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 | Amount Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services Center Corporation | To support programming that serves Braddock adults and youth to help improve the quality of their lives. | 2022 | $5,674 |
| The New Renaissance Theatre Company | to support the 2018 season. | 2017 | $6,000 |
| Heritage Gospel Chorale of Pittsburgh | to support 2018 performances. | 2017 | $6,000 |
| Resonance Works | to support the performances of “little match girl passion” in March 2018, including the Pittsburgh premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “little match girl passion” by David Lang. | 2018 | $6,000 |
| The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh | to support audience development in the 2019-2020 program year. | 2019 | $6,000 |
| Fractured Atlas | to support folkLAB’s 2020 production of “MAD,” a performance art piece created by artists whose mental health narratives are significant to their identities. | 2020 | $6,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers | to support the Still Working Project. | 2016 | $6,380 |
| New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | to support Front Porch Theatricals' production of the play “Parade.” | 2014 | $6,500 |
| United Methodist Church Union | to increase literacy/reading proficiency for students in two Northside elementary schools. | 2015 | $6,500 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support the presentation of an experimental film salon series, called "Afronaut: An Exploration in Film of the African Diaspora and Time Travel." | 2013 | $6,550 |
| Franklin Center of Beaver County | for the 20th Aliquippa Art and Music Festival. | 2013 | $6,800 |
| Legacy Arts Project | to support two artist residencies. | 2014 | $7,000 |
| Shana Simmons Dance | to support the production of Living Landscape. | 2019 | $7,000 |
| League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh | to promote meaningful civic engagement and establish lasting good government practices. | 2021 | $7,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the Lucky After Dark exhibition. | 2014 | $7,075 |
| Samaritan Counseling, Guidance, Consulting | To help low-income individuals near Sewickley, PA access mental health resources. | 2022 | $7,250 |
| Guiding Star Dance Foundation | to support its production of "Arranged Marriage." | 2013 | $7,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the 2013 festival. | 2013 | $7,500 |
| Autumn House Press | to support the Leadership Succession Initiative. | 2014 | $7,500 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers | to support Julie Sokolow's documentary, titled Aspie Seeks Love. | 2014 | $7,500 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the 2015 JFilm Festival. | 2014 | $7,500 |
| Denis Theatre Foundation | to support the Meet Me at the Movies program. | 2015 | $7,500 |
| Autumn House Press | to support Pittsburgh City Parks Reading Series. | 2015 | $7,500 |
| Monroeville Jazz Festival, Inc. | to support the 2016 festival. | 2016 | $7,500 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support fall 2017 programming for the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics. | 2017 | $7,500 |
| Kamraton | to support "Her Holiness the Winter Dog", an opera by Curtis Rumrill and librettist Zachary Webber with local guests Shana Simmons Dance Company and Chicago-based quartet Quince Contemporary Voice Ensemble. | 2018 | $7,500 |
| National Performance Network | to support the National Performance Network and Visual Artist Network 2018 Conference. | 2018 | $7,500 |
| Jazz Workshop, Inc. | to support the “Family Night Series” and "Jazz Jam and Poetry Series." | 2018 | $7,500 |
| Pittsburgh Classical Guitar Society, Inc. | to raise the community’s awareness of the organization and its mission by sponsoring a concert series of nationally known classical guitarists. | 2018 | $7,500 |
| Bunker Projects | to support career development opportunities for Pittsburgh artists, arts professionals, documentarians, and writers through the launch of a new publication-making initiative. | 2018 | $7,500 |
| New Sun Rising | to support the creation of slowdanger’s new group work titled, ‘empathy machine.’ | 2018 | $7,500 |
| Reading Symphony Orchestra Assn | to bring the Bennett Prize exhibits to Reading, PA in celebration of Women in the Arts. | 2019 | $7,500 |
| Jazz Workshop, Inc. | for Family Night, Jazz on the Steps, and Jazz Jam & Poetry. | 2020 | $7,500 |
| The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh | To support a performance of the Imani Winds. | 2022 | $7,618 |
| Pittsburgh Camerata | to support the 2014 Spring Concert. | 2013 | $7,920 |
| Woodland Hills School District | to renovate and update the observatory at the Woodland Hills High School. | 2014 | $8,000 |
| Pittsburgh Concert Chorale | for FY19 operating support. | 2018 | $8,000 |
| Mariposa Theatre for Young Audiences | for the 2019 season and an expansion of school programming. | 2019 | $8,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers | to support the creation of a transmedia documentary project. | 2014 | $8,200 |
| The Pittsburgh Camerata | to support two performances of “Invitation to Summer.” | 2020 | $8,325 |
| Operation Troop Appreciation | to support the Veteran Welcome Home Program. | 2021 | $8,342 |
| Alumni Theater Company | for the production of 'Hair.' | 2014 | $8,500 |
| Aeolian Winds of Pittsburgh | to support a collaborative performance. | 2015 | $8,500 |
| Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall | to support the Listen Locally concert series. | 2015 | $8,500 |
| Dreams of Hope | to support Hatch Arts Collective's presentation of “Driftless.” | 2016 | $8,500 |
| Assemble | to support the Saturday Crafternoons program. | 2016 | $8,500 |
| Unseam'd Shakespeare Company | to support its production of "The Tempest or The Enchanted Isle." | 2013 | $9,000 |
| Ujamaa Collective | to support Celeta Hickman's development of the “Art of Authority” exhibition. | 2016 | $9,000 |
| Belle Voci | to support a collaborative performance: "All You Need is Love: The 55th Anniversary of the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show." | 2018 | $9,000 |
| Assemble | for the Unblurred Gallery Residency Program and Saturday Crafternoons. | 2019 | $9,000 |