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 | Amount Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dreams of Hope | to support Hatch Art Collective’s 2018 mainstage theatrical production of Susan Soon He Stanton’s play “THINGS ARE AGAINST US.” | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh | to provide free pediatric health care via the Care Mobile. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Chatham Baroque | for FY19 operating support. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Dreams of Hope | for FY19 general operating support. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Front Porch Theatricals LLC | to support the second show of the 2018 season, "Grey Gardens." | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Guardians of Sound, Inc. | to support hiring locally-based musicians for performances and as teaching artists for FY19. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Kente Arts Alliance | to support the costs of four artists' fees and one youth workshop for the FY 2018/2019 season. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Silver Eye Center for Photography | to support exhibitions and programming. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation | to support the Pittsburgh Chapter Scholars Award Program. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Community Library Association | to expand non-traditional electronic-based lending collections and services at the Sharpsburg branch. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | for FY 2019 operating support. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support a residency with Ashley Cecil in collaboration with Tree Pittsburgh. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| When She Thrives | to support the expansion of Scenes from a Single Mom Book Project. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh | to support a partnership between the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Ebenezer Baptist Church to present Let My People Go and ancillary programming in February 2019. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| The Brew House Association, Inc. | to support emerging curators and local artists through an exhibition showcase and professional development experiences. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Off the Wall Productions | to support Hiawatha Project’s ‘My Traveling Song,’ an interactive, original play and experience between child and caregiver. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Chorus | to support two seasonal concerts. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Infinite Lifestyle Solutions | to support community-based programming to ameliorate the effects of gun violence on youth and families. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| 1Hood Media Academy | for Mikael Owunna to support the publication of a photography book, Limitless Africans, and educational community programming in Pittsburgh focused on LGBTQ African migrants. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support Pan Camp, Barrels to Beethoven’s summer steelpan ensemble program. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support Pittonkatonk, an annual music festival. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble | to support professional artists and musicians during the 2019 season. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures | to support three final lectures of the 2018/2019 Ten Evenings Literary Series. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Carnegie Library of McKeesport | to support general operating activities. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh | to provide free pediatric health care via the Care Mobile. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Alia Musica Pittsburgh | to support the development and production of a program of works for string orchestra. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Chamber Music Pittsburgh | to support Pittsburgh Performs, a four-concert series, in the 2019-2020 season. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support Music on the Edge’s third biennial “Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival” in February 2020. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Radiant Hall Studios | to support member services. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation | to support a full-length feature documentary that explores native and transplant Puerto Ricans building community in Pittsburgh. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra Association | to support the 2019-2020 season of concerts and educational activities and a concert tour of the Baltics and Scandinavia in 2020. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania | for the Census 2020 Philanthropic Fund to promote an accurate, equitable Census count in the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| AIDS Cure Research Collaborative, Inc. | for an HIV cure demonstration project to assess the ability of adenosine triphosphate to act as a signaling mechanism to turn on the body’s defense mechanisms against the HIV virus. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Barebones Productions | for the production of “Is God Is” in October 2020. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Guardians of Sound, Inc. | for the Acoustic Hip Hop Ensemble. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| 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 |
| Front Porch Theatricals | for operating support. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| The Legacy Arts Project, Inc. | for operating support. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Film Pittsburgh | to support the fall 2020 film festival. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation | for BOOM Concepts to support the exhibition and incubation residencies. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Youth Chorus | for the 2020/2021 season of choral music education and performance programming. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| The Brew House Association, Inc. | for the Distillery and Prospectus programs. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| When She Thrives | for expansion of the Scenes from a Single Mom Book Project. | 2020 | $15,000 |
| Corningworks | for 2021-2022 operating support. | 2021 | $15,000 |
| Handmade Arcade | to support outreach, diversity and social marketing capacity-building. | 2021 | $15,000 |
| Radiant Hall Studios | to support the Knotzland Residency Program. | 2021 | $15,000 |
| Steel City Arts Initiative | to support the Saturday Rhyme and Release music program. | 2021 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support Pittonkatonk's 2022 May Day celebration. | 2021 | $15,000 |
| Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestras | to support large ensemble performances during the 2021-22 season. | 2021 | $15,000 |
| Chamber Music Pittsburgh | to support the 2021-2022 Pittsburgh Performs series. | 2021 | $15,000 |