Curtis I and Paul Kossman Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 30-0106868 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Curtis I & Paul Kossman Char Foundation
170grants reported
$525median award
$275lower quartile
$225smallest grant
$436Ktotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 170 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $100K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
11 Parkway Ctr Ste 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3622
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $55,000 |
| United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 |
| United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $50,000 |
| American Humanist Association | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University Paul M Kossman Endowment for Excel | University Park, PA | $20,000 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $15,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $11,000 |
| American Red Cross | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,000 |
| American Red Cross | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | $11,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Wqed | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| United Way of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Provident Charter School Foundation | University Park, PA | $10,000 |
| United Way of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 |
| Children's Hospital Fee Care Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,500 |
| Children's Hospital Fee Care Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,500 |
| American Red Cross | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
| Pittsburgh Habitat for Humanity | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
| Pittsburgh Habitat for Humanity | Pittsburgh, PA | $5,000 |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of American | New York, NY | $2,750 |
| Planned Parenthood | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,750 |
| Planned Parenthood | Pittsburgh, PA | $2,750 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $2,250 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $2,250 |
| Animal Rescue League | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,650 |
| Boca Helping Hands | Boca Raton, FL | $1,650 |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | New York, NY | $1,650 |
| The Children's Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,650 |
| Brady Center | Washington, DC | $1,650 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,650 |
| Brady Center | Washington, DC | $1,650 |
| The Children's Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,650 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,650 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,250 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,250 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,250 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $1,200 |
| Animal Friends | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,200 |
| Canine Service Pals of Pittsburgh | Coraopolis, PA | $1,200 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $1,200 |
| Salvation Army (project Bundle UP) | Carnegie, PA | $1,200 |
| Life's Work | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,200 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,200 |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of American | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Alzheimer's Foundation of American | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Life's Work | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,200 |
| Pittsburgh Action Against Rape | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,200 |
| Salvation Army (project Bundle UP) | Carnegie, PA | $1,200 |
| UNICEF | New York, NY | $1,100 |
| UNICEF | New York, NY | $1,100 |
| Amazon Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Children's Hospital Free Care Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Children's Museum of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| Spectrum Charter School | Monroeville, PA | $1,000 |
| The Epilepsy Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| The Children's Institute | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $1,000 |
| American Humanist Association | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
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