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 ascending | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zellous Hope Project | to provide funds and resources to support individuals experiencing poverty. | 2021 | $20,000 |
| Zellous Hope Project | For operating support. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Women’s Resource Center. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| YWCA Greater Pittsburgh | to provide meals to incorporate the Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education (P.R.I.D.E.) program into its Pre-K, Early Learning, Child Development, and Education Programs. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| YouthPlaces | to support the Together As One Summer Community Service Project. | 2013 | $10,000 |
| YouthPlaces | transition grant to stabilize YouthPlaces financial situation and programming. | 2016 | $125,000 |
| YouthPlaces | for a bridge grant to support programmatic restructuring. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| YouthPlaces | for a bridge grant to support on-going organizational restructuring. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| YouthPlaces | To support 2022-2023 operating costs, with the option to renew. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Youth Opportunities Development | to support program costs associated with serving 28 boys in grades 3-8 for the 2018-2019 school year. | 2018 | $45,000 |
| Youth Opportunities Development | to support program costs associated with serving youth in Clairton, PA for the 2020-2021 school year. | 2020 | $80,000 |
| 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 |
| Youth Enrichment Services, Inc. | To support 2022-2023 operating costs. | 2022 | $80,000 |
| Youth Enrichment Association | To support the growth and expansion of the AIM (Activating Independent Minds) After School Program with new academic and enrichment activities. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. | to continue and expand truancy diversion services with schools in Allegheny County. | 2021 | $25,000 |
| Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. | To continue providing truancy prevention and diversion services and school-based therapy to youth in Pittsburgh Public Schools. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Young Men and Women's African Heritage Association | to support its AFRICAMERICAS program. | 2013 | $10,500 |
| YMCA of Sewickley Valley | to support scholarships for low-income children to attend Summer Day Camp in 2018. | 2017 | $40,000 |
| YMCA of Sewickley Valley | to support scholarships for low-income children to attend Summer Day Camp in 2020. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| YMCA of Sewickley Valley | To support low-income child care, a teen center, summer camp and food program participants. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Lighthouse Project at Westinghouse High School. | 2014 | $50,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Y Garden Program in the North Side, Hill District, Hazelwood, Homewood and McKeesport. | 2015 | $40,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the ongoing program and expansion of the Creative Youth Center. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support activities of the Creative Youth Center at the Homewood-Brushton location. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Hope for All Program and the Creative Youth Center at its Homewood-Brushton location. | 2021 | $80,000 |
| Yeshivath Achei Tmimim of Pittsburgh | To support operating costs for the 2021-2022 school year. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | for 2014 operating support. | 2013 | $125,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | for 2015 operating support. | 2014 | $125,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | for FY 2016 operating support. | 2015 | $125,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | to support programming and community engagement initiatives that focus on increasing awareness and impact of incarceration on children and families. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | for operating support for programming and community engagement initiatives. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | For operating support for programming and community engagement initiatives. | 2022 | $40,000 |
| World War II Veterans of Allegheny County Memorial Fund Inc. | for the construction of the Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II Memorial. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh | to support youth-driven virtual civics and social studies enrichment programming. | 2020 | $60,000 |
| Workforce Development Global Alliance | to prepare Black youth for economic independence through employment. | 2021 | $20,000 |
| Woodland Hills School District | to renovate and update the observatory at the Woodland Hills High School. | 2014 | $8,000 |
| Woodland Hills School District | to support programming for the Project GRAD College and Career Access Center. | 2015 | $51,000 |
| Woodlands Foundation Inc. | to support year-round enrichment, recreational, and life skills programming for children and adults with disabilities. | 2021 | $25,000 |
| PA Women Work | for 3 Cups of Coffee, an innovative mentoring program for economically disadvantaged women. | 2014 | $35,000 |
| Women for a Healthy Environment | to provide community education programs to residents in the Mon Valley Community. | 2017 | $65,000 |
| Women for a Healthy Environment | to hire a policy coordinator to work on environmental health policies and practices. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Women for a Healthy Environment | To expand advocacy initiatives focused on addressing environmental exposures that impact public health. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Emergency Shelter and 24-Hour Hotline programs for 2014-2015. | 2014 | $60,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Emergency Shelter and 24-Hour Hotline programs for 2017. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Emergency Shelter, 24-Hour Hotline, and Children’s programs for 2019-2020. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Emergency Shelter, 24-Hour Hotline, and Children's programs for 2021-2022. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PA | to support capacity building and staffing. | 2014 | $50,000 |
| Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PA | to support efforts to decrease poverty rates for women by raising awareness and development solutions for paid family and medical leave in Pennsylvania. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest PA | to support FY 2020 efforts to decrease poverty rates for women by raising awareness and developing solutions for paid family and medical leave in Pennsylvania. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania | to organize four babysitting cooperatives designed by participants. | 2019 | $35,000 |