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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith United Methodist Church of Fox Chapel | to support Circles Sharpsburg. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise | to support the Strategic Action Planning Program and general operations for 2017. | 2017 | $135,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support the HOPE TEAM project. | 2017 | $198,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Emergency Shelter and 24-Hour Hotline programs for 2017. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Community Kitchen Pittsburgh | to support the growth of the culinary training program for people with barriers to employment. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact | to support Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network internal work on structural racism. | 2017 | $80,000 |
| Pittsburgh United | to support a campaign for a city-wide affordable housing strategy. | 2017 | $125,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. d/b/a Partner4Work | to provide meaningful paid summer work experience to disadvantaged youth ages 14-21 in Allegheny County. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | to Connect People to Opportunity (training, education, jobs) in Southwestern Pennsylvania. | 2017 | $160,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | to support the Workforce and Business Development program. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| A+ Schools Pittsburgh's Cmty. Alliance for Public Education | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $125,000 |
| Chamber Music Pittsburgh | to support Pittsburgh Performs, a four concert series. | 2017 | $20,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council | for general operating support. | 2017 | $45,000 |
| Pittsburgh CLO | to support arts education for disadvantaged youth. | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | to support the public art component of the 2017 Three Rivers Arts Festival. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| Society for Contemporary Craft | to support the socially engaged art exhibition, Shelter: Creating a Safe Home. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation | to support a marketing and communications associate. | 2017 | $20,000 |
| Carnegie Institute | to support planning activities relating to the capital campaign. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| POISE Foundation | to support the Pittsburgh Peace and Justice Initiative created by the Pittsburgh Black Elected Official Coalition. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| Alia Musica Pittsburgh | for 2017 season support. | 2017 | $10,000 |
| Pittsburgh Lesbian & Gay Film Society, Inc. | to support the annual film festival, REEL Q, and the expansion of year-round programming. | 2017 | $10,000 |
| Oakland Service Ministries | to support undergraduate education in the Christian tradition at Pittsburgh area colleges and universities. | 2017 | $20,000 |
| Radiant Hall Studios | to support member services for 2017. | 2017 | $15,000 |
| Texture Contemporary Ballet | to support the 2017/2018 performance series. | 2017 | $12,000 |
| New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | to support the world premiere production of “In the Company of Ghosts.” | 2017 | $13,800 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support fall 2017 programming for the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics. | 2017 | $7,500 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support Music on the Edge's second biennial “Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival” in January 2018. | 2017 | $15,000 |
| Healthy Village Learning Institute | to support the Healthy Village Learning Institute program for youth ages 8-16 in McKeesport. | 2017 | $30,000 |
| McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. | to expand services and transportation for Sto-Rox after-school programming. | 2017 | $33,500 |
| Youth Enrichment Services, Inc. | to provide funding for youth development and truancy prevention services for youth ages 10-17 and their families. | 2017 | $41,000 |
| American Heart Association, Inc. | to support the Check. Change. Control. Program. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| DePaul School for Hearing and Speech | to support an in-home Early Intervention Program. | 2017 | $150,000 |
| Our Clubhouse | to support family and youth programming. | 2017 | $60,000 |
| Women for a Healthy Environment | to provide community education programs to residents in the Mon Valley Community. | 2017 | $65,000 |
| Allegheny Family Network | to provide childcare for single parents and hire a new Family Support Partner. | 2017 | $55,000 |
| Unity Lutheran Community Mission | to support summer and year-round educational programming to the children of Homewood. | 2017 | $20,000 |
| Duquesne University | to support the CIRCLE Program that exposes middle schools students to STEM activities. | 2017 | $23,010 |
| Barebones Productions | for 2017-2018 program support. | 2017 | $45,000 |
| Mattress Factory | to support exhibitions and education programs. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts | to expand after-school and summer choral education programming for underserved children and youth. | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Sweetwater Art Center | to upgrade, expand and improve Sweetwater's gallery programming. | 2017 | $10,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support outreach for its 2017/2018 theme: Inequality and the Economy as Karl Marx turns 200. | 2017 | $5,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers | to support Daliborka Films' work to complete the documentary film, The Day of the Western Sunrise. | 2017 | $10,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support the production of culturally and politically sensitive projects and to create sustainable part-time jobs for dancers. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Comprehensive Care Connections | to support Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agencies on Aging during the transition to Community HealthChoices. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Alumni Theater Company | to support expanded programming during the first season of operation in its new performance space. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | to initiate a Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement. | 2017 | $150,000 |
| PolicyLink | to implement an equitable development action plan for Pittsburgh. | 2017 | $125,000 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | to support the Clean Energy Pittsburgh Project. | 2017 | $100,000 |