The emphasis of this website, and of The Benter Foundation in general, will be about these leaders.
Over time, you can look for a “spotlight” on selected grant partners and periodic updates about their efforts. These profiles will feature their work, often in their own words.
Support for home delivery software to homebound neighbors – COVID-19 Grant
| Support of a replication playbook and learning platform |
Support of Movement Building and Individual Donor Capacity Building Campaign Assistance
General operating support
General Support
Support of a new education space
| General Support |
General Support
Support of research
Support of research
To support genes to therapies research
To support whole genome sequencing research
Scientific research
General Support
For purchase of parts, tools and support of graduate student assistantships for a lifelong mobility pilot in Mexico
To support the development and testing of a model for increasing the mobility of people with disabilities in Mexico
To support purchase of wheelchairs and delivery of wheelchairs to two sites in Mexico
Support of additional tissue samples for Alzheimer’s study
| Support of Alzheimer’s research into possible linkages with infectious agents and diseases |
General Support
General Support
General Support
Support of COVID-19 related expenses; COVID 19 Grant
Support of strategic alliances to enhance business model health
General Support
Support for space planning and revenue generation
General Support
General Support
General Support
COVID-19 Supplement; COVID 19 Grant
| General Support |
Summer Teaching Intensive
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
To support three concerts in the Duet Jazz series
Capital campaign support
Meanings of October 27 Oral History Project
General Support
Support of consultants on corporate sponsorship and individual giving strategies – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
General Support
General Support
General Support and a COVID-19 Supplement- COVID 19 Grant
| Support of Benter Vision Award Phase II Project |
| Support for Open Streets 2019 Place Making |
Benter Vision Award
Support for Open Streets Place Making
Support of capacity building for Open Streets place making activities
Support for Open Streets place making activities
To support enhanced member programming
To support Open Streets place making activities
To support Open Streets place making activities
To support short term and long term fundraising priorities
To support messaging campaign and donor challenge grants
To support messaging campaign and donor challenge grants
General operating support provided via a matching grant for new individual giving
To support the Bike Friendly Employer program, a new messaging campaign and donor match
To support member services and Bike Friendly Employer program
To support Member Services and Volunteer Coordinator position and to expand Bike Friendly Employer initiative
Membership Matching grant
Membership Matching grant
Membership Matching grant
Membership matching grant for May – Oct 2009 biking season
Support Small Business bike rack program
General operating support
Support of a match for Commonwealth of PA funds to expand bike rentals and kiosks
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
A two year grant to support employment of part-time camp coordinator for summer High Adventure camp
A challenge grant to support expansion of Cub Scout Dining Hall
Replacement of aging canoes and canvas tents at Heritage Reservation, Farmington, PA
Two year grant for a field test of a High Adventure base camp at Heritage Reservation in Farmington, PA
For national conference participation
Support of joint marketing of local artisans works by Monmade and Casey Droege Cultural Productions
| Joint Marketing between Monmade with CDCP to Support Individual Artists |
Support of economic impact study for the Craft Business Accelerator
General operating support
General Support
General Support – President’s Opportunity Fund, COVID-19 Grant
Support of the Inside Out program at Carnegie Museum of Art
| Support of Andy Warhol Museum’s Community Days for 25th Anniversary. |
Support for the Science Landing, Carnegie Science Center
A two year grant to support Andy Warhol Museum’s 20th anniversary community days
Directed to the Andy Warhol Museum to support a joint cultural tourism marketing pilot program involving the Andy Warhol Museum, Falling Water, Kentuck Knob, and The Mattress Factory
To support the Andy Warhol Museum’s Education Fund
Support of new Dinosaur Hall
General operating support
Three year grant to support Summer Math Olympiad Camp and international student participation
A three year grant to support Conflict Kitchen education and revenue enhancement strategies
A two year grant to support Summer Olympiad Camp training for high school mathematics students
To support an educational coordinator position and cookbook prototype for Conflict Kitchen
To support endowed mathematics scholarships for undergraduates
to support operating and transition costs of Conflict Kitchen project.
