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 Sort descending | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Pittsburgh | for the 2015 Learn and Earn Summer Employment Initiative. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| City of San Rafael | To support new and ongoing digital and technology literacy at the San Rafael Public Library. | 2022 | $38,465 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | for the production of the play “TRIBES” and its related programming. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | to support presentation of “The Lion.” | 2016 | $50,000 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | to support the creation of two world premiere plays by women of color. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | to support FashionAFRICANA’s presentation of a multi-media exhibition highlighting the work of Black Panther movie costume designer, Ruth E. Carter. | 2018 | $10,000 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | to support the Residencies and Rentals Program of the 2020-2025 strategic plan. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | for general operating support. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | to support PennFuture's Clean Energy Pittsburgh project. | 2016 | $125,000 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | to support the Clean Energy Pittsburgh Project. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | to support its Clean Energy Pittsburgh project in Braddock, Swissvale and Wilkinsburg. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Citizen Power | for the Pennsylvania Health Care Advocacy Project. | 2014 | $50,000 |
| Citizen Science Lab | to support its academic out-of-school-time program. | 2021 | $75,000 |
| Clean Air Council | to support the 2018 Southwestern Pennsylvania Neighbors for Clean Air Initiative. | 2018 | $60,000 |
| Clean Air Council | to support expansion of the Southwest Neighbors for Clean Air program to implement policy campaigns to curb air pollution and global warming. | 2020 | $71,024 |
| Clean Water Fund | for an educational campaign to reduce lead exposure of Pittsburgh residents in public drinking water. | 2017 | $55,000 |
| Clean Water Fund | to reduce exposure of Allegheny County residents to lead, with a focus on public drinking water contamination in lower-income communities. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Inc. | to support the DumpBusters program | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Committee of Seventy | to support Draw the Lines, a citizen competition to draw compact congressional and legislative district maps that promote competitive elections. | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Common Threads | to support the launch of the Small Bites program and Healthy Teacher Trainings during the 2016-17 school year. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| Common Threads | to support the third year of the Small Bites program and Healthy Teacher Trainings during the 2018-19 school year. | 2018 | $50,000 |
| Community Empowerment Association, Inc. | to support four family events in 2015. | 2015 | $5,000 |
| Community Empowerment Association, Inc. | to support the Asante Nation Rites of Passage after-school program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | to support providing services in the area of environmental law for underserved communities. | 2014 | $50,000 |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | for the Rail Pollution Protection Pittsburgh Project. | 2019 | $40,000 |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | for the Rail Pollution Protection Pittsburgh (RP3) program to identify and mitigate the health and safety risks posed by Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Vertical Clearance Project (PVCP). | 2021 | $25,000 |
| Community at Holy Family Manor, Inc. | for the Generations Together intergenerational program. | 2015 | $50,000 |
| Community Human Services Corporation | for short-term assistance to prevent 24 families from becoming homeless. | 2015 | $20,000 |
| Community Human Services Corporation | to support an integrated in-home services intervention for vulnerable seniors with chronic health conditions. | 2017 | $90,000 |
| Community Kitchen Pittsburgh | to support the growth of the culinary training program for people with barriers to employment. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Community Kitchen Pittsburgh | To support a workforce training approach that helps transform the regional food system into a platform for economic opportunity for marginalized populations. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Community Library Association | to expand non-traditional electronic-based lending collections and services at the Sharpsburg branch. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Community Living and Support Services | to implement the Family Partnership Program. | 2013 | $150,000 |
| Community Living and Support Services | to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Transition Education Project for youth with disabilities, age 16-21 years old, and their families. | 2021 | $40,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support the presentation of an experimental film salon series, called "Afronaut: An Exploration in Film of the African Diaspora and Time Travel." | 2013 | $6,550 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support 2013 programming and an architectural feasibility study. | 2013 | $80,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support Sala Udin's presentation of the August Wilson Birthday Project. | 2014 | $25,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support educational programming and 2015 mainstage performances. | 2015 | $30,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | for Afronaut(a) to present the 2015 Salon Series. | 2015 | $12,500 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | for general operating support. | 2015 | $5,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | for the Afronaut(a) Film Salon. | 2015 | $5,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support fall 2016 programming. | 2016 | $55,000 |
| Communitopia | to educate and empower youth from Allegheny County’s environmental justice communities to act on climate change. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Communitopia | to prepare youth to advance a more climate-friendly, resilient and equitable world. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Comprehensive Care Connections | to support Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agencies on Aging during the transition to Community HealthChoices. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Conservation Pennsylvania | to register and mobilize traditionally under-represented voters in Allegheny County. | 2016 | $35,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2014 general operating support. | 2013 | $112,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2015 operating support. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2016 operating support. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $100,000 |