Current Assets

Since 1995, the District has awarded nearly $1.9 billion in grants, including $60 million in capital grants for projects like accessibility, critical infrastructure and equipment.

Pittsburgh Zoo © Paul Selvaggio

The hallmark of District grants is unrestricted operating funds. RAD operating grants to assets can be used for all of the basics, like staff, utilities and maintenance.

Since 1995, and by the end of 2018, RAD has provided $1.8 billion in operating and capital grants to more than 100 diverse organizations (see RAD's funding history to date, in pdf). That sum includes $89 million in capital grants for parks maintenance, repairs and new projects; trails improvements; and discretionary projects like accessibility, critical infrastructure and equipment. RAD funds also have made possible special collaborations among assets that have contributed to budget savings and audience development.

The District will support three major grant categories in 2018: Contractual Assets - organizations selected in 1994 for 10-year funding commitments that were reauthorized for five additional years in 2005, 2010 and 2015; Annual Assets - organizations that apply for support on an annual basis; Multi-Year Assets - grants with commitments for more than one year of commitments beyond the contractual asset period. RAD also supports Accessibility/Inclusion and Connection projects through the Special Project Grants program, with $100,000 available for 2018.

Contractual Assets

Regional Asset	Operating/Capital
Allegheny County Library Association	$6,695,510
Allegheny County – Regional Parks Mandatory capital grant subject to 1% of revenue adjustment. Capital for park facility and shelter improvements and restroom renovations	$20,610,439 $965,000
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh	$21,422,390
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - EIN grant	$3,225,552
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - funding for library system e-resources	$235,755
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Capital towards completion of Warhol Museum window replacement project.	$3,279,281 $250,000
City of McKeesport Renziehausen Regional Park Capital for parking area expansion and shelter upgrades.	$717,037 $80,000
City of Pittsburgh – Regional Parks Mandatory capital grant subject to 1% of revenue adjustment. Capital for resurfacing, maintenance equipment, court renovations, sidewalk repairs and lighting improvements.	$5,728,497 $965,000
National Aviary in Pittsburgh Capital for improvements to the Tropical Forest Room.	$1,257,011 $200,000
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Capital is a match for glass restoration in the Palm Court.	$2,470,418 $200,000
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium Capital is a match for operation corridor improvements.	$3,887,685 $250,000
Total - Contractual Operating 2018 Total - Contractual Capital 2018	$69,529,575 $2,910,000
Grand Total (Contractual - 2017 Operating, 2017 Capital)	$72,439,575

Multi-Year Assets

Regional Asset	Operating/Capital
Sports and Exhibition Authority Regional Destination Financing Plan (Stadium) Debt Service (stadiums and convention center)	$13,400,000
Sports and Exhibition Authority Arena Project Debt Service	$685,000
Grand Total (Multi-Year)	$14,085,000

