Funders › PA › The Benter Foundation C/O William Benter › 2018
Grants paid by The Benter Foundation C/O William Benter, tax year 2018
EIN 20-8807953 · Pittsburgh, PA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T30
In tax year 2018, The Benter Foundation C/O William Benter (EIN 20-8807953) reported 47 grants paid totaling $2,738,800. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2018
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation DBA Cure Alzheimer's Fund Wellesley Hills, MA | D | $1,000,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF RESEARCH | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | The University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA | U | $258,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPIOID STUDY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | The University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA | U | $257,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPIOID STUDY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Promise Foundation Pittsburgh, PA | B | $210,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF CLASS OF 2017 FUND | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | U | $200,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY INITIATIVE, APPROVED 2018 THRU 2022. | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Children's Museum of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF THE KINDNESS EXHIBITION | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Opera Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Symphony Inc DBA Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh, PA | U | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT PRODUCTION OF SLEEPING BEAUTY | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | U | $63,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SUMMER OLYMPIAD | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Forbes Funds Pittsburgh, PA | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ACCEL FUNDRAISING TRAINING AND COHORT LEARNING IN 2019 | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S IMAGINATION LIBRARY INITIATIVE | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE PUBLIC PROGRAMMING | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF TOMORROW MOBILITY CHALLENGE | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest DBA Tree Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | D | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A TREE NURSERY EXPANSION | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources DBA Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh, PA | U | $40,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EIGHTH SEASON OF THE CABARET SERIES | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Pittsburgh, PA | C | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR THE MEG CHEEVER ENDOWED FUND | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources DBA Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh, PA | U | $35,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT EIGHTH SEASON OF THE CABARET SERIES | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Trust for Cultural Resources DBA Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pittsburgh, PA | U | $35,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SEVENTH SEASON OF THE CABARET SERIES | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | City of Asylum Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | U | $28,800 | paid | SUPPORT OF VISITING ARTIST HOUSING PILOT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF BOTANY HALL TEACHING KITCHEN | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Forbes Funds Pittsburgh, PA | C | $25,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT ACCEL FUNDRAISING TRAINING AND COHORT LEARNING | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, PA | B | $25,000 | approved, future | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Quantum Theatre Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF CHATTERTON | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $25,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT OF BOTANY HALL TEACHING KITCHEN | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation Pittsburgh, PA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF MAIN CHARACTER ROLE, HAMLET PRODUCTION | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, PA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit Pittsburgh, PA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT CONFERENCE | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Attack Theatre Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $22,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF A SUMMER TEACHING INTENSIVE | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Bike Pittsburgh Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A BENTER VISION AWARD | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Pittsburgh, PA | C | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Grounded Strategies Formerly Known As G-Tech Strategies Pittsburgh, PA | U | $20,000 | approved, future | SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM IN STEWARDSHIP OF VACANT LANDS | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ARTS FINANCE COHORT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CRM SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AT THE CENTER FOR ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Glass Center Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A BENTER VISION AWARD | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Grounded Strategies Formerly Known As G-Tech Strategies Pittsburgh, PA | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM IN STEWARDSHIP OF VACANT LANDS | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Mattress Factory Pittsburgh, PA | B | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF A BENTER VISION AWARD | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest DBA Tree Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | D | $20,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT A BENTER VISION AWARD | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Symphony Inc DBA Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Pittsburgh, PA | U | $20,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF A BENTER VISION AWARD | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Bike Pittsburgh Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $17,500 | paid | TO SUPPORT OPEN STREETS PLACE MAKING ACTIVITIES | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Bridgeway Capital Inc Pittsburgh, PA | B | $15,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY FOR CRAFT BUSINESS ACCELERATOR | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | C | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT AN END OF YEAR CHALLENGE GRANT TO SPARK INDIVIDUAL GIVING | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | C | $15,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT AN END OF YEAR CHALLENGE GRANT TO SPARK INDIVIDUAL GIVING | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Grow Pittsburgh Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $11,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF A TOOL SHARING PROJECT FOR COMMUNITY STEWARDS AND A NETWORK OF CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERS | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Chatham Baroque Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT LIVE RECORDING AND BROADCASTS | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Trade Institute of Pittsburgh Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT OF APPRENTICESHIP HOUSING PROJECT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania DBA Heinz History Center Pittsburgh, PA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Steel City Squash Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF FUNDRAISING CAPACITY | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | The First Tee Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | U | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF ARNOLD PALMER LEARNING CENTER | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | U | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF JIM JUDKIS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: FRED ROGERS AND KINDNESS | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | City Theatre Company Inc DBA City Theatre Pittsburgh, PA | U | $7,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF THE REVOLUTIONISTS PRODUCTION | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Amachi Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Women for a Healthy Environment Pittsburgh, PA | C | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Formerly Essential Public Media Inc Pittsburgh, PA | D | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 201941339349100309 |
| 2018 | Doors Open Pittsburgh Inc Pittsburgh, PA | C | $2,500 | paid | SUPPORT OF 2018 TOUR EVENT | 201941339349100309 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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