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 ascending | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | to implement “2020-2030 Next Is Now.” | 2020 | $165,000 |
| Allegheny Land Trust | towards the acquisition of the former Churchill Valley Country Club to conserve as a greenway. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for 2019-2020 operating support including education/workforce development policy efforts for the Institute of Politics. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| 412 Food Rescue | for operating support. | 2020 | $125,000 |
| Jewish Association on Aging | to support improvements to Mollie’s Meals, a program that delivers kosher meals to frail home-bound seniors, and to provide support to offset lost revenue and rising medical supply costs caused by COVID-19. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Tree of Life Anti-Hate Conference in November 2020. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support United for Caregivers. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Achieva | for operating support. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pgh | for rehabilitative services and visual devices for individuals who receive low-vision services, are legally blind, and do not qualify for federal assistance. | 2020 | $110,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania | for operating support. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support activities of the Creative Youth Center at the Homewood-Brushton location. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Healthy Start, Inc. | for operating support. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| North Hills Community Outreach, Inc. | to support the Food and Emergency Assistance programs. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Vintage | for operating support. | 2020 | $200,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support the #notwhite collective’s new visual work and performance as part of the exhibition Twenty/Twenty at SPACE gallery in the fall of 2020. | 2020 | $12,500 |
| Barebones Productions | for the production of “Is God Is” in October 2020. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Angels' Place, Inc. | to support early childhood education and family support programming for single parents. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Providence Connections, Inc. | to support its early childhood education program. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Family Life Center Inc. | to support its STEM Success Solutions program, which provides mentoring and tutoring. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| 5A Elite Youth Empowerment | to support operations costs for the 2020-2021 year. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| A+ Schools Pittsburgh's Cmty. Alliance for Public Education | to support operations costs for 2020-2021. | 2020 | $125,000 |
| Allegheny Youth Development | to support operations costs for 2020-2021. | 2020 | $60,000 |
| The Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health | to provide emergency operating support in response to impacts of COVID-19. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Clean Air Council | to support expansion of the Southwest Neighbors for Clean Air program to implement policy campaigns to curb air pollution and global warming. | 2020 | $71,024 |
| Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc. | to launch a Health Care Concierge Associate training initiative to connect un- and under-employed individuals from underserved neighborhoods to employment opportunities in high demand jobs. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | to support the 2020 Workforce and Business Development program. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Operation Homefront, Inc. | to provide meals to local military and veteran families. | 2020 | $9,000 |
| Guardians of Sound, Inc. | for the Acoustic Hip Hop Ensemble. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Kente Arts Alliance | for operating support. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Lets Get Free-the Women & Trans Prisoner Defense Committee | to support a public education campaign to raise awareness about death by incarceration, focusing on women and trans people. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Squonk Opera | for general operating support. | 2020 | $25,000 |
| Steeltown Entertainment Project | for general operating support. | 2020 | $25,000 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. | for operating support to address critical and emergent needs of the region’s hearing and deaf community in response to the COVID-19 virus. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Presbyterian SeniorCare Network | for operating support. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Front Porch Theatricals | for operating support. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| The Legacy Arts Project, Inc. | for operating support. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Squirrel Hill Health Center | to provide emergency operating support in response to the impacts of COVID-19. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Jazz Workshop, Inc. | for Family Night, Jazz on the Steps, and Jazz Jam & Poetry. | 2020 | $7,500 |
| Franklin Center of Beaver County | for the annual Aliquippa Art & Music Festival in 2020. | 2020 | $11,427 |
| TRWIB, Inc. d/b/a Partner4Work | to provide meaningful, paid summer work experience for 40 disadvantaged youth ages 14-21 in Allegheny County. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Amachi Pittsburgh | for 2020 operating support. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Shadow Student Athlete Development Services, Inc. | to support operations costs for the 2020-2021 year. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| The Watson Institute | to support the expansion of its training and consulting services to school districts impacted by high rates of poverty. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Center for Hope | to continue the out-of-school time program for students in the Highland Elementary School in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Holy Family Foundation | to support distance learning, workforce development, and student body expansion at Nazareth Prep high school. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Rankin Christian Center | to support expanded senior food and healthy living services. | 2020 | $125,000 |
| Eastern Area Adult Services | to expand grocery and food access for seniors in community and home-based settings. | 2020 | $45,500 |
| Hosanna House, Inc. | for 2020-2021 operating support. | 2020 | $125,000 |
| Lemington Residential Corporation | to implement the CORE initiative. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Pavers dba Day One Project | to support a housing and support program for single mothers. | 2020 | $30,000 |