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Grant recipient EIN 35-2309836Environment

Who funds Grounded Strategies?

18 private foundations gave Grounded Strategies in Pittsburgh, PA $1.6 million across 38 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2024, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

38 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    For general operating support

    $150,000
  2. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    To support transition costs for program and operating expenses as grounded's new executive director, kelly henderson, settles into place following her april 8, 2024, start date

    $50,000
  3. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2024

    To help replace mission-critical equipment stolen during a recent break in

    $15,000
  4. WH & Althea F Remmel FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    Communitycare stewards

    $10,000
  5. Northwest Charitable FoundationWarren, PA 2024

    Funding

    -$5,000
  6. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2023

    To develop and scale strategies for addressing the ineffective and unjust vacant land recycling practices in pittsburgh in ways that are inclusive, restorative, regenerative, and intersectional

    $75,000
  7. The Roddenberry FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2023

    Roddenberry fellowship stipend

    $12,500
  8. Myles D & J Faye Sampson Family Foundationc/o Intentional PhilanthrophyBethesda, MD 2023

    General operating support

    $1,000
  9. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $22
  10. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To use underutilized land to improve socioeconomic and environmental health

    $250,000
  11. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To use underutilized land to improve socioeconomic and environmental health

    $50,000
  12. The Roddenberry FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2022

    Fellowship program

    $37,500
  13. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    To support an environmental stewardship program

    $20,000
  14. Opportunity FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  15. Northwest Charitable FoundationWarren, PA 2022

    Program funding

    $5,000
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $47
  17. Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA 2021

    For stewardship and land reclamation programming to develop more sustainable urban landscapes to bring about healthy and resilient communities

    $200,000
  18. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To build a sense of urgency and a deep community understanding of how ineffective land maintenance practices negatively impact quality of life for the most at-risk communities in our region, while advocating for equitable solutions to the issue

    $150,000
  19. The Annenberg FoundationConshohocken, PA 2021

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  20. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To support gaining ground, a grassroots policy program to develop and scale strategies for addressing the ineffective and unjust vacant land recycling practices in pittsburgh in ways that are inclusive, restorative, regenerative, and intersectional

    $49,795
  21. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To support various local organizations during the pandemic

    $25,000
  22. Heinz Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    For the PGH mobile toolbox program

    $25,000
  23. The Grable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    To support an environmental stewardship program

    $20,000
  24. The Roddenberry FoundationSherman Oaks, CA 2021

    Fellowship grant

    $12,500
  25. Opportunity FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2021

    Charitable

    $5,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $39
  27. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To build a sense of urgency and a deep community understanding of how ineffective land maintenance practices negatively impact quality of life for the most at-risk communities in our region, while advocating for equitable solutions to the issue

    $150,000
  28. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To support the launch of the grounded green stormwater infrastructure project (grounded) and green playces initiative in hazelwood.

    $137,500
  29. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2020

    To validate the impact of and build a sense of urgency and community understanding of how poor vacant land maintenance practices negatively affect the quality of life for the most at-risk communities in pittsburgh and use this to leverage policy change

    $45,000
  30. The Heinz EndowmentsPittsburgh, PA 2020

    For general operating support

    $10,000
  31. Aetna Foundation IncHartford, CT 2020

    General purpose

    $8,000
  32. The Courtney Babcock Borntraeger FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  33. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $72
  34. Magovern Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2019

    General

    $25,000
  35. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2019

    Conserving open spaces

    $3,500
  36. The Buhl FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2018

    Support a northside-wide event series to be hosted at colab18 to focus on empowering residents to take on greenspace and land use projects

    $15,500
  37. PatagoniaorgVentura, CA 2018

    To support environmental projects.

    $5,000
  38. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Local and civic grantmaking

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other environment organizations in Pittsburgh, PA and are not among Grounded Strategies’s funders above.

  1. Hillman Family FoundationsPittsburgh, PA 82 grants Accepts applications $9,532,594 to similar organizations
  2. McCune Foundation PNC Bank NAPittsburgh, PA 25 grants Accepts applications $9,037,473 to similar organizations
  3. Eqt FoundationCanonsburg, PA 25 grants Accepts applications $257,675 to similar organizations
  4. C F Holdship Charitable TrustPittsburgh, PA 8 grants Accepts applications $98,571 to similar organizations
  5. American Water Charitable FoundationincCamden, NJ 12 grants Accepts applications $151,750 to similar organizations
  6. American Eagle Outfitters FoundationPittsburgh, PA 13 grants Accepts applications $91,000 to similar organizations
  7. Arconic FoundationPittsburgh, PA 11 grants Preselected only $290,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Burke Family FoundationPittsburgh, PA 20 grants Preselected only $183,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 35-2309836 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.