PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22, 2018 – In service to its mission of improving quality of life in the region, The Program & Policy Committee of The Pittsburgh Foundation Board of Directors has approved 26 grants totaling $5.5 million to a range of organizations that support a vibrant democracy, healthy communities and self-sufficient individuals and families.
The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation have awarded grants to advance arts and culture in the Pittsburgh region and to support Pittsburgh-based artists from varied disciplines.
Veteran of Westmoreland nonprofit community to recruit new advisors, donors
A locally produced comic book series, a holistic healing guide coupled with therapeutic workshops for African American youth, and a series of documentaries that highlight the lives of homegrown jazz legends are all projects being funded this spring by the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh grant-making program, which recently awarded $229,000 to regional artists and art programs.
The Dietrich Foundation Conneaut Lake, PA Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded $7,934 to Conneaut Lake-area organizations this year. Grantees this year are the Ice House Park, the Conneaut Lake Historical Society and the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.
The Dietrich Foundation Greenville, PA Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded $25,806 to Greenville area organizations this year. Grantees this year are the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Downtown Ministries, Greenville Area Community Theatre, Greenville Area Historical Society, First Baptist Church and the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.
June 21-22 event to focus on threats and community responses
The 18-member board of The Pittsburgh Foundation is embarking on a search for a new president, one that its chair said will be transparent, thorough and comprehensive, especially in seeking perspectives from a range of Pittsburgh stakeholders.
A community-focused program that encourages new, creative ways to revitalize communities in Westmoreland County has made $143,000 in new grants to small communities. The grants will fund nine small-to-medium sized innovative, capital projects. To spur local investment in the projects, communities that receive Revitalizing Westmoreland grants must also raise additional dollars on their own to fully fund the projects.
People experiencing food insecurity in Western Pennsylvania got a major boost last week when their neighbors donated $522,500 over a 16-hour period to The Pittsburgh Foundation’s #FeedPGH Critical Needs Alert. The May 1 online giving event, which was fortified with a $600,000 incentive pool from the Foundation and its donors, raised $1.1 million for Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties’ food pantries and the organizations that supply them.