For University’s Heinz College efforts to develop a model for increasing lifelong mobility through repairing wheelchairs in Mexico
To support development of Traffic21 enhancements to ParkPGH smart technology applications and electronic signage pilot
To support Heinz College Project Evaluation Class initiative to assess impact of wheelchairs delivered by American Wheelchair Mission to sites in Mexico
General Support – COVID-19 Grant
Support of Compassion Corner campaign in downtown Pittsburgh
Support for COVID-19 services
To support Velocity fundraising training and cohort learning study
General Support
Support for increasing leadership capacity to raise revenue – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
General Support
General Support and COVID-19 Supplement
| Support of concert recording and rebroadcast |
Live recording of six concerts and rebroadcast
Support of 10th Anniversary season concert broadcast
To support a special concert in Millvale, PA
To support baroque musicians and creation of libretto for A Winter’s Tale
To support production of C. Monteverdi Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clordina
To support 2013 Pittsburgh concert series
To support the 10th CD recording
Support of 40th Anniversary artwork and operating costs for the Travelling Exhibition business unit
Support of Remake yOUR story pilot and a matching grant to encourage board giving; COVID 19 Grant
Support of the Kindness Exhibit
To support kickstarting a maker space toolkit for schools
A two year grant to support animateering exhibit technology upgrade
To support the Makenight young adult workshops
Support of next generation direct marketing and advancement roles – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
COVID-19 tent programming
Support of The Show Must Go On(line) – COVID-19 Grant
Support of shared housing for visiting artists from other local cultural agencies
A two year grant to support the Alphabet City Literary Center on Pittsburgh’s Northside.
A five-year grant to support the City of Pittsburgh’s Imagination Library Book Project
General Support
General Support
Support of a revenue projects manager and production staff roles – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
General Support
General Support and a COVID-19 Supplement – COVID-19 Grant
| Support of Cambodian Rock Band (2019) |
Support of The Revolutionists
Support of The Old Man and the Old Moon (2017)
Support of The Lion (2016)
To support creation of a blueprint for a Special Impact Zone in the Penn Avenue Arts Corridor
| Support for communication and World Stage Fund Activities |
Support of Keyword: International
To support World Stage events and matching challenge grant to launch World Stage Fund
To support World Stage production and residency
To support marketing efforts
| Support of Refuge, a new work |
Virtual Tours during COVID 19; COVID 19 Grant
2019 fall event
Support for fall tour, 2018
Support of 2017 tour event
Symposium and research grants, March, 2023
Support of a lecture series on contemporary issues
First Amendment Conference
Special purpose grant for financial assistance and food pantry support
Business Plan support
Support of Arnold Palmer Learning Center campaign
Capital improvements for classrooms and office space
Support of attendance at national forum and facility manager position
Support of tree pruning and maintenance, first quarter, 2023
Support of a riverfront site and public education plan
Support of urban tree planting
Tree Planting Funding Method Pilot and COVID-19 Supplement; COVID 19 Grant
| Support of Benter Vision Award Phase II Project |
Benter Vision Award
Capital Campaign support of Tree Nursery expansion
To support purchase of a skid loader
Support of safety ladders along the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh
General Support
To support organizational review
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
Travel to support first phase of project to develop process mapping, outcome and performance metrics, and strategic and business plan
A two year grant for general operating support matching grant for new individual giving
General operating support
A matching grant to incentivize new individual and foundation giving
General operating support
For enhancement of on-line local human rights network, support to strengthen the business model for teacher program marketing and sustainability
To support enhancement of communication and internet capability, creation of on-line human rights network, teacher workshops, program sponsorship and technical assistance to strengthen Model UN activity
General support for Pittsburgh Branch of Global Solutions
Support of 2017 Pittsburgh training
Support of the Neighbor Digital Experience
Support of Network Pantry Food Distribution – COVID-19 Grant
| Support of new software for logistics and transportation scheduling |
Support of a two year expansion of Community Care Steward project
Support of a pilot program in stewardship of vacant lands
Support for a seasonal farmers market in Homewood
Support for Fundraising consulting and leadership development – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
Continuation of a seasonal farmers market in Homewood
