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 ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2014 general operating support. | 2013 | $112,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | for operating funds to support Sustainable Prosperity, 2013. | 2013 | $110,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to develop a systems-based approach to delirium. | 2014 | $110,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | for operating funds to support Sustainable Prosperity, 2014. | 2014 | $110,000 |
| 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 |
| Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pgh | for rehabilitative services and visual devices for individuals who receive low-vision services, are legally blind, and do not qualify for federal assistance. | 2020 | $110,000 |
| Life'sWork of Western PA | to provide employment support for individuals in recovery from Substance Use Disorders in Allegheny County. | 2021 | $110,000 |
| Brashear Association, Inc. | To support the hire of an Education Director. | 2022 | $110,000 |
| Northern Area Multi-Service Center of Allegheny County | to implement a fall prevention program into the home and community-based service network. | 2019 | $100,267 |
| Center That C.A.R.E.S. | to support the capital costs of renovation of the Jeron X. Grayson Community Center in the Hill District to serve as a site for its expanded out-of-school programming. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Institute | to support education and community outreach programs related to the 2013 Carnegie International. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | to support the 2013 Festival of Firsts. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for operating support over two years. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| United Way of Allegheny County | to support the United for Women Initiative. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children | for operating support. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. | for Pittsburgh Works, an initiative to increase placements of low- to medium-wage workers in career pathway employment. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| City of Asylum Pittsburgh | for the renovation of the Alphabet City Literary Center. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the Hear Me Project of the CREATE Lab. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank | to launch a culinary workforce training program for chronically un/underemployed individuals with barriers to employment. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| NEED (Negro Educational Emergency Drive) | for 2013-2014 operating support. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | towards the Continuum of Care Supportive Services Fund to assist homeless housing providers who receive HUD funding commitments to address service shortfalls and match requirements of the federal funding. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| Neighborhood Academy | to support expanded capacity to provide transportation services for students. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Botanic Garden | for the Cove Forest woodlands habitat restoration project. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | to support the acquisition and mounting of Beauty and the Beast. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| United Way of Allegheny County | to support United for Women initiative. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2015 operating support. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| Allies for Children | for 2015 operating support. | 2014 | $100,000 |
| The Fred Rogers Company | to support the second season of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Center That C.A.R.E.S. | to support the second phase of the capital costs for the renovation of the Jeron X. Grayson Community Center in the Hill District. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| City of Pittsburgh | for the 2015 Learn and Earn Summer Employment Initiative. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health | to support the expansion of services targeting vulnerable populations. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Trade Institute of Pittsburgh | to expand its brick masonry training program and launch trainings in stone masonry and roofing. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Children's Institute of Pittsburgh | to support the expansion of the Neurodevelopmental Service. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| NEED (Negro Educational Emergency Drive) | to support the 2015-16 NEED Historically Black Colleges & Universities Academy. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Family Services of Western Pennsylvania | to expand the Older Adult Services programming. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Hazelwood Initiative, Inc. | to support the Hazelwood Housing Development Fund to increase homeownership opportunities for female heads of households. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. | to expand the Pittsburgh Works Initiative to raise the quality of services for job seekers, respond to employer demand and path more people into in-demand careers at family-sustaining wages. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | to support the Continuum of Care Supportive Services Fund to assist homeless housing providers who receive HUD funding commitments to address service shortfalls and federal match requirements. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | for 2015 support of the Workforce and Business Development Program. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | transition grant to stabilize East End Cooperative Ministries financial situation and programming. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| KidsVoice | to expand KidsVoice's legal representation to foster youth through age 24. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | to support the CREATE Lab's 2016 and 2017 Hear Me Project. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2016 operating support. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Allies for Children | for 2016 operating support. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers | for FY 2016 gap funding. | 2015 | $100,000 |
| Persad Center, Inc. | to support the In-Home Senior Response Team Project. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support United for Women. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Trade Institute of Pittsburgh | to support the Apprentice in Training employment pathway program and job placements for all Institute graduates. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | to support the Workforce and Business Development program. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. | to provide meaningful paid summer work experience to disadvantaged youth ages 14- 21 in Allegheny County. | 2016 | $100,000 |