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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duquesne University | to expand the capacity for juvenile client representation and training to address the school-to-prison pipeline. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Duquesne University | to support mathematics professional development programming for 30 teachers during the 2020-2021 school year. | 2020 | $65,000 |
| Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit | To expand capacity for youth court representation and disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | to implement Work Therapy, a new component of its adult education and employment program. | 2014 | $75,000 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | transition grant to stabilize East End Cooperative Ministries financial situation and programming. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | to support the expansion of its employment services into a Self-Sufficiency Pipeline. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | to support the FY2022 housing programs. | 2021 | $75,000 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | To support the Children & Youth Service Justice Diversion program and prevent corrections system involvement. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| East Liberty Family Health Care Center | to expand primary care service and implement a new diabetic group medical visit model. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| East Liberty Family Health Care Center | To acquire new and critically needed medical equipment and furniture. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Eastern Area Adult Services | for the Home Delivered Meal Program. | 2013 | $252,133 |
| Eastern Area Adult Services | to support expansion of exercise options for seniors in high-need Eastern Allegheny County Suburban Communities. | 2017 | $37,000 |
| Eastern Area Adult Services | to expand grocery and food access for seniors in community and home-based settings. | 2020 | $45,500 |
| Ebenezer Outreach Ministries | To support the Ebenezer Outreach Ministries Basic Needs Center. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Economic Development South | to build organizational capacity to advance capital projects and initiatives in six South Pittsburgh/South Hills communities. | 2013 | $40,000 |
| Economic Development South | to help tenants of 44 units in Clairton Townhomes make the transition to home ownership. | 2017 | $150,000 |
| Education Law Center-PA | to support legal services targeting issues of equal access to public education, dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, and fighting for fair public education funding. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| 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 |
| 5A Elite Youth Empowerment | to support operations costs for the 2020-2021 year. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Energy Innovation Center Institute, Inc. | to connect unemployed and underemployed individuals residing in underserved neighborhoods to jobs with a sustainable wage and viable career ladder. | 2018 | $110,000 |
| 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 |
| Equity Impact Center | to support the Transformative Leader Program. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Every Child, Inc. | to support the Community and School Based Behavioral Health program. | 2021 | $11,000 |
| Evolve Coaching | to provide personalized coaching and supported employment opportunities to prepare individuals with developmental disabilities for the world of work. | 2018 | $25,000 |
| Eye and Ear Foundation | to support the Guerilla Eye Service Reconnaissance Project – a collaborative patient centered approach to the prevention of blindness. | 2016 | $60,000 |
| Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services | to support the development of a strategic plan and to provide environmental legal services on a sliding scale for clients in Western Pennsylvania. | 2017 | $97,290 |
| Faith & Gratitude | To provide operating support for organizational activities supporting individuals and families facing cancer. | 2022 | $10,000 |
| Faith United Methodist Church of Fox Chapel | to support Circles Sharpsburg. | 2017 | $25,000 |
| Faith United Methodist Church of Fox Chapel | to support the Roots of Faith program. | 2020 | $25,000 |
| Faith United Methodist Church of Fox Chapel | to support the Roots of Faith Maximum Impact Project. | 2021 | $30,000 |
| Family Life Center Inc. | to support its STEM Success Solutions program, which provides mentoring and tutoring. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| 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 |
| Family Services of Western Pennsylvania | to expand the Older Adult Services programming. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| FamilyLinks | for operating support for the Transitional Living Program (TLP). | 2013 | $150,000 |
| FamilyLinks | to support the expansion of its Downtown Outreach Center and Shelter program serving runaway, homeless, and street youth. | 2015 | $150,000 |
| Familylinks | to support the Caregivers First Initiative to improve the ability of caregivers of older adults to provide support while maintaining their own health and well-being. | 2017 | $75,000 |
| Familylinks | to support the Caregivers First Initiative. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| Familylinks, Inc. | to support the Downtown Outreach Center and Shelter program serving runaway and homeless youth in Allegheny County. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Farm to Table Buy Local | To create opportunity and accessibility for Black artists, entrepreneurs and consumers in and around the craft brewing industry. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support the Fiberart International 2013. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support the Fiberart International 2022 exhibition, events and programs. | 2021 | $15,000 |
| Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County | to support the position of Housing Court Help Desk Manager. | 2019 | $70,000 |
| Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County | to support the Housing Court pilot program and the Help Desk Supervisor's position. | 2021 | $74,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | to support 2016-2017 programming and planning. | 2016 | $15,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | to support its JFilm Festival and Teen Screen program. | 2017 | $15,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | for FY 2019 operating support. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | to support the fall 2020 film festival. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | For general operating expenses. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Fineview Citizens Council, Inc. | to prevent displacement of residents of Allegheny Dwellings, a public housing community on Pittsburgh’s North Side. | 2018 | $30,000 |
| Fineview Citizens Council, Inc. | to increase its capacity to lead Choice Neighborhoods planning grant activities. | 2021 | $75,000 |