Support for a Seasonal Farmers Market in Homewood – COVID-19 Grant
Support of a tool sharing program for community stewards and support of a network for chief operating officers of NGOs
To support business planning
Support of mentoring programs and a national network
Support of a national network and operating expenses for resettlement activities
| Two year grant to support mentoring and creation of a national network |
A Program Related Investment to support loan guarantees for a pilot program linking Emergency Savings and Small Loans – Covid-19 Grant
Support of an Emergency Savings and Loan pilot program – COVID-19 Grant
General Support
General Support
General Support
Support of COVID-19 related expenses; COVID 19 Grant
General Support and a COVID-19 Supplement – COVID-19 Grant
| General Support |
General Support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General Support – President’s Opportunity Fund, COVID-19 Grant
Support of competitive research proposals exploring possible linkage between infectious agents and Alzheimer’s disease
Support of competitive research proposals exploring possible linkage between infectious agents and Alzheimer’s disease
Support of competitive research proposals exploring possible linkage between infectious agents and Alzheimer’s disease
| Support for Research Proposals Exploring Possible Linkages Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Infection |
A two year grant to support social innovation fellowships
General Support for the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry
General Support
General Support
General Support for COVID-19 expenses
General Support – President’s Opportunity Fund, COVID-19 Grant
Support of TedX regional seminar
Matching funds to encourage individual support
Matching funds for Spotlight PA individual giving campaigns
Support for playground at Liberty School
General Support
General Support
General Support
General Support and a COVID-19 Supplement- COVID 19 Grant
Benter Vision Award
General Support payable over two years
A two year grant for general operating support
A two year grant for general operating support
A two year grant for general operating support
A three year grant for general operating support
| Support of Legacy Seed fund |
To support educational travel for educators
To support educational travel for educators
Support for Fund My Future 10th Anniversary
Support of local Fund My Future and financial integration work
| Support of Pittsburgh Saves campaign |
General Support
Support for a resident company coordinator and business model pilot – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
General Support
General Support
General Support
Support of Fundraising Capacity
For support of a performance space business plan
General operating support
A two year grant to support the new Community Supported Arts (CSA) subscription series
Support of Arts Equity reimagined Phase II activities
A two year grant for the Arts|Equity|Reimagined Collaborative Fund for the cultural sector- COVID-19 Grant
Support of Botany Hall Teaching Kitchen
Support for a new production of Cinderella
Support of a production of The Sleeping Beauty
Support of the Swan Lake production
General Support and COVID-19 Supplement; COVID 19 Grant
| Support of Balanchine and Tchaikovsky production |
| Support of 50th Anniversary activities |
Support of Sleeping Beauty
Support of a Marley floor
Support of Swan Lake Production
To support Dance Theatre of Harlem production, spring 2017
To support creation of a new Giselle production
To support choreography by William Forsythe
To support special Jiri Kylian performance for 45th Anniversary season
To support Twyla Tharp performance
For marketing to younger adults
To support the premier of Moulin Rouge in 2013
To support presentation of a North American premier of A Streetcar Named Desire
For the production of George Balanchine: Celebrating a Legend
For a marketing study
To support presentation of Company B and In the Upper Room, as well as audience development and educational initiatives
Support for presentation of Romeo et Juliet, 2/09
A two year grant to support First Notes Festival of new works
General Support
General Support
General Support
General Support and COVID-19 Supplement; COVID 19 Grant
| General support |
General Support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
Support for Clean and Safe activity enhancements in downtown Pittsburgh
A three-year grant supporting the Golden Triangle Ambassadors Pilot Program
Enhancements of Sixth Street Corridor in downtown Pittsburgh
City of Tomorrow Mobility Challenge
To support parking intensive fellowship through Envision Downtown
To support wayfinding project, phase IV
To support Envision Downtown pilot of flat screen LED parking signage
To support a wayfinding initiative
General Support
Support of a retail manager position – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
General Support
General Support
General Support and a COVID-19 Supplement- COVID 19 Grant
| Support of BVA Project Phase II |
Support of Marketing Enhancements
Benter Vision Award
A two year grant to support the Arts Finance Cohort Engagement of Technical Assistance for CRM Support
To support a matching grant to incentivize end of year giving
