PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2016 –The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments have awarded $153,000 in grants to 12 artists and one nonprofit organization hosting an artist residency in the fifth funding cycle of Investing in Professional Artists, a program jointly sponsored by the two philanthropies.
PITTSBURGH, May 13, 2016 – The 965 southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofits whose participation in last week’s national Day of Giving had to be suspended due to technical failures will be surveyed by The Pittsburgh Foundation to determine the best assistance options for recovery.
PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2016 – Sol Crespo, a New York-based actor, writer, director and producer, has been named this year’s Eben Demarest Fund grantee by The Pittsburgh Foundation. The Demarest Fund, which is administered by the Foundation, supports the work of independent creative artists and archeologists across the United States.
PITTSBURGH, May 3, 2016 – The following statement was released this afternoon by Maxwell King, president and CEO of the Foundation:
PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2016 – The Pittsburgh Foundation’s phenomenally successful Day of Giving program which has raised more than $40 million for worthy nonprofits through a combination of individual donations and a generous match pool, will resume May 3 under a new model for Allegheny County.
The day-long event also will include Westmoreland and Butler counties.
PITTSBURGH, March 7, 2016 – The Pittsburgh Foundation will host the seventh annual Day of Giving for Allegheny, Butler and Westmoreland counties’ nonprofits May 3. The date is in conjunction with the national Give Local America event, in which 180 community foundations participate in a 24-hour crowdfunding process designed to empower every person to give back to their local communities by supporting organizations they trust to tackle today’s most critical issues.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 28, 2016 – This June, a member of the Class of 2016 of Franklin Regional School District will be awarded a college scholarship of up to $1,300 from the We Are FR Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior who has a commitment to serving the community and is in need of financial assistance. Applications are due March 31. A volunteer committee appointed by the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County will meet in late April to review applications. The award will be announced in June.
The Pittsburgh Foundation raised a record-setting $24.5 million from individual donors last year, up from the previous $21.4 million record set in 2014.
GREENSBURG, Feb. 15, 2016 – Board members of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (CFWC) have elected Gail Malloy their chair, making her the first woman to head the governing body in its 20-year history.
Malloy, a local entrepreneur and business owner who has been on the CFWC board since 2010, served the past two years as vice-chair. She succeeds Regis Synan, president of F. Tinker and Sons, who will remain on the board. Malloy will serve a two-year term.
Through his fund at The Pittsburgh Foundation, philanthropist and McMurray resident Joseph Fairbanks, Jr. has funded the lion’s share of the first full-time paid position at Hire Our Heroes, a nonprofit providing veterans nationwide with networking and career-building services.
