Sarah Scaife Foundation: mission, leadership and finances
Pittsburgh private foundation that has given grants to many conservative and libertarian policy groups.
Organization
| Founded | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Pittsburgh, PA |
| EIN | 25-1113452 |
| Tax status | 501(c)(3) |
| Website | scaife.com |
Finances (IRS Form 990)
| Total revenue | $40.8 million |
|---|---|
| Total expenses | $49.8 million |
| Total assets | $610.3 million |
| Tax year | 2023 |
What it does
The Sarah Scaife Foundation is a private philanthropy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It makes grants to public policy research groups, many of them conservative.
Sarah Scaife Foundation is listed here in the category "Advocacy". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.
History
The foundation was created by Sarah Mellon Scaife and grew as part of a larger family of Scaife charitable entities.
Sarah Scaife Foundation is a advocacy organization. It is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.
Leadership and funding
As a private foundation, it files Form 990-PF. The figures shown come from ProPublica's record of its latest filing.
The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $40.8 million, total expenses of $49.8 million and total assets of $610.3 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Sarah Scaife Foundation Inc. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.
Where it stands
The foundation supports limited government and free enterprise through grants.
These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Philanthropy Roundtable, The Heritage Foundation.
Sources
Profile last reviewed November 8, 2026