Annual Grants

Regional Asset	Operating/Capital
ACH Clear Pathways	$2,600
African American Cultural Center - grant conditioned on additional information	$500,000
Afro American Music Institute - grant for public programs in Allegheny County	$21,000
Allegheny Brass Band	$2,300
Allegheny Land Trust Capital for Allegheny Land Trust - Dead Man's Hollow accessibility improvements $20,000; Montour Trail Council Piney Fork Trail extension $40,000; Panhandle Trail Association trail resurfacing $20,000. Trail groups receive pass-through grants and must be audited per RAD guidelines if they receive more than $25,000.	$25,500 $80,000
American Jewish Museum of the JCC	$5,000
Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall Operating funds for music hall.	$5,200
Arcade Comedy Theater	$2,500
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh	$5,000
Attack Theatre	$32,000
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania	$21,000
Avonworth Municipal Authority: ACORD Park	$34,000
Bach Choir of Pittsburgh	$7,600
Bricolage Productions	$15,500
Calliope, Pittsburgh Folk Music Society	$8,000
Chamber Music Pittsburgh	$15,500
Chatham Baroque	$15,000
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh	$361,000
City of Asylum/Pittsburgh	$22,000
City Theatre	$113,500
Community Theater Project Corp. (Kelly-Strayhorn Theater) Capital towards HVAC system replacement; grant contingent on long-term lease.	$46,000 $50,000
corningworks	$2,600
Dreams of Hope	$8,100
Edgewood Symphony	$5,000
FOR - The Father Ryan Arts Center	$6,100
Film Pittsburgh	$2,600
Frick Art & Historical Center Capital is a match for front porch repairs at Clayton.	$125,000 $25,000
Front Porch Theatricals	$5,500
Gemini Theater Company	$5,100
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council	$85,000
Hill Dance Academy Theatre	$21,500
Historical Society of Western PA (Sen. John Heinz History Center) Capital for upgrades related to and contingent upon Smithsonian exhibit.	$765,000 $200,000
Kente Arts Alliance	$2,500
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild	$388,000
Mattress Factory	$82,000
McKeesport Little Theater	$7,600
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh	$11,200
New Hazlett Theater Capital for HVAC improvements.	$31,000 $30,000
New Horizon Theater	$30,000
North Hills Art Center	$10,100
North Pittsburgh Symphonic Band	$2,200
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (now Pittsburgh Festival Opera)	$15,500
PICT Classic Theatre	$38,000
Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures	$15,500
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Capital is a match for security system upgrades including lighting.	$173,500 $17,000
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden	$56,500
Pittsburgh Camerata	$3,100
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera	$173,500
Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra	$3,000
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting – WYEP - grant for WYEP operations	$41,000
Pittsburgh Concert Chorale	$4,600
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust	$1,500,000
Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts Capital is a match for elevator repairs at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts campus.	$230,000 $72,000
Pittsburgh Glass Center	$46,000
Pittsburgh Musical Theater	$51,000
Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble	$7,500
Pittsburgh Opera Capital is a match for security system upgrades.	$179,000 $12,000
Pittsburgh Philharmonic	$3,100
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company	$15,500
Pittsburgh Public Theater	$184,000
Pittsburgh Savoyards	$2,500
Pittsburgh School for Choral Arts	$2,500
Pittsburgh Symphony Society Capital towards backstage fire and life safety improvement project.	$1,500,000 $50,000
Pittsburgh Youth Chorus	$10,500
Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra	$20,000
Port Authority of Allegheny County	$3,000,000
Prime Stage Theatre	$12,000
Quantum Theatre	$23,000
Renaissance and Baroque Society	$9,600
Renaissance City Choir	$4,100
River City Brass	$107,500
Saltworks Theatre Company	$10,500
Silk Screen	$4,100
Silver Eye Center for Photography	$15,000
SLB Radio Productions	$2,600
Society for Contemporary Craft	$72,500
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall Capital for fretaining wall and ramp improvements.	$265,000 $150,000
South Hills Chorale	$4,500
South Park Theatre	$9,100
Squonk Opera, Inc.	$8,000
Steeltown Entertainment Project	$10,500
Sweetwater Center for the Arts	$51,000
Texture Contemporary Ballet	$2,600
The Union Project	$10,500
Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras	$14,500
Tickets for Kids	$10,000
Tuesday Musical Club	$4,600
Upper St. Clair Twp - Boyce/Mayview Regional Park Capital for outdoor improvements.	$210,500 $130,000
Village Theater Company (The Tull Family Theater)	$5,100
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy	$87,000
WQED Multimedia Capital is a match for FM automation replacement, video server and master control upgrades.	$425,000 $125,000
Special Project Grants: Accessibility and Inclusion	$100,000
Access and Opportunity Grants	$10,000
Total Annual - Operating Grants (2018) Total Annual - Capital Grants (2018) Grand Total Annual Grants (2018)	$11,621,400 $941,000 $12,562,400

Grant Totals

Total: Operating Grants	$95,235,975
Total: Capital Grants	$3,851,000
GRAND TOTAL - GRANTS	$99,086,975

District Administration

Administrative Budget

$900,000