economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental quality for sustainable solutions for communities and businesses.
We, pittsburgh mercy health system (pittsburgh mercy) and trinity health, serve together in the spirit of the gospel as a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities. pittsburgh mercy is a member of trinity…
How this is measured
68 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. 68 of the 125 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 CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK ↗
- Who funds THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ↗
- Who funds JUBILEE ASSOCIATION INC ↗
- Who funds JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds The City Theatre Company Inc ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds 412 FOOD RESCUE INC ↗
- Who funds LIGHT OF LIFE MINISTRIES INC ↗
- Who funds READING IS FUNDAMENTAL PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ASSOCIATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds RIVERLIFE ↗
- Who funds NATIONAL AVIARY IN PITTSBURGH INC ↗
- Who funds HOPE IGNITES PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds MANCHESTER BIDWELL CORPORATION ↗
- Who funds BETHLEHEM HAVEN OF PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds THE CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds HELLO NEIGHBOR ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY INC ↗
- Who funds Angels Place Inc ↗
- Who funds WOMEN'S CENTER AND SHELTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH ↗
- Who funds PITTSBURGH OPERA INC ↗
- Who funds Variety the Childrens Charity ↗
- Who funds Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh Inc ↗
- Who funds CITY OF ASYLUM ↗
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: The Grable Foundation · Hillman Family Foundations · Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · The Jack Buncher Foundation · The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania · Eqt Foundation · Massey Charitable Trust · Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation · The Buhl Foundation · Howard & Nell E Miller Foundat
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Wi Patterson Charitable Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Wi Patterson Charitable Fund. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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