Riverlife
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$14.2M
Foundation funders
41
Grants recorded
120
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Riverlife?
Riverlife is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by McCune Foundation PNC Bank NA ($5.0M), The Heinz Endowments ($2.6M), Richard King Mellon Foundation ($2.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.2M in grants to Riverlife between 2019–2025.
Show all 41 funders
| C F Holdship Charitable Trust | $25,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| WI Patterson Charitable Fund | $22,000 | 5 | 2021–2025 |
| Massey Charitable Trust | $20,000 | 2 | 2021–2024 |
| The Blackbaud Giving Fund | $20,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Simpson Family Foundation | $16,808 | 6 | 2020–2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | $16,650 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Love Family Foundation Incorporated | $11,500 | 4 | 2020–2023 |
| The Fine Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wabtec Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Allen H and Selma W Berkman Charitable Trust C/O GMA Foundations | $7,500 | 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Byham Charitable Foundation | $5,250 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Dollar Bank Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catherine and Mark H Loevner | $1,050 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Pokorney Family Foundation | $1,005 | 1 | 2023 |
| W Keith Smith Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2025 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $63K (2019) to $6.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $798K.
What grants has Riverlife received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Buhl Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION OF A FULLY RESTORED ALLEGHENY LANDING PARK ON PITTSBURGH'S NORTH SHORE | $250,000 |
| 2025 | Charity Randall Foundation | RIVERLIFE'S SHORE THING | $150,000 |
| 2025 | The Paul H O'Neill Charitable Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2025 | The Miramare Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING | $110,000 |
| 2025 | Giant Eagle Foundation | CHARITABLE | $25,000 |
| 2025 | C F Holdship Charitable Trust | GENERAL SUPPORT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Herbert G Feldman Charitable Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS | $15,000 |
| 2025 | The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | DONOR DESIGNATION | $13,177 |
| 2025 | Clapp G H Decd Char and Ed Tr | GENERAL OPERATING | $10,000 |
| 2025 | The Fine Foundation | MOBILE PROGRAMMING BARGE | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | PROGRAM SUPPORT | $5,550 |
| 2025 | WI Patterson Charitable Fund | CASH-GENERAL OPERATING | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Dollar Bank Foundation | ASSISTANCE FOR ARTS PROGRAMS | $5,000 |
| 2025 | Peter C Dozzi Family Foundation | GENERAL DONATION | $3,500 |
| 2025 | Peter C Dozzi Family Foundation | GENERAL DONATION | $2,500 |
| 2025 | The Simpson Family Foundation | GENERAL | $1,250 |
| 2025 | Catherine and Mark H Loevner | UNRESTRICTED | $1,050 |
| 2025 | W Keith Smith Family Foundation | COMMUNITY | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Heinz Endowments | TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE EFFORTS AROUND THE WEST END BRIDGE THAT WILL ELIMINATE MAJOR GAPS IN TRAIL ACCESS TO CONNECT HALF OF THE CITY TO RIVERFRONT PARKS & TRAILS | $1,000,000 |
| 2024 | Hillman Family Foundations | PLANNING AND PROJECTS DEPARTMENT CAPACITY BUILDING | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The Heinz Endowments | TO ADVANCE PHASE II EFFORTS TO EXPAND ALLEGHENY RIVERFRONT PARK BY CONDUCTING A FACILITATED PARTNER ALIGNMENT PROCESS AND DETAILED TRANSPORTATION ANALYSES | $275,000 |
| 2024 | The Heinz Endowments | TO SUPPORT OPERATING ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ADVANCE THE COMPLETING THE LOOP VISION TO COMPLETE, ENHANCE, & EXPAND PITTSBURGHS 15-MILE, 1,050-ACRE LOOP OF INTERCONNECTED RIVERFRONT PARKS, TRAILS, AND PUBLIC LAND | $220,000 |
| 2024 | The Paul H O'Neill Charitable Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2024 | The Burke Foundation | GENERAL | $125,000 |
| 2024 | The Burke Family Foundation | GENERAL | $125,000 |
| 2024 | Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program | FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $70,000 |
| 2024 | The Pittsburgh Foundation | NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION | $68,300 |
| 2024 | The Buhl Foundation | TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "COMPLETING THE LOOP" PLAN | $50,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | RELIGION | $25,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 120 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Riverlife?
Riverlife is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by McCune Foundation PNC Bank NA ($5.0M), The Heinz Endowments ($2.6M), Richard King Mellon Foundation ($2.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $14.2M in grants to Riverlife between 2019–2025.
Who is Riverlife's largest funder?
McCune Foundation PNC Bank NA is the largest recorded funder of Riverlife, with $5.0M across 1 grant (2023).
How much grant funding has Riverlife received?
IRS 990 filings record $14.2M in grants to Riverlife across 120 grants from 41 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Riverlife's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 41 funders
~5 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 41
~2 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Riverlife's?