Stories
People and their stories are at the heart of community philanthropy. In this section, you’ll find stories about how our donors, grantees and partners are working to help our community move from surviving to thriving. PDFs of our printed publications — including Forum, which was published through spring of 2021, and our annual report to the community — are available in the publications section.
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Charitable giving by design
Expertise and collaboration is what drives Schenley Capital President Elizabeth Genter to refer clients to The Pittsburgh Foundation.
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Jeremiah's Place: 100 Percent Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s 100 Percent Pittsburgh organizing principle is working to address the risk of poverty facing single women with children by funding nonprofits such as Jeremiah’s Place, the region's only emergency child care center.
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A smart(phone) solution to a big problem
Funded by Foundation donor Terry Serafini, a new, smartphone-friendly website, BigBurgh.com, immediately connects someone facing a housing crisis to needed services.
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Day of Giving redux
Nearly $6 million was raised for nonprofits in Allegheny, Westmoreland and Butler counties over the two Day of Giving events held this year.
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Movement and grace at the August Wilson Center
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Programming Fund for the Center was launched to support independent productions at the rejuvenated arts and cultural space.
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Focus on Westmoreland: cranking up the volume on advocacy
The Westmoreland County community held a rally to draw attention to the long stall of the state budget passage that affected the ability of numerous nonprofits to provide essential services.
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Racing against amyloidosis and heart disease
On Oct. 5, The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy announced a new $2 million co-creation initiative to create an endowed research chair at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
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Small and Mighty
Streamlines the grant-seeking process and bridges the funding gap for nonprofits with annual budgets of less than $600,000
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Focus on Westmoreland: Convening for a stronger Westmoreland
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County is spurring nonprofit leaders to leverage their collective knowledge and resources for big quality-of-life gains.