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 | Purpose | Year | Amount Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bricolage Production Company | to support Project Amelia. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace Outreach (AJAPO) | to support the participation of 25 high school immigrant and refugee youth in their Youth Leadership Development and Academic Success program. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Chatham University | to bring a leading national teacher development program to Pittsburgh as a way to foster school reform for K-12 education. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Fractracker Alliance | to support education and outreach relating to the health and environmental impacts of energy extraction in the region. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Gateways Corporation | to support a feasibility study to renovate the auditorium at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for the Center for Social and Urban Research for Pittsburgh Today to support the journalism efforts of Pittsburgh's Regional Indicator Program. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | to support a coordinated Get Out the Count plan to engage households in Allegheny County identified as being most at risk of not participating in the 2020 Census. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Hollow Oak Land Trust | to restore and monitor the biodiversity of vernal pool and riparian habitats of Meeks Run, Trout Run and Montour Run and acquire an adjacent site to protect vernal pools and wildlife habitat. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Communitopia | to educate and empower youth from Allegheny County’s environmental justice communities to act on climate change. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Braddock Carnegie Library Association | to support teaching artists' salaries and the Artist in the Library Series. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Homeless Children's Education Fund | to support educational programs offered to children whose families are experiencing homelessness. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| YMCA of Sewickley Valley | to support scholarships for low-income children to attend Summer Day Camp in 2020. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh | to help support students to participate in the Mentor 2.0 Program at Brashear High School. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Alumni Theater Company | to support season 12 of the ATC Young Artist Ensemble. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| 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 |
| Literacy Pittsburgh | to design a collaborative college and career services program for disadvantaged job seekers served by the organization. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Cornerstone Care, Inc. | to increase access to medical care to residents of McDonald, Pennsylvania through the McDonald Health Initiative’s Mobile Dental Unit. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for 2019-2020 operating support including education/workforce development policy efforts for the Institute of Politics. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| North Hills Community Outreach, Inc. | to support the Food and Emergency Assistance programs. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Angels' Place, Inc. | to support early childhood education and family support programming for single parents. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Kente Arts Alliance | for operating support. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Amachi Pittsburgh | for 2020 operating support. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Hires Veterans | to provide career readiness services to military veterans, current service members and their spouses to help them achieve gainful and meaningful employment. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Family Mediation Council of Western Pennsylvania | to support a landlord-tenant mediation program that will work to reduce evictions in Allegheny County. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Glass Center, Inc. | for general operating support. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | for operating support for programming and community engagement initiatives. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| 1Hood Media Academy | to support operating costs, with the option to renew. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Storehouse for Teachers dba The Education Partnership | to support the Teacher Resource Center. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh Physicians | to support increased life-sustaining medication needs for patients with chronic disease at the Birmingham Free Clinic during and post-COVID-19 pandemic. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support a full-time caseworker and provide assistance in response to COVID-19. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Abolitionist Law Center | to support efforts to end mass incarceration and other forms of state violence. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Alliance for Global Justice | to support programming and community engagement initiatives of the Movement for Black Lives. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council | for the Office of Public Art to support the Sibyls Shrine Artist Residency program for Black creative mothers, a project of artist Alisha Wormsley. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company | for general operating support. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Off the Floor Pittsburgh | to provide families in housing crisis and transition with basic furnishings and household goods. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Allegheny County Juvenile Probation | to strengthen existing and build new formal agreements between Allegheny County schools and the juvenile court to divert youth away from school-related arrests to supportive, restorative, and skill-building alternatives. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council | for operating support. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| 1Hood Media Academy | to develop a community-led approach to public safety by creating models of intervention and prevention to reduce incarceration and police contacts in Black and Brown communities throughout Allegheny County. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| MAYA Organization | to support operational costs associated with its Perinatal Support and Community Mentor Training Programs. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Allegheny County Bar Foundation | to provide free legal representation to low-income individuals through the Pro Bono Center. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Kitchen of Grace, Inc. | to provide meals to individuals and families experiencing poverty. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hill District Consensus Group | to support the implementation of the strategic vision. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council | for operating support. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Willisaes Agency for Vision & Empowerment | to support the 2022 renter's eviction prevention and homeownership programming. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Center for Victims | to support children exposed to violence. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | to support shared curatorial management of Cultural District galleries for the 2021-2022 season. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| City of Asylum Pittsburgh | to support free arts and cultural programming. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | for general operating support. | 2021 | $50,000 |