The Heinz Endowments | 990 Report

Overview for The Heinz Endowments

The Heinz Endowments, based in Pittsburgh, PA, is a private foundation with assets of $2,215,534,338. Their grant-making focuses on Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, and Human Services primarily in Pennsylvania, District Of Columbia, and New York. Typical awards are $1,000–$6,043,000, with 1 live grant opportunity. Our financial data is sourced from digitized IRS Form 990s and was last updated May 26, 2026.

The Heinz Endowments's giving, decoded

See who they fund, how much, and how their priorities are shifting based on their latest IRS 990.

Active Opportunities from The Heinz Endowments

Financial Overview

Total assets $2,215,534,338
Total giving $85,448,661
Average grant amount
Median grant amount

Key Financial Stats for The Heinz Endowments

Total giving by year

Year Total giving ($)
2020 $64,940,006
2021 $72,393,198
2022 $83,246,175
2023 $73,517,264
2024 $85,448,661

Number of grants by year

Year Number of grants
2020 654
2021 584
2022 629
2023 586
2024 547

Total assets by year

Year Total assets ($)
2010 $1,181,071,920
2011 $1,218,920,771
2012 $1,217,416,372
2013 $1,601,995,851
2014 $1,282,319,179
2015 $1,527,057,838
2016 $1,158,862,929
2017 $1,183,360,970
2018 $1,223,468,019
2019 $1,803,261,388
2020 $2,042,227,352
2021 $2,471,712,985
2022 $2,046,165,848
2023 $2,130,567,687
2024 $2,215,534,338

Past Grantees of The Heinz Endowments

  • 2024 - 547 awards
  • 2023 - 586 awards
  • 2022 - 629 awards
  • 2021 - 584 awards
  • 2020 - 654 awards
Name Location Amount Purpose
1 Hood Media Academy 460 MELWOOD AVENUE SUITE 207, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 $250,000 For two year creative learning general operating support (2024-2025)
1 Hood Media Academy 460 MELWOOD AVENUE SUITE 207, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 $125,000 To provide continued support of blackpittsburgh.com and its network of black content creators to inform the community of equitable development issues, arts and culture, and other pertinent topics
1 Hood Media Academy 460 MELWOOD AVENUE SUITE 207, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 $75,000 To implement a non-partisan voter information and engagement campaign
1 Hood Media Academy 460 MELWOOD AVENUE SUITE 207, PITTSBURGH, PA 15213 $5,000 To sponsor the annual pittsburgh builds bridges day in august 2024
25 Carrick Ave Project 112 ST JOSEPH STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA 15210 $40,000 For two year creative learning operating and project support of tech25, a youth event production and broadcast industry training program (2023-2025)
412 Justice Formerly Onepa Education Fund 1128 WOODLAND AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 $150,000 To support communities disproportionately impacted by environmental threats
412 Justice Formerly Onepa Education Fund 1128 WOODLAND AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 $80,000 To support 412 justice's community engagement in education, environmental, and economic justice through political education, voter mobilization and empowering neighbors to lead lasting change in allegheny county
412 Justice Formerly Onepa Education Fund 1128 WOODLAND AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 $22,000 For sponsorship of the environmental justice candidate forum event on october 30, 2024
412 Justice Formerly Onepa Education Fund 1128 WOODLAND AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 $19,000 To sponsor the rise up direct action training on july 20-21, 2024
412 Justice Formerly Onepa Education Fund 1128 WOODLAND AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15212 $16,000 To sponsor the rise up direct action training on february 17-18 2024