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    The Heinz Endowments
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    The Heinz Endowments
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    625 LIBERTY AVENUE 30TH FLOOR PITTSBURGH PA 15222-3110

    PITTSBURGH PA | IRS ruling year: 1993 | EIN: 25-1721100  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
     

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    Proceed with Caution—Alleged Embezzlement

    On June 12, 2024, WJET/WFXP reported on a material diversion of assets reported to have allegedly taken place at The Heinz Endowments in an article titled, "New lawsuit claims nearly $1 million embezzled from Pittsburgh nonprofit." For more information regarding this matter, please see WJET/WFXP article.

    • On June 24, 2025, WTAJ published an article titled "Former IT manager charged with embezzling $1M from Heinz Endowments foundation." For more information, please see WTAJ article

    For more information about our alerts methodology, see here.

    Rating Report

    Impact & Measurement
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    The Heinz Endowments cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Measurement methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
    Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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