To support a local community mural project
To support programs for local community residents
To support Tech Fellows Program
To support the purchase and renovation of student housing on Bride Row
General operating support
Support of City of Pittsburgh Bicentennial Celebration events
Support for Opera America conference in Pittsburgh
General Support
General Support
Matching funds to encourage Day of Giving Donations
General Support
General Support
COVID-19 Supplement; COVID 19 Grant
| Support for Matching Challenge Grant |
General Support
General Support
Special one time grant for general support
A two year grant to support revenue enhancement
A three year grant for revenue enhancement support
A two year grant to support young adult audience development, social marketing and audience engagement efforts
To support the creation of a new production of Turandot
Support of Mellon Square programming
Support of the 25th Anniversary Fund
Support of restoration of Schenley Park’s Flagstaff Hill – COVID-19 Grant
Support of benchmarking travel for community leaders
Strategic leadership initiative
A three year grant to support the Meg Cheever Endowed Fund
Lighting for Allegheny Commons Fountain
To support restoration of George Westinghouse Memorial in Schenley Park
To support maintenance and management fund of campaign for Mellon Square renovations
To support the completion, publication, and promotion of the book, Mellon Square, A Modern Masterpiece
For public education and outreach program for restoration of Mellon Square
Lighting for Schenley Park Fountain restoration
Scholarship and general support
A three year grant to support the Class of 2017 Fund
To support a right matching and post secondary persistence study, second phase
To support a right matching and post secondary persistence study
To support Executive Experience Program
To support the development of a retention study to prepare and support students for completion of a post-secondary degree
Scholarship program for Pittsburgh Public High School graduates
General Support and funding for a pilot with Con Alma to enhance downtown visitor experience
General Support
General Support
General Support and a COVID-19 Supplement- COVID 19 Grant
| Support of Matching Funds for Challenge Grant |
Hamlet Character Support
Support of Hamlet
For purchase of target analytics fundraising software
To support purchase of a production projector
General Support
General Support
General Support
General Support and a COVID-19 Supplement- COVID 19 Grant
| General Support |
General Support
Benter Vision Award
General Support
General operating support
General operating support
Support of special Capitalization Fund
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
A three-year grant supporting the Cineplex project
A two year grant to support the rescheduled 10th Anniversary Cabaret Series
10th Anniversary Season – Cabaret Series
COVID-19 Relief Fund COVID 19 Grant
| A two- year grant to support Season Nine of the Cabaret Series |
Support of the eighth Cabaret series
Special one time grant for general support
A two year grant to support the seventh season of the Cabaret Series
A two year grant to support sixth season of the Cabaret Series
A two year grant to support fifth season of Cabaret Series
To support Android app development for ParkPGH
A two year grant to support fourth season of Cabaret Series
To support dynamic message parking signage pilot
To support dynamic message parking signage pilot
Two year grant to support third season of the Cabaret Series
A two year grant to support the next season of the Cabaret Series
To support continuation of ParkPGH through patent license agreement
A two year grant to support the Headliner Cabaret Series in 2012
To support development of smart parking technology in Cultural District
Support of Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub pilot extension
Support for a Pittsburgh Downtown Media Hub
Support of strategic initiatives at the Center for Entertainment Management
To support Pittsburgh Playhouse Downtown Project
Support for restoration of Frank Vitor sculpture at Obama Academy
To support public media efforts
General operating support
Support for a chief revenue officer position and fundraising strategies – Benter Re-Emergence Fund grant
Support for Technical Assistance grants as part of the Arts|Equity|Reimagined Collaborative Fund for the cultural sector – COVID-19 Grant
Support of Chrome Books and Hot Spots for students – COVID-19 Grant
Support for state and national replication pilot of Fund My Future Children’s Savings Program
Support of Chrome Books and Hot Spots for students – COVID-19 Grant
| Support of Fund My Future replication in Pennsylvania and Allegheny County activities |
Support of county-wide implementation of Fund My Future, Children’s Savings Accounts
Support for Citywide implementation of Fund My Future
To support an Urban Education Leaders Program
To support administrative costs for Fund My Future Children’s Savings Account Program
To support planning for a citywide Children’s Savings Account initiative
To support an Urban Teaching Fellows Program
To support launch of a Children’s Savings Account pilot at three schools in Spring 2013 and system-wide in Fall 2013
