The Scaife Foundations refer collectively to three foundations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The three subdivisions are: the Allegheny Foundation, the Sarah Scaife Foundation, and the Scaife Family Foundation. A fourth foundation, the Carthage Foundation, was folded into the Sarah Scaife Foundation in 2014.
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Allegheny Foundation
Richard Mellon Scaife endowed the foundation and served as the chairman. It makes grants to historical, educational, political, and environmental organizations, especially those located in or serving Western Pennsylvania. From 1985 to 2006 the foundation awarded over $36 million to other organizations.
In 2007, the Allegheny Foundation made grants of $3,195,500 to 45 organizations. The five organizations receiving the largest grants were:
The 2007 annual report also noted that, at the end of that year, the foundation had nearly $55 million in cash and common stocks.
Sarah Scaife Foundation
The Sarah Scaife Foundation does not award grants to individuals. It concentrates its efforts towards politically conservative causes focused on public policy at a national and international level. From 1985 to 2003 the organization awarded over $235 million to other organizations.
The organizations it has supported include the George C. Marshall Institute, Project for the New American Century, the Institute for Humane Studies, Reason Foundation, and Judicial Watch.
Prior to its 2014 merger, like the Sarah Scaife Foundation, the Carthage Foundation did not award grants to individuals. It concentrated its efforts towards causes focused on public policy at a national and international level. From 1985 to 2003 the organization awarded over $68 million to other organizations.
Scaife Family Foundation
The Scaife Family Foundation does not award grants to individuals. It concentrates its efforts towards causes focused on families, women, children, and animal welfare. From 1985 to 2001 the organization awarded over $77 million to other organizations.