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 ascending | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| POISE Foundation | To advance efforts to identify and implement alternatives to current policing and incarceration models. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Angels' Place, Inc. | To support the early childhood education and family support services programs. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Asbury Foundation | To provide education to staff that care for seniors with dementia. | 2022 | $52,000 |
| 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 |
| Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh | For operating support. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Black Women's Policy Center | For operating support. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Brashear Association, Inc. | To support the hire of an Education Director. | 2022 | $110,000 |
| New Sun Rising | For Brown Mamas to support the Grow Mama Mentoring Cohort. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Center for Hearing & Deaf Services, Inc. | For operating support. | 2022 | $70,000 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | To support direct care activities for people living with cystic fibrosis. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Divine Restoration Church | To support the Duquesne Community Hub. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council | For operating support. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Greater Valley Community Services Inc. | To support the Golden Living senior program. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Grounded Strategies | To support the expansion of the Land Use Policy program. | 2022 | $90,000 |
| Group Against Smog and Pollution | To support advocacy for clean, healthy air for all people in southwestern Pennsylvania. | 2022 | $65,000 |
| Healthy Start, Inc. | For operating support. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Hollow Oak Land Trust | To launch the Community Conservation Rangers program to lead nature education and environmental stewardship projects. | 2022 | $68,000 |
| Hug Me Tight Childlife Centers | To support the high-quality child care center in the Hill District and improve access. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Jewish Association on Aging | To support Home and Community Based Services. | 2022 | $125,000 |
| Macedonia Family and Community Enrichment Center, Inc. | To support the Macedonia FACE Senior Center operations. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Neighborhood Allies | For 2023 operating support. | 2022 | $225,000 |
| Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency | To support marketing of a pilot mortgage product for new borrowers in targeted Black neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania | To increase Black homeownership and economic mobility in Allegheny County. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Northside Industrial Development Company | To support REEF, a cohort-based accelerator program to grow lifestyle and tech-adjacent BIPOC businesses. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | To support food service business community in achieving greater sustainability through replicable waste reduction practices. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburghers for Public Transit Association | To support transit rider organizing for expanded service, affordable fares and equitable infrastructure. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE) | For operating support. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Providence Connections, Inc. | To support quality improvement and access in its early education and child care programs. | 2022 | $65,000 |
| PublicSource Inc. | For operating support. | 2022 | $200,000 |
| Rankin Christian Center | To support senior food access and healthy living programs. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Renewable Manufacturing Gateway | To support the Ways to Work program which helps working poor families access financial counseling and vehicle loans to increase their economic mobility. | 2022 | $70,000 |
| Unique Project Inc. | To support SUPERCELL, an artistic production. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging | To expand the efforts of Age-Friendly Neighborhoods. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Squonk Opera, Inc. | To support an outdoor musical production called “hear/say”. | 2022 | $25,000 |
| Sustainable Pittsburgh | To support a collaborative community learning process through the DISCOVER project. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| New Sun Rising | To provide three artists residencies at the Flower Farm Residency. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Hill District Consensus Group | To support The Black Urban Gardeners and Farmers of Pittsburgh Co-op urban farm. | 2022 | $77,000 |
| McKees Rocks Community Development Corp. | For youth out of school time programming. | 2022 | $25,000 |
| The Forbes Funds | For 2023 operating support. | 2022 | $400,000 |
| The Joe Beretta Foundation | To continue to provide heart healthy meals and educational resources to advanced heart failure patients, their caregivers and families. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise | Towards program and scholarship costs for the 2022-2023 year. | 2022 | $500,000 |
| The Salvation Army | To support the Family Caring Center in East Liberty and the Pathway of Hope program in Allegheny County. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | For a Guaranteed Income pilot for women raising children in Coraopolis, PA. | 2022 | $199,600 |
| University of Pittsburgh | To conduct a county-wide Quality of Life survey to research pandemic-related racial disparities to inform equitable policymaking. | 2022 | $40,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | To support the Reading, Racial Equity and Relationships program. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh | To support the Urban Seniors Jobs Program. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Village Theater Company dba The Tull Family Theater | For operating support. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Vintage | To support general operations. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Zellous Hope Project | For operating support. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| 1Hood Media Academy | To support Black, Young, & Educated's efforts to amplify Black voices through increased media representation within Pittsburgh. | 2022 | $40,000 |