To support design work on prize linked Children’s Savings Accounts
To support a feasibility study and design work for a Children’s Savings Account (CSA) Program
To fund start-up costs associated with a new charter school on Pittsburgh’s Northside
To support the addition of a special position of Strategic Engagement
To support start up costs at Braddock Hills School
Matching challenge grant for general support
Matching challenge grant for increased individual support
To support outreach activities and capacity in development
To support school expansion
Support of wealth screening tools
Support of business model health analysis
General Support
A two year grant for General Support, Legacy Arts Fund and Idaspe
| Support of New Works, payable over two years |
A two year grant to support creation of Chatterton
To support marketing innovations
To support production of A Winter’s Tale for 25th Anniversary
To support marketing innovations
To support the premier of three international works in 2011-2012
Support of Dolly Parton Imagination Library program expenses for 2024 in Pittsburgh and general support
Support for a plan for development and administration of the next phase of Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in Pittsburgh
Support to restart the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program in the CIty of Pittsburgh
Support of research and an acadmeic detailing pilot to disrupt opioid prescribing in dentistry
End of year resident care products
End of year resident holiday care kits
Support for COVID-19 end of year supplies for residents; COVID 19 Grant
Matching funds for end of year giving
Support of External Affairs activities and a Capitalization Plan
Support for a development audit, revamping of marketing and a messaging campaign
| Support of Matching Funds for Twentieth Anniversary Founders Fund |
Support of Grant Street Crossing design implementation
To support design of a portal entryway and signage from Great Allegheny Passage
To support the creation of a Special Opportunities Fund
Support of Eradicate Polio Now Campaign
Support for the food program
Support for year long program
Support for year long program
Program support
Program support
Program support
To support the 2012 Asian-American Film Festival and cultural activities
To support the 2011 Asian-American Film Festival and cultural activities
To support Asian American Film Festival and year-round Asian art events
| General Support |
To support member outreach
To support business plan implementation
To support Fast Pitch Program
$6,000 to support COVID-19 related expenses, a COVID-19 grant.
| Support of marketing effort |
Support of matching campaign in 2024
Support of research exploring possible linkage between infectious agents and Alzheimer’s disease
A two-year grant for research exploring possible linkage between infectious agents and Alzheimer’s disease
General operating support
General Support
General Support
General Support and COVID-19 Supplement; COVID 19 Grant
| Support of van transportation |
Support of fundraising capacity’
General operating support
To support environment indicators poll concerning World Environment Day activities
Support of ACCEL professional development fundraising academy
Support for ACCEL Fundraising Academy and a Technical Assistance Pool
| Support of 2019 Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Program Summit |
| Two-year grant to support of ACCEL Fundraising Academy for 2020 |
Support of a new sequential fundraising, marketing and movement building Academy
Velocity training for 2018
Support of Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Summit
To support Velocity 2.0 fundraising training and cohort learning
To support Velocity fundraising training and cohort learning
To support second round of Velocity fundraising and cohort training
To support a mini grant program for millennial engagement
To support Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Summit
To support a millennial engagement project
To support CCAT organizational review
To support Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Summit
To support an expert agronomy position
To support a development audit to enhance fundraising
A two year grant to support two 12-month fellowships for a public health graduate in data analysis
To support HTRP forestry program
One 12-month fellowships for public health graduate in data analysis
Support of Emergency Action Fund – COVID-19 Grant
A two year grant to support a capitalization program for small and medium size arts groups
Endowment of a Biennial Rotary Peace Fellows Retreat
A two year grant to support Tenth Anniversary Root Award
SEEDS award program
Support of an Independent IRB
To support Thrival Innovation workshops
Support of the carpentry program
Support of student housing initiative
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
For purchase of water tanker for Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda
Research into sublimbic location of brain damage for Alzheimer’s disease
Support for research exploring the possible linkage between anti viral vaccination and diminishing Alzheimer’s Disease
| Support of inclusion of Danish data in Alzheimer’s research |
