DSF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Annual Giving
$6.3M+22% YoY
Grants
25
Median Grant
$100K
Organizations Funded
48
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Foundation Overview
Mission
The Foundation seeks to promote excellence in three program areas: health, human services, and education. The Foundation has a particular interest in helping to create or sustain models of excellence that have potential to be replicated elsewhere and may therefore be of more general benefit to the nation.
Focus Areas
Grant Types
Funded Initiatives
University of Pittsburgh for COVID-19 related research including convalescent plasma evaluation ($100,000) and serosurveillance ($100,000); Shady Side Academy for the Gene Deal Fields project ($450,000); The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center for Child's Way program support ($90,000 over two years); University of Pittsburgh for Veterans Administration MRI Calibration Project ($1,000,000 in conditionally pledged matching funds over five years); Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House for construction of Fisher House on VA Campus in Aspinwall ($150,000)
How to Apply
Initial inquiries should be in the form of a letter sent by e-mail and signed by the applicant organization's executive director or authorized representative. Supporting material should not exceed five additional pages. The DSF Charitable Foundation Board of Trustees acts on grant requests three times per year. Inquiries may be submitted at any time. If initial inquiry is approved, full proposals must include a narrative, project budget, the organization's current operating budget, and audited financial statements.
Does Not Fund
The Foundation does not consider requests for support of individuals or contributions to endowments. 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.
Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.
Giving History
$6.3M
Grants
25
Median
$100K
States
7
$5.2M
Grants
26
Median
$88K
States
7
$3.8M
Grants
27
Median
$75K
States
6
Grant Size Distribution
$100K
Typical Grant (Median)
$5K
Smallest
$50K
25th Pctile
$107K
75th Pctile
$3.3M
Largest
Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $50K and $107K.
Largest Recent Grants
$3.3M
2024
SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE
PA · BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM, NURSING EDUCATION BUILDING
$1.3M
2024
EAST COAST ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
FL · PROGRAM SUPPORT
$204K
2024
PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & BOTANICAL GARDENS
PA · TROPICAL FOREST HAWAI'I EXHIBIT
$150K
2024
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
NC · ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT
$146K
2024
VERLAND
PA · CAPITAL SUPPORT
Geographic Focus
Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.
Financial Overview
Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets
Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.