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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Bridges | Tto provide free, professionally-led emotional cancer care and support for individuals in need. | 2022 | $40,000 |
| Carlow University | to establish a Graduate Program in High Performance Learning. | 2014 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Institute | to support education and community outreach programs related to the 2013 Carnegie International. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Institute | to support the RACE exhibition and related programming. | 2013 | $65,000 |
| Carnegie Institute | to support planning activities relating to the capital campaign. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| Carnegie Institute, Andy Warhol Museum | to support educational and public programming related to the exhibition, Andy Warhol / Ai Wei Wei. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| Carnegie Institute, Andy Warhol Museum | one-year grant to support Cry, Baby, an exhibition by Devan Shimoyama in 2018. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Library of Homestead | for literacy and hands-on technology programs for youth. | 2016 | $12,600 |
| Carnegie Library of McKeesport | to support general operating activities. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | to support Reading Buddies, an out-of-school time program at Carnegie branch libraries. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | to support Project Art, a co-creation project with the Center for Philanthropy. | 2018 | $85,000 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | to support increased understanding of the importance of the First Amendment in civic life through enhanced library programs, services and resources. | 2019 | $300,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the Hear Me Project of the CREATE Lab. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the completion of a book, "A Vision Splendid: Pathways to Our Sustainable Future", by Patricia M. DeMarco, Ph.D. | 2014 | $50,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the Lucky After Dark exhibition. | 2014 | $7,075 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2014 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Investigation of Pancreatic Islet Electrical Properties by a High Density Nanodevices Array" by Dr. Tzahi Cohen-Karni (PI). | 2014 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2014 Kaufman New Initiative research grant entitled, "Neural Circuitry of the Mammalian Neocortex" by Dr. Alison Barth (PI) and Dr. Marcel Bruchez (Co-PI). | 2014 | $300,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support The Drift project. | 2014 | $15,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support three artist commissions as a component of Open Engagement 2015. | 2015 | $15,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2015 Kaufman New Initiative research grant entitled, "Mind-altering bugs": Dissecting the gut-microbiome-brain connection using a multidisciplinary approach in Drosophila melanogaster" by Dr. Brooke McCartney (PI), Dr. N. Luisa Hiller (Co-Investigator), and Dr. Jonathan Minden (Co-Investigator). | 2015 | $300,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the CREATE Lab's 2016 and 2017 Hear Me Project. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2016 Kaufman New Investigator research grant titled, “Proximity effects and topological spin currents in van derWaals heterostructures” by Dr. Benjamin Hunt (PI). | 2016 | $150,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support outreach for its 2017/2018 theme: Inequality and the Economy as Karl Marx turns 200. | 2017 | $5,000 |
| 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 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | for a 2020 Kaufman New Initiative research grant titled, “Physicochemical communication between active droplets” by Dr. Aditya Khair (PI) and Dr. Lauren Zarzar (co-investigator). | 2020 | $300,000 |
| 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 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the development of a low-cost highly functional ventilator to provide support during COVID-19 surges and support medical personnel in low-income and rural areas. | 2020 | $25,000 |
| 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 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | to increase the quantity and connectivity of arts learning opportunities in the Pittsburgh region. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | for general operating support for the Carnegie Museum of Art and The Andy Warhol Museum. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | to support first-time participation stipends for schools creating artlook® SWPA profiles and for first-time arts partners. | 2021 | $25,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | For operating support for the Carnegie Museum of Art and The Andy Warhol Museum. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Casa San Jose | to expand the Jovenes con Proposito program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Casa San Jose | To support the Pittsburgh Latinx Artist Residency program. |
2022 | $30,000 |
| Catapult Greater Pittsburgh Inc. | To support general operations. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc. | to implement a new trauma care program. | 2018 | $40,000 |
| CCAC - Educational Foundation | to support the expansion of partnerships related to career education and workforce development. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| CeaseFire PA | to support expansion of the Motivating Young Citizens Project. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| CeaseFire PA | to support community outreach and education to address and prevent gun violence in Allegheny County. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Ceasefire Pennsylvania Education Fund | for operating support to expand programming in Western PA. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| Ceasefire Pennsylvania Education Fund | to support the Motivating Young Citizens Project. | 2016 | $50,000 |
| Center for Civic Arts | to support strategic planning for the Mulberry Community Center’s public services. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| 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 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | to provide transitional work and employment services to high-risk youth and adults recently released from incarceration. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities, Inc. | to support its comprehensive employment model to prepare high-risk youth and adults recently released from incarceration to (re)enter the workforce and build economic opportunity and stability. | 2021 | $100,000 |
| Center for Hearing and Deaf Services, Inc. | to provide affordable, in-person language interpretation services in the greater Pittsburgh area. | 2015 | $75,000 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. | to provide hearing aids and assistive listening devices for low-income residents in the greater Pittsburgh area. | 2017 | $50,000 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. | for operating support to address critical and emergent needs of the region’s hearing and deaf community in response to the COVID-19 virus. | 2020 | $100,000 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. | For operating support. | 2022 | $70,000 |
| Center for Hope | to create an out-of-school time program for students in the Highland Elementary School in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. | 2019 | $66,000 |