| Support for Alzheimer’s Research into Possible Linkage to Infectious Diseases |
A three-year grant to support a Michigan Opioid Prescribing Network analysis of policy change and their impact on opioid dental prescribing
General Support for the PittsburghTODAY project
Support of a data analysis of first taste introductions of prescription opioids in several medical settings and possible eventual long term opioid usage
To support Frontiers Conference
To support replication of a lifelong mobility wheelchair depot in Mexico
A three year grant to support expansion of Global Data Fellows Program at Graduate School of Public Health
A two year grant to support research into spatio-temporal activities at Department of Mathematics
To support Analytic Hierarchy research at Katz School of Business
Directed to the Human Engineering Research Lab to support the final phase of development and testing of a model for increasing the mobility of people with disabilities in Mexico
Directed to the Katz School of Business to support implementation of Analytical Hierarchy Process exercise in conflict resolution research in the Middle East
To support the establishment by the Graduate School of Public Health of an international fellowship project in data-driven computational modeling
To support conflict resolution research by the Global Studies Center
To support the Human Engineering Research Lab to support the development and testing of a model for increasing the mobility of people with disabilities in Mexico
A two year grant to the University Center for Social & Urban Research to support a survey of younger adults and general attitudes toward the environment
To support mathematics research
To support the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology to support the development of a written protocol for its Lower Limb Disability Prevention Project
Directed to the Human Engineering Research Lab to support evaluation of locally-sourced pediatric wheelchairs in Mexico
To support the UCIS Visiting Professorship in Contemporary Issues for the Academic Year 2010-2011
A two year grant to support mathematics research awarded in 2010
Pilot program for communication equipment and training
| Support of Alzheimer’s research |
General operating support
To support upgrades to communications systems and online fundraising strategies
General Support
General Support
General Support
10 Anniversary General Support and COVID-19 Supplement; COVID 19 Supplement
| Support for development activities |
General Support
General operating support
General operating support
General operating support
Support of matching funds for an end of year online giving campaign
End of year online giving matching funds
Matching funds for an end of year giving campaign
End of year matching funds to encourage individual giving
General Support – President’s Opportunity Fund, COVID-19 Grant
General Support – President’s Opportunity Fund, COVID-19 Grant
| Challenge grant for end of year giving campaign |
Matching grant for end of year campaign, payable in 2019
Challenge grant match for end of year giving, payable in 2018
A two year grant to support building renovation
To support children’s programs
To support therapeutic garden plan
A two year grant to support the purchase of additional e-marketing modules to improve fundraising, public outreach, and use of social media
Children’s summer camp
Internet expansion and constituent relationship management
General operating support
Support for consultant and plan to enhance public programming
Support for Fall Soiree
Support of public programs
Support of public programs
Support for public programs
Support of Public Programs
| Support of the Education Fund – G. Voros Memorial |
Support of Public Programs
Support of public policy programming
To support innovative public programming
To support a challenge grant for new end of year donations
To support innovative public programming
To support a challenge grant for new donations
To support the Voros Special Fund
To support innovative public programming
To support innovative public programming
To provide funding for competitive fellowships for Pittsburgh nonprofit leaders to attend One Young World summit
A two year grant to support the 80th Anniversary speaker series and other programming designed to encourage discussion of international issues
To provide funding for the attendance of one delegate from Pittsburgh’s nonprofit community at the 2011 One Young World summit in Zurich, Switzerland
A two year grant for transitional costs related to CEO leadership change
For incubation of programs for younger professionals and other pilot initiatives
To support recruiting efforts for director of innovation center for public media
To support the creation of a new strategic business plan
A two year grant to support the creation of a new strategic business plan
To support program development and Revenue Enhancement Fund
Eight segment On-Q series examining local education reform
General operating support
General Support
General Support
General Support for COVID-19 expenses
Support for COVID-19 related expenses; COVID 19 Grant
General Support – President’s Opportunity Fund, COVID-19 Grant
| Support of the Each and Every Exhibition, Fall, 2019 |