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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center That C.A.R.E.S. | to support costs associated with piloting a Suspension Alternative Program in partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools at the Jeron X. Grayson Center. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Daisy Wilson Artist Community, Inc. | to support capacity building and programming for the August Wilson House. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Duquesne University | to support a one-day First Amendment Conference in the Fall of 2018. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support the continuation of the United for Caregivers employer engagement work. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the ongoing program and expansion of the Creative Youth Center. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Animal Friends, Inc. | for affordable spay/neuter, vaccination and wellness services provided through the Clinic Services Department of the new Animal Wellness Center. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for the Department of Neurological Surgery to support small, competitive departmental research grants that are peer-reviewed for scientific merit. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Trade Institute of Pittsburgh | for a bridge grant to support general operations. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Allegheny Health Network | to support the Mother Baby Intensive Outpatient Program at West Penn Hospital. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| African American Cultural Center | to support programs and operations. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| CCAC - Educational Foundation | to support the expansion of partnerships related to career education and workforce development. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| Daisy Wilson Artist Community, Inc. | for 2019-2020 operating support. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Center for Loving Kindness. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| Historical Society of WPA dba Senator John Heinz History Ctr | to support the "2020 Suffrage Centennial Initiative: A Year of History Making Women" and the exhibition, "Smithsonian’s Portraits of Pittsburgh: Works from the National Portrait Gallery." | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Coraopolis Youth Creations, Inc. | to support the development and expansion of Coraopolis Youth Academy for Excellence (CAFÉ). | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2019 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, "The Physics and Chemistry of Liquid Condensation in Live Cells," by Dr. Huaiying Zhang (PI). | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Allegheny Land Trust | towards the acquisition of the former Churchill Valley Country Club to conserve as a greenway. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support United for Caregivers. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Healthy Start, Inc. | for operating support. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc. | to launch a Health Care Concierge Associate training initiative to connect un- and under-employed individuals from underserved neighborhoods to employment opportunities in high demand jobs. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania | for a 2020 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, “The role of cyclic AMP signaling in acid-base homeostasis of ancestral metazoans” by Dr. Katie Barott (PI). | 2020 | $150,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania | for a 2020 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, “Exploring the Physics of Living Systems with Microscopic Robots” by Dr. Marc Miskin (PI). | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2020 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, “The Lives and Deaths of Star Clusters, and the Gravitational Waves They Leave Behind” by Dr. Carl Rodriguez (PI). | 2020 | $150,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania | for a 2020 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, “Mechanisms of generalization: The role of neural inhibitory processes and time of day” by Dr. Anna Schapiro (PI). | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Education Law Center-PA | to support the education justice project to prevent the referral of Black girls to the juvenile justice system. | 2020 | $150,000 |
| Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. | to support senior services in the Hill District and general operations. | 2021 | $150,000 |
| Hazelwood Initiative, Inc. | to provide social and financial support for the Rental Stabilization Program. | 2021 | $150,000 |
| Presbyterian SeniorCare Network | to support individuals with dementia and their caregivers through the Dementia360 Program. | 2021 | $150,000 |
| Lemington Residential Corporation | to enhance capacity to serve African American seniors at the Eva P. Mitchell Residence. | 2021 | $150,000 |
| DePaul School for Hearing and Speech | to provide virtual Listening and Spoken Language education. | 2021 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | For operating support for the Carnegie Museum of Art and The Andy Warhol Museum. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Hosanna House, Inc. | for operating support. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | For 2022 operating support. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Kelly Strayhorn Theater | For general operating support. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | for a 2022 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, "Exploring the impact of genetic background on adaptive evolution," by Dr. Sean Buskirk (PI). | 2022 | $150,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania | for a 2022 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, "Bacterial contamination dynamics on self-cleaning magnetic carpets," by Dr. Arnold Mathijssen (PI). | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2022 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, "Probing Quantum Spin Liquid State in van der Walls Based Systems via Spin Flux and Spin Dynamics," by Dr. Simranjeet Singh (PI). | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University | for a 2022 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, "Unveiling the Final Days of Stellar Life Through Exotic Explosion," by Dr. V. Ashley Villar (PI). | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Allegheny Health Network | To expand access to cardiovascular care, specifically valve disease care, to the underserved population in the Northside of Pittsburgh. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. | To support the Macedonia FACE Senior Center operations. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE) | For operating support. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Trying Together | to create an accelerated Child Development Associate (CDA) Program. | 2022 | $145,200 |
| Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General | to improve response to civil rights violations within the Pittsburgh region by establishing a dedicated presence working exclusively on civil rights cases to serve the city’s most vulnerable residents. | 2018 | $142,699 |
| Hill Community Development Corp. | to support staffing and capacity building. | 2016 | $140,000 |
| United Way of Allegheny County | for the Campaign for What Works. | 2013 | $135,000 |
| Schenley Heights Development Program, Inc. | to support the Still in School Project. | 2014 | $135,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise | to support the Strategic Action Planning Program and general operations for 2017. | 2017 | $135,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise | to support the Strategic Action Planning Program and general operations for 2018. | 2018 | $135,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE) | to support the Strategic Action Planning Program and general operations for 2019-2020. | 2019 | $135,000 |
| Point Park University | to support the Community Newsroom Project. | 2021 | $135,000 |