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 Sort descending | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation | to support the Rivers of Steel Arts program. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation | a one-year bridge grant to support community and economic development, including affordable housing, in Garfield. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | to provide matching funds to launch a Pittsburgh site to provide transitional work and employment services to high-risk adults recently released from incarceration. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Heritage Community Initiatives | to enhance usage of public transportation and alternative methods of mobility to socioeconomically and technologically challenged individuals. | 2016 | $79,440 |
| Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania | for civic engagement activities to expand the housing supply for those experiencing homelessness and housing instability. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Pittsburgh Conservation Corps d/b/a Landforce | to build capacity amongst hard-to-place workers and restore native habitat and land in the Pittsburgh region. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| Life'sWork of Western PA | to expand its capacity to place youth with significant disabilities in competitive, integrated employment. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| 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 |
| Steel Rivers Council of Governments | to support the launch of the Tri-COG Land Bank. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Allies for Children | for 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | to support Reading Buddies, an out-of-school time program at Carnegie branch libraries. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support the programming activities of Casey Droege Cultural Productions. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Hill Community Development Corp. | to support staffing and capacity building. | 2016 | $140,000 |
| Neighborhood ALLIES | for 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $175,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to provide tuition subsidy for students in a combined graduate program in social work and education. | 2016 | $150,000 |
| Coro Center for Civic Leadership | to design and implement strategies with the Sto-Rox community-led Youth Partnership. | 2016 | $80,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support the continuation of the “Campaign for What Works (C4WW).” | 2016 | $150,000 |
| Amachi Pittsburgh | to support the second year of the public policy program. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Global Links | to support the Community Partners Program pilot. | 2016 | $20,000 |
| Homewood Childrens Village | to support the development and implementation of Baby Promise. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Hosanna House | for operating support. | 2016 | $125,000 |
| The Forbes Funds | for 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $400,000 |
| Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh | to support expanded programming for young adult members. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support the second year of United for Caregivers. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh's educational programming. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Mentor 2.0 Program at Pittsburgh Brashear High School. | 2017 | $35,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support United for Women. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania | to support its merger with the Western PA Humane Society | 2017 | $25,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to launch Saturday software development programming for graduating high school students from Carrick and Brashear High Schools. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Center United | for the One Fair Wage campaign to eliminate the separate, lower wage for tipped workers in Pennsylvania. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| AWC Renewal | to support a strategic and business planning process. | 2017 | $45,000 |
| 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 |
| Knead Community Cafe | to support a pay-what-you-can café in New Kensington. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| NEED (Negro Educational Emergency Drive) | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, Inc. | to support the final two productions and accompanying educational programs in the 2016-17 season. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures | to support the presentation of author Roxanne Gay as part of its lecture series. | 2017 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Opera, Inc. | to support the production of The Summer King: A Josh Gibson Story. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Point Park University | to support a partnership between its Conservatory of Performing Arts and Pittsburgh Westinghouse Academy. | 2017 | $15,000 |
| Quantum Theatre, Inc. | to support a new staff position and the Legacy Project, a hub to serve emerging artists and mid-sized cultural organizations and create large-scale original theater projects. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project | to create a community-sourcing site for documenting evidence of health, air and water impacts from shale gas extraction. | 2017 | $93,000 |
| Global Solutions Pittsburgh | to support implementation of a community-designed plan to integrate immigrants and refugees into the Pittsburgh region. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Community Human Services Corporation | to support an integrated in-home services intervention for vulnerable seniors with chronic health conditions. | 2017 | $90,000 |
| Faith United Methodist Church of Fox Chapel | to support Circles Sharpsburg. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise | to support the Strategic Action Planning Program and general operations for 2017. | 2017 | $135,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support the HOPE TEAM project. | 2017 | $198,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Emergency Shelter and 24-Hour Hotline programs for 2017. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Community Kitchen Pittsburgh | to support the growth of the culinary training program for people with barriers to employment. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact | to support Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network internal work on structural racism. | 2017 | $80,000 |