James A. and Rita B. Pellow Memorial Fund Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Attend Duquesne University as a graduate student intending to have a career in music.
Other requirements
- Pursue a degree or studies in Music
- Preference will be given to students in the Jazz Dept studying saxophone.
Overview
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The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Foundation currently manages about 2,500 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations and its affiliate, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, has assets of $1.386 billion (2022). Grantmaking benefits a broad spectrum of basic needs and development opportunities within Pittsburgh and beyond.
Scholarships
The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County provide scholarship opportunities for local students to pursue their educational goals. Scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate, medical and professional school students who are attending community colleges, four-year universities and career/technical schools.
The James A. and Rita B. Pellow Memorial Fund was was established to provide scholarship funds for a graduate student of Duquesne University School of Music with a preference for students in the Jazz Department who play saxophone.
Eligibility
Attend Duquesne University as a graduate student intending to have a career in music.
Pursue a degree or studies in Music
Preference will be given to students in the Jazz Dept studying saxophone.
What The Pittsburgh Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,132
- Total given
- $64M
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $5,020–$2.41M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 85%, Ohio 3%, Florida 2%. Top recipient cities: Pittsburgh, PA; Greensburg, PA; Sewickley, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Music
- Music education
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