The Pittsburgh Foundation

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 descending Purpose Year Amount
League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh For operating support. 2022 $50,000
Learning Disabilities Association of America To provide project support for teacher professional development for students with disabilities training. 2022 $15,000
Legacy Arts Project to support two artist residencies. 2014 $7,000
Legacy Arts Project to support 1Hood Media's 1Hood Select program for young arts professionals. 2016 $15,000
Legacy International Worship Center To support expansion of the Legacy food pantry, computer literacy and job readiness program. 2022 $30,000
Lehigh University for a 2014 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Epistatic interactions and constraints on evolutionary outcomes in yeast experimental evolution" by Dr. Gregory Lang (PI). 2014 $150,000
Lehigh University for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Development of Molecular Biradicaloids for Organic Electronic Materials" by Dr. Mark Chen (PI). 2015 $150,000
Lehigh University for a 2020 Kaufman New Initiative research grant titled, “Full Sail Ahead: How do Cells Sense and Decode Flow?” by Dr. Aurelia Honerkamp-Smith (PI) and Dr. Damien Thevenin (co-investigator). 2020 $300,000
Lehigh University to support a scientific research project, A New Chemical Intuition of Excited State Reactivity, carried out by Dr. Lisa A. Fredin, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Dr. Elizabeth R. Young, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry. 2020 $100,000
Lemington Residential Corporation to implement the CORE initiative. 2020 $30,000
Lemington Residential Corporation to enhance capacity to serve African American seniors at the Eva P. Mitchell Residence. 2021 $150,000
Lets Get Free-the Women & Trans Prisoner Defense Committee to support a public education campaign to raise awareness about death by incarceration, focusing on women and trans people. 2020 $15,000
Lifespan, Inc. to promote food access for seniors experiencing poverty through its food pantry in Clairton. 2021 $100,000
Life'sWork of Western PA to expand its capacity to place youth with significant disabilities in competitive, integrated employment. 2016 $75,000
Life'sWork of Western PA to increase the number and success of youth with disabilities securing meaningful employment. 2018 $80,000
Life'sWork of Western PA to provide employment support for individuals in recovery from Substance Use Disorders in Allegheny County. 2021 $110,000
Light of Life Ministries, Inc. to support the development of Madison, a new homeless shelter for women and families and single men, which will provide access to social support services. 2019 $120,000
Light of Life Ministries, Inc. To provide on-site clinical mental health care. 2022 $75,000
Literacy Pittsburgh to design a collaborative college and career services program for disadvantaged job seekers served by the organization. 2020 $50,000
Looking Glass Institute to launch a veterans fundraising collaborative. 2014 $50,000
Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center to support the Community Truancy Intervention Project. 2014 $45,000
Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center for the continuation of the Community Truancy Intervention Project. 2015 $65,000
Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. to support professional development for its senior staff to improve organizational effectiveness. 2017 $15,000
Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. for the expansion of programming to include Senior Services in the Hill District. 2019 $250,000
Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. to support senior services in the Hill District and general operations. 2021 $150,000
Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. Operational support for underfunded programs experiencing increased demand as a result of COVID-19. 2021 $23,595
Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. To support the Macedonia FACE Senior Center operations. 2022 $150,000
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC to train lay health educators to deliver the “Baby Basics” curriculum. 2018 $48,195
Manchester Academic Charter School to support the expansion of the Law Related Education program. 2019 $75,000
Manchester Bidwell Corporation to support the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's Youth and & Arts Apprenticeship Training Program. 2015 $75,000
Manchester Citizens Corporation to build its capacity to engage the public on the value of transit and advocate for preservation and growth of transit funding. 2021 $65,000
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild to support production of a documentary project on Pittsburgh jazz. 2014 $75,000
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild to support Manchester Craftsmen's Guild Youth & Arts operating expenses. 2021 $100,000
Manchester Youth Development Center To support out-of-school time program costs. 2022 $75,000
St. Margaret Memorial Hospital Foundation to support the architectural fees relating to the relocation and renovation of the St. Margaret Family Health Center in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. 2019 $100,000
Marilyn G. Rabb Foundation for the development of an Environmental Justice Program in Pittsburgh Public Schools. 2013 $30,000
Mariposa Theatre for Young Audiences for the 2019 season and an expansion of school programming. 2019 $8,000
Mattress Factory to support the 2014-2015 exhibitions program. 2014 $75,000
Mattress Factory to support exhibitions and education programs. 2017 $100,000
Mattress Factory to support exhibitions and education programs. 2019 $75,000
Mattress Factory to support public exhibitions and programming. 2021 $50,000
MAYA Organization to support expansion of the Prenatal Parent Program. 2018 $50,000
MAYA Organization to support operational costs associated with its Perinatal Support and Community Mentor Training Programs. 2020 $50,000
McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. to expand services and transportation for Sto-Rox after-school programming. 2017 $33,500
McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. For youth out of school time programming. 2022 $25,000
Melting Pot Ministries to support the expansion of its Learning Konnections Program to serve at least 33 new students. 2018 $50,000
Melting Pot Ministries to support the organization's hybrid out-of-school-time program. 2021 $56,000
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for FY 2014 and FY 2015 operating support. 2013 $15,000
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for FY 2014 and FY 2015 operating support. 2014 $5,000
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for FY 2016 operating support. 2015 $5,000