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 2019, RAD has provided $2 billion in operating and capital grants to more than 100 diverse organizations (see RAD's funding history to date, in pdf). That sum includes $93.7 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 2019:
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.
(Additional RAD support for Accessibility/Inclusion and Connection projects comes through the Special Project Grants program, with $250,000 available for 2019.
Finally, in honor of its 25th Anniversary, RAD introduced the RADical ImPAct Grant program in 2019.)
Contractual Assets
|
Regional Asset |
Operating/Capital |
|
$6,896,375 |
|
|
Allegheny County – Regional Parks |
$21,640,961 |
|
$22,065,062 |
|
|
$3,322,319 |
|
|
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - funding for library system e-resources |
$242,827 |
|
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh |
$3,377,659 |
|
City of McKeesport Renziehausen Regional Park |
$738,548 |
|
City of Pittsburgh – Regional Parks |
$6,018,795 |
|
National Aviary in Pittsburgh |
$1,319,900 |
|
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens |
$2,569,235 |
|
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium |
$4,004,316 |
|
Total - Contractual Operating 2019 |
$72,195,997 |
|
Grand Total (Contractual - 2019 Operating, 2019 Capital) |
$76,546,997 |
Multi-Year Agreements
|
Regional Asset |
Operating/Capital |
|
Sports and Exhibition Authority Regional Destination Financing Plan (Stadium) Debt Service (stadiums and convention center) |
$13,400,000 |
|
Grand Total (Multi-Year) |
$13,400,000 |
Annual Grants
|
Regional Asset |
Operating/Capital |
|
ACH Clear Pathways |
$3,600 |
| August Wilson African American Cultural Center | $500,000 |
|
$22,000 |
|
|
$3,300 |
|
|
Allegheny Land Trust |
$27,000 |
|
$7,000 |
|
|
Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall |
$6,500 |
| Arcade Comedy Theater | $3,500 |
| Assemble Funding for public gallery exhibitions. |
$2,500 |
|
$6,000 |
|
|
$35,000 |
|
|
Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania |
$21,000 |
|
$34,000 |
|
|
$8,600 |
|
| Boyce-Mayview Regional Park Capital funding for playground improvements and perimeter trail project. |
$220,000 $145,000 |
| Bricolage Production Company | $22,500 |
| Bulgarian National Education and Cultural Center | $5,000 |
|
$8,000 |
|
| $17,000 | |
|
$20,000 |
|
|
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh |
$400,000 |
|
$30,000 |
|
|
City Theatre |
$115,000 |
|
$60,000 |
|
| $3,600 | |
|
$9,600 |
|
|
$5,000 |
|
|
$10,000 |
|
| $5,000 | |
|
Frick Art & Historical Center |
$150,000 |
|
$6,500 |
|
|
$6,100 |
|
|
$86,500 |
|
|
$25,000 |
|
|
Historical Society of Western PA (Sen. John Heinz History Center) |
$800,000 |
| Kaufmann Center, Hill House Assn. | $20,000 |
| Kente Arts Alliance | $4,000 |
|
$405,000 |
|
|
Mattress Factory |
$82,000 |
|
$8,600 |
|
|
$13,200 |
|
|
New Hazlett Theater |
$32,500 |
|
$32,000 |
|
|
$11,100 |
|
|
$2,200 |
|
|
$39,000 |
|
|
$17,000 |
|
|
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre |
$180,000 |
|
$60,000 |
|
|
$4,100 |
|
|
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera |
$180,000 |
|
$3,000 |
|
|
$42,000 |
|
|
$5,000 |
|
|
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
$1,750,000 |
| Pittsburgh Festival Opera | $16,500 |
|
Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media |
$230,000 |
|
Pittsburgh Glass Center |
$50,000 |
|
Pittsburgh Musical Theater |
$55,000 |
|
$7,500 |
|
|
$180,000 |
|
|
$4,100 |
|
|
$20,000 |
|
|
Pittsburgh Public Theater |
$195,000 |
|
$2,500 |
|
|
$2,500 |
|
| Pittsburgh Symphony Society | $1,600,00 |
|
$10,500 |
|
|
$20,000 |
|
|
$3,000,000 |
|
|
$15,000 |
|
|
$35,000 |
|
| Rachel Carson Homestead Assn. Funding contingent on additional information. |
$2,500 |
|
$5,100 |
|
|
$112,500 |
|
|
$10,500 |
|
|
$15,000 |
|
| SLB Radio Productions Capital for computer integreation for new facility. |
$3,600 $5,000 |
|
$100,000 |
|
|
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall |
$300,000 |
|
$5,500 |
|
|
$10,000 |
|
| Sports and Exhibition Authority | $800,000 |
|
Squonk Opera, Inc. Funding for Allegheny County public performances. |
$9,000 |
|
$11,500 |
|
|
$52,000 |
|
|
$3,600 |
|
| The Holocaust Center for Pittsburgh | $3,500 |
| The Union Project | $12,000 |
|
$16,000 |
|
| Tickets for Kids | $15,000 |
|
$5,000 |
|
|
$6,100 |
|
|
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy |
$88,500 |
|
WQED Multimedia |
$450,000 |
| Library shared service project | $170,000 |
| Impact grants | $2,500,000 |
| Special Project Grants: Accessibility and Inclusion | $250,000 |
| Partnerships and Initiatives | $100,000 |
|
$10,000 |
|
|
Total Annual - Operating Grants (2019) Total - Capital/Programming: Access and Opportunity/Library Project/Impact Grants/Special Project Grants/Partnerships and Initiatives (2019) |
$13,057,500 |
Grant Totals
|
Total: Operating Grants |
$99,628,497 |
|
Total: Capital Grants/Programming |
$8,988,673 |
|
GRAND TOTAL - GRANTS |
$108,617,170 |
District Administration
| Administrative Budget | $975,000 |