The Buhl Foundation is a private foundation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It supports organizations and initiatives in the Pittsburgh region, with a place-based commitment to the city’s Northside and additional regional grantmaking.
Key facts about The Buhl Foundation
In short: The Buhl Foundation gave $4.2M across 83 grants in 2025 (avg $51K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 33% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- EIN
- 25-0378910
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,217,228
- Grants made (2025)
- 83
- Average grant
- $50,810
- Median grant
- $25,000
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (22 of 66, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- How to apply
- The Foundation describes a three-step process: review the grant limitations, submit a letter of inquiry through its online platform, and, if invited, complete an application using the link provided. Full details ↓
- Deadline
- Rolling basis throughout the year, according to the Foundation’s 2023 filing.
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Quick answers about The Buhl Foundation
How much does The Buhl Foundation give each year?
The Buhl Foundation gave $4.2M across 83 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.6M across 90 grants.
What is The Buhl Foundation's typical grant size?
The Buhl Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $50,810, across 83 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Buhl Foundation that year got $45K on average.
Where does The Buhl Foundation give grants?
The Buhl Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (79 grants) and McKeesport, PA (2 grants).
Does The Buhl Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 2% of The Buhl Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 83) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Buhl Foundation's largest grantees?
The Buhl Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include A Schools ($255,000 across 4 grants), Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy ($250,000 across 2 grants) and Project Destiny Inc ($250,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 18% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
Is The Buhl Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 22 of 66 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $45K; repeat grants $73K. How we count
Medians: $45K first-time, $50K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
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Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
—
Annual Giving
$4.2M
+18.5% YoY
Grant Count
83
-7.8% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$51K
+28.5% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is “to create community legacies by leveraging its resources to encourage people and organizations to dream, to innovate and to take action.” It says most of its funds are directed to Pittsburgh’s 18 Northside neighborhoods through One Northside, a resident-driven initiative organized around Education, Employment, Health, Place and Safety. The Foundation also identifies regional interests in Education, Youth Development, Human Services, and Economic and Community Development.
Examples of supported organizations illustrate the range of its grantmaking. Project Destiny describes its work as youth enrichment, job-readiness and workforce training, financial literacy, and community outreach. The Pittsburgh Promise says it promotes educational aspirations, funds post-secondary scholarships, and supports a prepared regional workforce. Riverlife describes its mission as creating and activating Pittsburgh’s riverfronts. Rising Tide Partners says it works on affordable housing, preventing displacement, and addressing blighted properties. Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy describes its work as enhancing and stewarding city parks, while Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp. says it develops housing, with particular emphasis on low- to moderate-income communities.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the Foundation reported 83 grants totaling $4,217,228. Listed grants ranged from $2,750 to $250,000, with a median of $25,000. Its largest listed awards included $250,000 each to Project Destiny, Riverlife, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and the Pittsburgh Promise Foundation. Other notable awards included $175,000 to A Schools; $150,000 to Rising Tide Partners; two listed grants of $125,000 each to Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy; and $100,000 each to the African American Cultural Center, Allegheny County Department of Human Services, and Pittsburgh Housing Development.
Review Cycle
** Rolling basis throughout the year, according to the Foundation’s 2023 filing.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation says the majority of its funds are directed to Pittsburgh’s 18 Northside neighborhoods through One Northside. It also encourages applications for work impacting Western Pennsylvania, including work similar to One Northside. In its 2025 grant list, all grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of all 83 itemized 2025 grant dollars.
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Grants reported | Grant count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,217,228 | 83 |
| 2024 | $3,558,932 | 90 |
| 2023 | $3,192,092 | 102 |
The Foundation says its assets in recent years have ranged from $75 million to $100 million and that it typically grants between $3 million and $5 million annually.
