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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Alliance for Refugee Youth Support and Education | to help support up to 35 middle- and high-school participants in their 2019-2020 after-school program. | 2019 | $45,000 |
| Pittsburgh Symphony Inc. | to support the Lift Every Voice Concert 2020 and a commission to be debuted at Lift Every Voice in 2021. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Mattress Factory | to support exhibitions and education programs. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas | to support the conversion of the Family Law Center into a trauma-responsive courthouse. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| Duquesne University | to expand the capacity for juvenile client representation and training to address the school-to-prison pipeline. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| KidsVoice | to expand capacity to provide legal representation for current and former foster-care youth in summary offense cases. | 2019 | $120,000 |
| Neighborhood Allies | for 2020 operating support. | 2019 | $175,000 |
| Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project | to inform Southwest Pennsylvania communities concerned about the rise in childhood cancers. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Casa San Jose | to expand the Jovenes con Proposito program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Peer Support and Advocacy Network | to support the Warmline. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center | to implement the Bond Project in Allegheny County. | 2019 | $24,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE) | to support the Strategic Action Planning Program and general operations for 2019-2020. | 2019 | $135,000 |
| The Forbes Funds | for 2020 operating support. | 2019 | $400,000 |
| POISE Foundation | to support Alliance for Police Accountability's capacity development and advocacy efforts. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| AIDS Cure Research Collaborative, Inc. | for an HIV cure demonstration project to assess the ability of adenosine triphosphate to act as a signaling mechanism to turn on the body’s defense mechanisms against the HIV virus. | 2019 | $15,000 |