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.
Click to learn more about how to apply for grants.
| Grantee | Purpose | Year | Amount Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Community Health Center | to provide transportation to health services for its clients. | 2019 | $27,500 |
| Allegheny Family Network | to support enhanced transportation for single mothers in the Tarentum, Brackenridge, Natrona and Natrona Heights communities. | 2019 | $27,665 |
| Artists Image Resource | for FY 2016 and FY 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $28,000 |
| Artists Image Resource | for FY 2019 and FY 2020 operating support. | 2018 | $28,000 |
| Allegheny County Library Association | To promote the importance of early literacy to new parents. | 2022 | $28,000 |
| All Star Code | to support the purchase of 44 laptop computers for the organization’s free 2018 six-week Summer Intensive program for high school boys of color. | 2018 | $28,600 |
| Chartiers Community MH/MR Center, Inc. | to support the Healthy Housing Outreach Program. | 2017 | $28,775 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for the Pittsburgh's Racial Demographics Report: Differences and Disparities, 2014. | 2014 | $29,500 |
| New Sun Rising | to support Out of Many: Stories of Migration, a photography exhibition highlighting the contribution of immigration to the region’s economy, culture and identity. | 2017 | $29,984 |
| Afrika YETU | to support DrumTalk 2013 and cultural programming at The African Resource Center. | 2013 | $30,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support the Pittsburgh Philanthropy Project at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. | 2013 | $30,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for general operating funds for the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), a forum to advance cooperation among 37 municipalities in Pittsburgh's urban core. | 2013 | $30,000 |
| Marilyn G. Rabb Foundation | for the development of an Environmental Justice Program in Pittsburgh Public Schools. | 2013 | $30,000 |
| Bricolage | to support the In the Raw Theater Festival. | 2014 | $30,000 |
| Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence | to implement the next phase of the primary prevention initiative focused on men and boys. | 2014 | $30,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support educational programming and 2015 mainstage performances. | 2015 | $30,000 |
| Corningworks | to support the 2015-2016 season and the development of a new work. | 2015 | $30,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support the Pittsburgh Poverty Project by Erika Beras. | 2015 | $30,000 |
| American Friends Service Committee | to support American Friends Service Committee-Pittsburgh 2016 youth-led organizing programming. | 2016 | $30,000 |
| Squonk Opera | for the development of an outdoor stage concert titled, CYCLE SONIC. | 2016 | $30,000 |
| The Forbes Funds | to support the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership's 2016 Voter Engagement Initiative. | 2016 | $30,000 |
| Allegheny County Bar Foundation | to provide free legal representation to low income individuals seeking simple divorces. | 2016 | $30,000 |
| Allegheny Land Trust | for matching funds to support purchase of 35 acres in the Camp Meeting Woods Biological Diversity Area for permanent greenspace. | 2016 | $30,000 |
| Afrika YETU | for FY 2017 and FY 2018 operating support. | 2016 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh CLO | to support arts education for disadvantaged youth. | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Healthy Village Learning Institute | to support the Healthy Village Learning Institute program for youth ages 8-16 in McKeesport. | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh School for the Choral Arts | to expand after-school and summer choral education programming for underserved children and youth. | 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 |
| PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Inc. | to support the DumpBusters program | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Kingsley Association | to support the Kids’ Kitchen program to advance healthy eating and healthy living among low-income, single parent households in the Larimer/East Liberty community of Pittsburgh. | 2017 | $30,000 |
| Fineview Citizens Council, Inc. | to prevent displacement of residents of Allegheny Dwellings, a public housing community on Pittsburgh’s North Side. | 2018 | $30,000 |
| National Society of Black Engineers | to support program costs for the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids program (SEEK Pittsburgh). | 2018 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh Contingency | to support the Restorative Justice Program. | 2018 | $30,000 |
| Squonk Opera | for the development of an outdoor stage concert titled, HAND to HAND. | 2018 | $30,000 |
| Dreams of Hope | for operating support. | 2019 | $30,000 |
| Rosedale Block Cluster, Inc. | to repair the Rosedale Community Landscape and Horticulture Center. | 2019 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh Musical Theater | for general operating support. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Family Life Center Inc. | to support its STEM Success Solutions program, which provides mentoring and tutoring. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Lemington Residential Corporation | to implement the CORE initiative. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Pavers dba Day One Project | to support a housing and support program for single mothers. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh United | to support the planning process for creating the Pittsburgh Black Worker Center. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| PA Innocence Project | to serve individuals who are wrongly convicted. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Rainbow Kitchen Community Services | to support the organization’s Anti-Hunger Program. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Afro-American Music Institute | for operating support. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| New Horizon Theater, Inc. | for general operating support. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| Faith United Methodist Church of Fox Chapel | to support the Roots of Faith Maximum Impact Project. | 2021 | $30,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh | To provide free medical care to kids in underserved communities through the Care Mobile. | 2021 | $30,000 |
| Crop and Kettle | to support its food system-based workforce development program for individuals with barriers to employment. | 2021 | $30,000 |
| Industrial Arts Workshop Inc. | to support annual programming. | 2021 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc. | to support programs and operations. | 2021 | $30,000 |