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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent College | for the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media to support the 2017 Fred Forward Symposium. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| Saint Mary Magdalene Parish | To support an emergency fund for those in need of rental and utility assistance. | 2022 | $25,000 |
| Ruth's Way, Inc. | to support the Achievement Consultation Program which focuses on disrupting and preventing Black female youth from entering the school to prison pipeline. | 2021 | $30,000 |
| Rosedale Block Cluster, Inc. | to repair the Rosedale Community Landscape and Horticulture Center. | 2019 | $30,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh | to provide free pediatric health care via the Care Mobile. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh | to provide free pediatric health care via the Care Mobile. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh | To provide free medical care to kids in underserved communities through the Care Mobile. | 2021 | $30,000 |
| Riverview Children's Center | to strengthen staff recruitment and retention and subsidize the cost of care for qualified families. | 2021 | $75,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2013 operating support. | 2013 | $150,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2014 operating support. | 2014 | $150,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2015 operating support. | 2015 | $150,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2016 operating support. | 2016 | $150,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2018 operating support. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2020 operating support. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2021 operating support. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Riverlife | for the 2022 “Completing the Loop” initiative. | 2021 | $75,000 |
| Riverlife | For 2023 operating support. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | to support the Rivers of Steel Arts program. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Rivers of Steel Heritage Corp. | To support the Rivers of Steel Arts program. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| River City Brass Band | to support the expansion of the School of Brass. | 2019 | $35,000 |
| River City Brass Band | to support the management and instructional operations of the River City Brass School of Brass. | 2021 | $35,000 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Center United | for the One Fair Wage campaign to eliminate the separate, lower wage for tipped workers in Pennsylvania. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Center United | for the One Fair Wage campaign to eliminate the separate, lower wage for tipped workers in Pennsylvania. | 2018 | $25,000 |
| Resonance Works | to support the performances of “little match girl passion” in March 2018, including the Pittsburgh premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “little match girl passion” by David Lang. | 2018 | $6,000 |
| Resonance Works | to support the October 2020 production of a new opera titled "I Am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams." | 2020 | $12,000 |
| Repair the World | to support two Fellows in the 2017-2018 Repair Pittsburgh’s Communities Program. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Renewable Manufacturing Gateway dba Community Growth Fund | to create a vehicle purchase and repair loan fund to help low-income parents keep a job or stay in school. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Renewable Manufacturing Gateway | To support the Ways to Work program which helps working poor families access financial counseling and vehicle loans to increase their economic mobility. | 2022 | $70,000 |
| Renaissance City Wind Music Society | for FY 2014 and FY 2015 operating support. | 2013 | $14,000 |
| Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh | for FY 2014 and FY 2015 operating support. | 2013 | $19,000 |
| Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh | for FY 2016 operating support. | 2015 | $5,250 |
| Renaissance and Baroque Society of Pittsburgh | to support outreach and performances with Cuban baroque ensemble, Ars Longa. | 2017 | $10,000 |
| Regional Opportunity Center d/b/a Vibrant Pittsburgh | for the Workforce Diversity Indicators Initiative. | 2014 | $25,000 |
| Regional Opportunity Center d/b/a Vibrant Pittsburgh | to support Vibrant Pittsburgh's operations for 2016. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| Regional Housing Legal Services | to work with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency to shape flexible guidelines for anticipated federal funding to address the affordable housing needs of highly vulnerable populations. | 2015 | $50,000 |
| Regional Housing Legal Services | to promote Pennsylvania's Neighborhood Assistance Program to increase resources for community and economic development programs serving vulnerable populations. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Regional Housing Legal Services | to investigate solutions to policies and practices which increase housing instability among renters. | 2020 | $60,000 |
| Regional Housing Legal Services | to commission a report and convene a coalition of Pennsylvania organizations to raise the cap on Realty Transfer Tax funding for the Pennsylvania Affordable Housing and Rehabilitate Enhancement Fund. | 2021 | $120,000 |
| Refuge for Women Emergency Housing | To provide emergency housing to sex trafficking victims. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Recovery United Pittsburgh | to underwrite the monthly program fee for 22 adults in recovery support housing and hire two peer specialists. | 2018 | $60,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh | to help older homeowners age in place by repairing, rehabilitating and weatherizing their homes in four Hilltop neighborhoods. | 2013 | $75,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh | to implement a Comprehensive Neighborhood Impact home repair program in two neighborhoods in Penn Hills Borough | 2015 | $75,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh | to support programs that help seniors age in place by improving the safety conditions in their homes. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh | to support repairs and renovations that improve safety conditions for low-income, older adult homeowners. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh | to support repairs and renovations that improve health and safety for low-income, senior homeowners. | 2021 | $75,000 |
| RealTime Interventions | to support Khūrākī, an original theatrical/culinary performance work created in collaboration with a group of Pittsburgh’s Afghan female refugees. | 2020 | $4,500 |
| RealTime Interventions | To support community engagement efforts for SIRKO, an art project designed to connect Ukrainian refugees, immigrants, and the Ukrainian Pittsburgh community. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Reading Symphony Orchestra Assn | to bring the Bennett Prize exhibits to Reading, PA in celebration of Women in the Arts. | 2019 | $7,500 |
| Rankin Christian Center | to support the Seniors on the Move Program. | 2015 | $20,000 |