Giving In Pittsburgh How Much Stays Local? Pittsburgh is home to 2,500+ private foundations that all invest in building a strong, vibrant social sector in this region and beyond. Our seven-county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) benefits from both foundation dollars and the civic leadership of its philanthropic community. What most distinguishes foundation giving in greater Pittsburgh, though, is the combination of its historic asset base and the size of its population. Based on total foundation assets, the Pittsburgh MSA Pittsburgh is 13�� of the top 25 MSAs in total giving. ranks 12�� of the top 25. However, on a per capita Thanks to the commitment of many local funders to basis Pittsburgh ranks fourth -- trailing only Seattle, San investing in the region, it ranks 8�� in giving by local Francisco and New York City. funders to locally based organizations. Foundation Assets per Capita Grants in the MSA by Funders in the MSA Seattle $12,690 New York $1,485 San Francisco $6,847 San Francisco $397 New York $6,035 Los Angeles $387 Pittsburgh $5,376 Boston $324 Houston $280 Minneapolis $4,272 ($ in millions) Boston $3,845 Chicago $251 Minneapolis $247 Los Angeles $3,493 Pittsburgh Philadelphia $3,477 $246 Percent of U.S. Grants Within the MSA Boston 76% Almost two-thirds (64 percent) of the Pittsburgh San Diego 71% funding community’s total domestic giving was granted to recipients within the MSA. On a Dallas 69% percentage basis, the Boston funding community St. Louis 66% invested the most in its MSA (76 percent); the average for these 25 MSAs was 52 percent. Pittsburgh 64% Grants in the MSA by Funders in the MSA (Per Capita) Pittsburgh $104.07 Pittsburgh foundations invest more per capita than San Francisco $87.95 any other funding community in the top 25 MSAs – a reflection of the city’s decline in population during New York $74.41 the 1970s and 1980s and the dedication of local Minneapolis $71.32 philanthropy to the city’s revitalization. Boston $69.16 (over) Total Foundation Assets New York $120 Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania Los Angeles $46 (GWP) is a nonprofit professional association of grantmaking Seattle $46 organizations in 26 counties in San Francisco $31 southwest Pennsylvania. Founded in Chicago $31 1985, GWP’s mission is to promote excellence in philanthropy. Philadelphia $21 Boston $18 Washington, DC $16 Minneapolis-St. Paul $15 Houston $14 Dallas $14 Pittsburgh $13 #12 $ in billions Pittsburgh MSA The Pittsburgh MSA includes Allegheny, Total Foundation Giving Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland Counties New York $10,968 Seattle $3,623 San Francisco $2,731 Chicago $2,647 Los Angeles $2,285 Philadelphia $2,050 Boston $1,370 Data Sources: Washington, DC $942 The Foundation Center 2014 Houston $896 (based on 2013 grants data) Dallas $895 U.S. Census, 2013 estimate Minneapolis $881 #13 Atlanta $794 To view all data please visit Pittsburgh $790 www.gwpa.org $ in millions GWP | 650 Smithfield Street|Suite 210|Pittsburgh, PA|15222| 412-471-6488|www.gwpa.org|[email protected].