Foundation-Directed Grants
Use the drop-down boxes below to search the listing of discretionary grants awarded through our application process. The Foundation awards grants in these strategic focus areas: Self-Sufficient Individuals and Families, Healthy Communities, Vibrant Democracy and Community Projects.
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| Grantee | Purpose | Year Sort descending | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Sun Rising | to provide training, employment and social support to unemployed African American males. | 2019 | $66,500 |
| Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania | to seek a service funding increase for permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless through a state Medicaid waiver. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Hollow Oak Land Trust | to restore and monitor the biodiversity of vernal pool and riparian habitats of Meeks Run, Trout Run and Montour Run and acquire an adjacent site to protect vernal pools and wildlife habitat. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Allegheny Goatscape Inc. | to create a three-year strategic plan to ensure organizational stability through expanded use of goats to clear invasive vegetation in an environmentally friendly way. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| St. Anthony School Programs | to expand the Behavioral and Skill Therapy program. | 2019 | $12,600 |
| North Side Christian Health Center | to support the implementation of a pharmacist-managed hepatitis C patient care program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Jeremiah's Place | to extend the service hours of the Strong Families program for single mothers seeking emergent childcare. | 2019 | $60,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | to support the cost of the rapid response food distributions. | 2019 | $40,000 |
| Allegheny Family Network | to support enhanced transportation for single mothers in the Tarentum, Brackenridge, Natrona and Natrona Heights communities. | 2019 | $27,665 |
| Calliope House, Inc. | to support teaching artists in the school of music, concert artists and outreach programs. | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Corningworks | to support the production of a new dancetheater work titled Refuge. | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Prime Stage Theatre | to support the production of “The Outsiders.” | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Shana Simmons Dance | to support the production of Living Landscape. | 2019 | $7,000 |
| Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras | to support the large ensemble performances in the 2019-2020 season titled, "In My Element." | 2019 | $10,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support the 22nd annual Russian Film Symposium. | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation | to support a full-length feature documentary that explores native and transplant Puerto Ricans building community in Pittsburgh. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Communitopia | to educate and empower youth from Allegheny County’s environmental justice communities to act on climate change. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Braddock Carnegie Library Association | to support teaching artists' salaries and the Artist in the Library Series. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Association | to support the 2019-2020 season of concerts and educational activities and a concert tour of the Baltics and Scandinavia in 2020. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| River City Brass Band | to support the expansion of the School of Brass. | 2019 | $35,000 |
| A Peace of Mind Inc. | to improve the quality of programming and subsidize tuition for children experiencing poverty at its child care facility in Wilkinsburg. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Metro Community Health Center | to provide transportation to health services for its clients. | 2019 | $27,500 |
| SeniorLaw Center | to support the provision of free legal services, education, and advocacy through the PA SeniorLAW Helpline for grandparents raising grandchildren affected by the opioid crisis in Allegheny County. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support the School Clubs initiative, which brings together high school students of diverse abilities and backgrounds. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Bible Center Church Inc. | to support costs associated with expanding The Maker’s Clubhouse STEAM afterschool program to serve 40 students at Lincoln Elementary School. | 2019 | $40,000 |
| The Consortium for Public Education | for 2020 operating support. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania | for the Census 2020 Philanthropic Fund to promote an accurate, equitable Census count in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| ACTION-Housing, Inc. | for the redevelopment of the historic Centre Avenue YMCA to house 75 very low-income African American men. | 2019 | $87,377 |
| Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County | to support the position of Housing Court Help Desk Manager. | 2019 | $70,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2020 operating support. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Travelers Aid Society of Pittsburgh | to provide transportation services to grantees awarded funding through The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Supporting Single Women Raising Children initiative. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| Glade Run Foundation | to support the new Partial Hospitalization Program for youth. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Homeless Children's Education Fund | to support educational programs offered to children whose families are experiencing homelessness. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Center for Loving Kindness. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| PublicSource Inc. | for operating support. | 2019 | $250,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise | for the scholarship program. | 2019 | $500,000 |
| Trying Together | to support Start Strong PA an advocacy campaign whose outcomes will positively impact the child care system in Pennsylvania. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for the School of Education to support a full-time coordinator for the Justice Scholars Institute at Westinghouse High School. | 2019 | $175,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to the Department of Medicine to support the creation of AJ Conrad Smith Scholars Fellowship. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania | to organize four babysitting cooperatives designed by participants. | 2019 | $35,000 |
| YMCA of Sewickley Valley | to support scholarships for low-income children to attend Summer Day Camp in 2020. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support the Growing Impact Through Data + Collaboration. | 2019 | $125,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | to support the Continuum of Care Supportive Services Fund to assist homeless housing providers who receive federal funding to address service shortfalls and county and federal match requirements. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| Village Theater Company dba The Tull Family Theater | to expand cultural outreach among underserved suburban and rural youth in the Sewickley region. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Sustainable Pittsburgh | to support a response to the challenge of single use plastics in the region using a cross-sector, demand-side approach. | 2019 | $125,000 |
| Latino Community Center | to assist single mothers in the Latino Community. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | to support increased understanding of the importance of the First Amendment in civic life through enhanced library programs, services and resources. | 2019 | $300,000 |
| Pittsburgh Learning Commons | to support 35 K-12 students' participation in year two of a four-year learner-centered, interdisciplinary after-school pilot program. | 2019 | $31,507 |
| Manchester Academic Charter School | to support the expansion of the Law Related Education program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh | to help support students to participate in the Mentor 2.0 Program at Brashear High School. | 2019 | $50,000 |