The Jack Buncher Foundation
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Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.
Only 37.2% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.
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| Recipient | Location | Purpose (as filed) | Amount | Tax yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Jewish Joint Dist-Leadership | New York, NY | BUNCHER COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ENDOWMENT-6TH INSTLMT | $2,500,000 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Endowment for Cmmty | Pittsburgh, PA | ENDOWMENT FOR COMMUNITY-1ST ANNUAL INSTLMT | $1,500,000 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR PGH - Misc | Pittsburgh, PA | BUILD ENDOWMENT - 4TH INSTLMT | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Israel Emergency | Pittsburgh, PA | AJJDC-URGENT NEEDS IN UKRAINE | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Joint Dist-Szarvas | New York, NY | CAMP SZARVAS CUPOLA & SWIM POOL | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Annual Campaign Pldge | Pittsburgh, PA | ANNUAL CMMTY CAMPAIGN PLEDGE 2024 | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Carnegie Mellon University - JBF Plaza | Pittsburgh, PA | JACK BUNCHER FOUNDATION PLAZA PROJECT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Buncher(Jack G) Charitable Fund for the Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | ANNUAL GIFT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Buncher(Jack G) Charitable Fund for the United Jewish Federation | Pittsburgh, PA | ANNUAL GIFT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Buncher(Jack G) Charitable Fund for Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | ANNUAL GIFT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Buncher(Jack G) Charitable Fund for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | ANNUAL GIFT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Buncher(Jack G) Charitable Fund for the American Jewish Joint Distribution | New York, NY | ANNUAL GIFT | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Buncher Leadership | Pittsburgh, PA | DISBURSEMENTS FOR JBF LEADERSHIP-4TH INSTLMT | $418,500 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Buncher Leadership | Pittsburgh, PA | DISBURSEMENT FOR JBF LEADERSHIP-3RD INSTLMT | $418,500 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Buncher Leadership | Pittsburgh, PA | BUNCHER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM-2ND INSTMT | $418,500 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Buncher Leadership | Pittsburgh, PA | BUNCHER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM-1ST INSTLMT | $418,500 | 2023 |
| Western Pa School for Blind Children | Pittsburgh, PA | LAVI ENDOWMENT - TO SUPPORT PROGRAM | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Jfed of GR Pgh-Pj Library Endowment | Pittsburgh, PA | PJ LIBRARY ENDOWMENT-FINAL INSTLMT | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services | Pittsburgh, PA | PART B-UPSTREET, BRIDGE BLDRS, 412 FUTURE PRGMS | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of PGH | Pittsburgh, PA | MATCH 2024 FOR JCC MACCABI GAMES 2025 | $250,000 | 2023 |
| Allegheny County Library Assoc | Pittsburgh, PA | YEAR END GIFT-$5,000 PER ACLA MEMBER | $235,000 | 2023 |
| Allegheny County Library Assoc | Pittsburgh, PA | LOVE YOUR LIBRARY MATCH 2024 | $205,009 | 2023 |
| Yeshiva Schools | Pittsburgh, PA | GAP FUNDS FOR BOYS SCHOOL | $200,000 | 2023 |
| United Way of Southwest Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | 2025 IMPACT FUND | $200,000 | 2023 |
| Greater PGH Community Food Bank | Duquesne, PA | PART A-IMPACT GRANTS(ONLY) | $200,000 | 2023 |
Grants to individuals are counted but not named.
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