DSF Charitable Foundation: Human Services Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Three cycles a year
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “The Foundation reviews applications three times a year and accepts inquiries anytime.”
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- The grant program focuses primarily on Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Eligible projects must benefit the Pittsburgh area, while requests for individual support or endowments are not considered.
- Not eligible: Support of individuals
- Not eligible: Contributions to endowments
Overview
The DSF Charitable Foundation offers grants focused on health, human services, and education, primarily in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The Foundation reviews applications three times a year and accepts inquiries anytime. Notably, organizations must wait two years after a grant period or declined request before reapplying. Eligible projects must benefit the Pittsburgh area, while requests for individual support or endowments are not considered.
NOTE:
We regret that, due to the large volume of requests we receive and the small size of our staff, we are unable to reply to all inquiries. If you have not received a reply from us within eight weeks of your inquiry submission, please assume that your request will not receive further consideration.The Foundation generally requires that two years elapse between the end of one grant period and consideration of a new request from the same organization. The Foundation also generally requires that two years elapse between the time a funding request has been declined and a new one submitted by the same organization.
The DSF Charitable Foundation Board of Trustees acts on grant requests three times per year. Inquiries may be submitted at any time. The Foundation supports projects in health, human services, and education, primarily in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Foundation generally requires that two years elapse between the end of one grant period and consideration of a new request from the same organization. The Foundation also generally requires that two years elapse between the time a funding request has been declined and a new one submitted by the same organization.
Eligibility
The grant program focuses primarily on Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Ineligibility
The Foundation does not consider requests for support of individuals or contributions to endowments.
What DSF Charitable Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 25
- Total given
- $6.31M
- Median grant
- $100K
- Range
- $5,000–$3.25M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 70%, Florida 22%, North Carolina 6%. Top recipient cities: Pittsburgh, PA; Boone, NC; Sewickley, PA.
- 8% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 50% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Saint Vincent College · Lotrobe, PA
Bachelor of science in nursing program, nursing education building
$3.25M
East Coast Zoological Society · Melbourne, FL
Program support
$1.25M
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens · Pittsburgh, PA
Tropical forest hawai'i exhibit
$204K
Wake Forest University · Winstonsalem, NC
Engineering scholarship support
$150K
Verland · Sewickley, PA
Capital support
$146K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Human services
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