Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations and is the 15th largest of more than 700 community foundations across the United States.

As a community foundation, our resources comprise endowment funds established by individuals, businesses and organizations with a passion for charitable giving and a deep commitment to the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation currently has more than 1,300 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations, assets of nearly $600 million (at December 31, 2009). Grantmaking benefits a broad spectrum of community life within Pittsburgh and beyond

The Foundation has strengthened is focus on community and the positive impact it strives to achieve through its grantmaking, the engagement of its donors in critical regional issues and its activities around convening and leadership, in collaboration with funding and civic partners.

More Information

• New strategic plan announcement
• Strengthening our Focus on Community: View from the Top
• Factsheet on The Pittsburgh Foundation