The Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation, not to be confused with the similarly named Segal Family Foundation, is the private grantmaking foundation of former Obama administration official Evan Segal and his wife Tracy Segal. ¹

In 2019, the Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation announced that it committed to having the majority of its grantmaking go to organizations in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. In addition to funding social programs, it funds organizations that advocate gun control and left-of-center women’s issues, ethnic-minority issues, and economic policies. ²

Background

Founded in 2006, the Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation is the private family foundation of businessman Evan Segal, who would later serve in the Obama administration as Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and his wife Tracy Segal. ³ The foundation makes grants in what it claims represents the Jewish values of kehilla, tzedek, and tikkun olam. ⁴

Activities

The Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation has made grants to prominent left-of-center advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Everytown for Gun Safety, and Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania. It has also made grants to Jewish-based and social program-based community organizations, including the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, the National Council of Jewish Women Pittsburgh, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and No Kid Hungry. ⁵

In January 2022, The Forbes Funds announced a partnership with the Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation to create a program called the “Emerging Directors of Development.” The program was created to recruit and train ethnic minorities in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area in preparation for employment in the nonprofit development and fundraising field. It also announced it would partner with local nonprofits to offer direct hires of program participants and as a diversity initiative to increase the employment rates of ethnic minorities by local nonprofits. ⁶

People

Evan Segal

Evan Segal is the chairman and vice president of the Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation. He was the president and owner of the Dormont Manufacturing Company before the company sold its outstanding shares to Watts Water Technologies for $94.5 million in January 2006. ⁷ Following the sale, Segal served the Obama administration as Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from May through December 2009. During this time, he also served the White House Innovation and Information Policy Task Force and was the co-chair of the Federal CFO Council. ^{1 8}

In 2019, Segal cofounded 412 Venture Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in Pittsburgh area businesses. In 2006, Segal founded Segal Ventures, a venture capital firm that funds businesses and nonprofit organizations that are owned and led by women. ^{1 8}

Tracy Segal

Tracy Segal is the president, vice chair, and treasurer of the Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation. She reports having campaigned and fundraised for a number of Democratic campaigns, including those of former President Barack Obama, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (D), U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), former Vermont Governor Howard Dean (D), former U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), and State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (D-Bronx). ¹

Marla Werner

Marla Werner has served as the executive director of the Evan and Tracy Segal Foundation since 2017. Werner is also the co-founder and CEO of Givver, a for-profit consulting service for nonprofits. She has also served as the director of marketing and development for Ronald McDonald House Charities and as a director for the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. ⁹

Financials

In 2023, the Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation reported $89,399 in total revenue, including $55,133 in contributions from Evan and Tracy Segal. ^{10 11}  It also reported $1.3 million in total assets. In 2023, it also reported $531,548 in total expenses, including $416,405 in grants paid. ^{12 13}

In 2023, the Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation’s largest grants included $100,000 to the Leadership Conference Education Fund, $75,000 to Comic Relief Inc, $50,000 to the Utah Film Center, $28,546 to Catapult Pittsburgh, $25,234 to Donors Choose, and $20,000 to the Pittsburgh Scholar House. ¹⁴

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2. “Member Spotlight: The Evan and Tracy Segal Family Foundation.” Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania. January 13, 2020. https://gwpa.org/news/member-spotlight-evan-and-tracy-segal-family-foundation. 
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6. Paula, Maria. “The Segal Family Foundation and The Forbes Funds announce a new partnership to increase equity in the local nonprofit sector.” The Forbes Funds. January 11, 2022. https://forbesfunds.org/the-segal-family-foundation-and-the-forbes-funds-announce-a-new-partnership-to-increase-equity-in-the-local-nonprofit-sector/.
7. “Watts Water Technologies buys Dormont Mfg. Co.” Contractor Magazine. February 1, 2006. https://www.contractormag.com/hydronics/article/20872618/watts-water-technologies-buys-dormont-mfg-co.
8. “Evan J. Segal.” LinkedIn. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanjsegal/. 
9. “Marla Werner.” LinkedIn. Accessed June 30, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marla-werner-164990171/.
10. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. (Form 990PF). Evan And Tracy Segal Familyfoundation. 2023. Part I, Line 12.
11. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. (Form 990PF). Evan And Tracy Segal Familyfoundation. 2023. Schedule B.
12. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. (Form 990PF). Evan And Tracy Segal Familyfoundation. 2023. Part II, Line 16.
13. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. (Form 990PF). Evan And Tracy Segal Familyfoundation. 2023. Part I, Lines 25-26.
14. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax. (Form 990PF). Evan And Tracy Segal Familyfoundation. 2023. Part XIV.