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Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
477 grants across all recorded years
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from The Buhl Foundation
Buhl Foundation Grant Program
The Buhl Foundation
Amount
Up to US $25,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Buhl Foundation: McCreery Memorial Fund Grant
The Buhl Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Henry C. Frick Educational Fund Grant
The Buhl Foundation
Amount
US $2,500 - US $25,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT DESTINY INC Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT THE NEXT PHASE OF THE AMBITIOUS THRIVE18 PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHMARK HEALTH | $250,000 |
| RIVERLIFE Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF A FULLY RESTORED ALLEGHENY LANDING PARK ON PITTSBURGH'S NORTH SHORE | $250,000 |
| THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATIONAL 8TH STREET BLOCK PROJECT, ONE OF THREE PLANNED CAPITAL PROJECTS PLANNED TO REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH | $250,000 |
| THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE FOUNDATION Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT THE CRITICAL LAST MILE OF THE $265 MILLION PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | $250,000 |
| A SCHOOLS Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT THE REIMAGINE PERRY PROCESS AND ADDITIONAL NORTHSIDE SCHOOLS AS THE ONE NORTHSIDE "EDUCATION ANCHOR" | $175,000 |
| RISING TIDE PARTNERS Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT PROPERTY ACQUISITION THROUGH ONS HOMES LLC AND SERVE AS THE ONE NORTHSIDE "PLACE ANCHOR" | $150,000 |
| PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT A DESIGN PROCESS FOR A WELLNESS PARK AT THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND SURROUNDING AMENITIES IN FOWLER PARK | $125,000 |
| PITTSBURGH PARKS CONSERVANCY Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT A DESIGN PROCESS FOR A WELLNESS PARK AT THE FOOTBALL FIELD AND SURROUNDING AMENITIES IN FOWLER PARK | $125,000 |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT A SUBSTANTIAL RE-EVALUATION OF THEIR EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, TO INCREASE BOTH IMPACT AND REVENUE IN 2025 | $100,000 |
| ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Pittsburgh, PA | TO SUPPORT THE 500 UNITS IN 500 DAYS CAMPAIGN, A $6.5 MILLION STRATEGY TO MOVE 500 PEOPLE FROM SHELTER TO PERMANENT HOUSING IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS - | $100,000 |
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Kim Tillotson Fleming, Chairman; Anne Lewis, Vice Chairman; Carolyn D. Duronio, Secretary and Treasurer; Quintin B. Bullock, Lara E. Washington, and Jon Koteski, Directors; and Diana A. Bucco, President.
The Buhl Foundation is led by Diana A. Bucco, President on every filing since 2019; all 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Diana A. Bucco
President
On filings since 2019
48 hrs/week
$243K (2019) → $361K (2025)
Kim Tillotson Fleming
Chairman
Secretary & Treasurer → Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$8K (2019) → $8K (2025)
Lara E. Washington
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$8K (2019) → $8K (2025)
Quintin B. Bullock
Director
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$8K (2019) → $8K (2025)
Jon Koteski
Director
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
$8K (2025)
Anne Lewis
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$8K (2019) → $8K (2025)
Carolyn D. Duronio
Secretary & Treasurer
Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
$8K (2019) → $8K (2025)
Former officers (3)
- Former: Peter F. Mathieson (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Saleem H. Ghubril (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Frederick W. Thieman (2019–2022) — Chair for Civic Leadership
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
Contact
Application contact: The Buhl Foundation
Mailing address: 650 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (412) 566-2711
Website: https://buhlfoundation.org
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
Frequently Asked Questions
What does The Buhl Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is “to create community legacies by leveraging its resources to encourage people and organizations to dream, to innovate and to take action.” It says most of its funds are directed to Pittsburgh’s 18 Northside neighborhoods through One Northside, a resident-driven initiative organized around Education, Employment, Health, Place and Safety. The Foundation also identifies regional interests in Education, Youth Development, Human Services, and Economic and Community Develo…
How do I apply for a grant from The Buhl Foundation?
The Foundation describes a three-step process: review the grant limitations, submit a letter of inquiry through its online platform, and, if invited, complete an application using the link provided. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Buhl Foundation's EIN?
The Buhl Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-0378910. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.