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 descending | Amount |
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United Methodist Church Union | to increase literacy/reading proficiency for students in two Northside elementary schools. | 2015 | $6,500 |
Manchester Bidwell Corporation | to support the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild's Youth and & Arts Apprenticeship Training Program. | 2015 | $75,000 |
Kane Area Community Center | to provide summer and out-of-school programming through the “Kane Kids Club” program. | 2015 | $15,000 |
FamilyLinks | to support the expansion of its Downtown Outreach Center and Shelter program serving runaway, homeless, and street youth. | 2015 | $150,000 |
Allegheny County Department of Human Services | to develop and implement a client engagement strategy to improve service delivery. | 2015 | $200,000 |
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 |
University of Pittsburgh | for 2015 operating support for the Institute of Politics. | 2015 | $50,000 |
Jewish Association on Aging | to support implementation of the Hearthstone “I'm Still Here” program. | 2015 | $50,000 |
Jewish Family and Children's Service | to support a collaboration with Jeremiah's Place to help low-income, single parents address barriers to self-sufficiency. | 2015 | $39,000 |
Community Empowerment Association, Inc. | to support four family events in 2015. | 2015 | $5,000 |
Mon Valley Initiative | for 2015 support of the Workforce and Business Development Program. | 2015 | $100,000 |
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania | to support exhibition components and programming focused on the African American experience within the “We Can Do It!” exhibition and programs. | 2015 | $25,000 |
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | to support The Wonder of Learning exhibition. | 2015 | $25,000 |
The Forbes Funds | for the 2015 Management Assistance Grants Program. | 2015 | $50,000 |
Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. d/b/a NeighborWorks | for the NeighborWorks Leadership Collaboratory to develop and train emerging grassroots leaders in distressed communities. |
2015 | $50,000 |
Pittsburgh Musical Theater | to support the expansion of the Creative Learning Center program. | 2015 | $25,000 |
The Pittsburgh Promise | to support The Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship Program. | 2015 | $750,000 |
Glade Run Lutheran Services | to support programs that meet the needs for children with autism and their families. | 2015 | $40,000 |
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | to support STEM-focused environmental education programs. | 2015 | $75,000 |
Allegheny Conference on Community Development | for 2015 programs of the Sustainable Opportunity agenda. | 2015 | $160,000 |
Community Theater Project Corporation | for Afronaut(a) to present the 2015 Salon Series. | 2015 | $12,500 |
University of Pennsylvania | for a 2015 Kaufman New Initiative research grant entitled, "Mechanical signaling in early hearts: Theory & Experiment" by Dr. Andrea Liu (PI), Dr. Benjamin L. Prosser (Co-Investigator), and Dr. Dennis E. Discher (Co-Investigator). | 2015 | $300,000 |
University of Pennsylvania | for a 2015 Kaufman New Initiative research grant entitled, "New Approach to Dark Matter" by Dr. Justin Khoury (PI) and Dr. Tom Lubensky (Co-Investigator). | 2015 | $300,000 |
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 |
University of Pennsylvania | for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "The Nuclear Pore as a Novel Scaffold for Spatial Genome Organization" by Dr. Maya Capelson (PI). | 2015 | $150,000 |
Lehigh University | for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Development of Molecular Biradicaloids for Organic Electronic Materials" by Dr. Mark Chen (PI). | 2015 | $150,000 |
Duquesne University | for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Experimental quantum emulation of two-dimensional topological insulators and Majorana fermions using ultracold atoms" by Dr. Theodore Corcovilos (PI). | 2015 | $150,000 |
Pennsylvania State University | for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Quantum Measurement and Back-action Manipulation of Many Ultra-cold Atoms" by Dr. Nathan Gemelke (PI). | 2015 | $150,000 |
University of Pennsylvania | for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Uncovering the Molecular Basis for Ice Recognition by Thermal Hysteresis Proteins" by Dr. Amish Patel (PI). | 2015 | $150,000 |
University of Pennsylvania | for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Building Synthetic Cell-Like Compartments to Investigate the Impacts of Cell Size and Shape on Intracellular Function" by Dr. Matthew Good (PI). | 2015 | $150,000 |
Ursinus College | for a 2015 Kaufman New Investigator research grant entitled, "Interaction of Psychiatric Risk Factor Ankyrin-G and Slitrk2 in Excitatory Synapse Formation" by Dr. Jennifer Round (PI). | 2015 | $150,000 |
Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council | to support the expansion of English as a Second Language Program. | 2015 | $50,000 |
Woodland Hills School District | to support programming for the Project GRAD College and Career Access Center. | 2015 | $51,000 |
Society for Contemporary Craft | to support the Mindful exhibition and related programming. | 2015 | $35,000 |
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 |
New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | to support FY 2016 programming. | 2015 | $65,000 |
Prime Stage Theatre | to support the production of an adaptation of the book, A Lesson before Dying. | 2015 | $9,500 |
Chatham University | for the Words Without Walls program. | 2015 | $15,000 |
YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the Y Garden Program in the North Side, Hill District, Hazelwood, Homewood and McKeesport. | 2015 | $40,000 |
Mountain Watershed Association, Inc. | to expand the Swimmable Waters Program by creating an in-house lab capacity for evaluating E. coli levels in the waters of Youghiogheny watershed. | 2015 | $25,000 |
New Sun Rising | to support the Pittsburgh Poverty Project by Erika Beras. | 2015 | $30,000 |
Amachi Pittsburgh | to hire a Child and Family Advocate. | 2015 | $75,000 |
UPMC - St. Margaret Memorial Hospital Foundation | to support the launch of Integrated Ophthalmologic Primary Care in three of the Family Health Centers. | 2015 | $49,800 |
New Sun Rising | for general operating support for f295. | 2015 | $5,000 |
Radiant Hall Studios | for general operating support. | 2015 | $5,000 |
New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | for general operating support. | 2015 | $5,000 |
New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | for general operating support for Barebones Productions. | 2015 | $5,000 |
Community Theater Project Corporation | for general operating support. | 2015 | $5,000 |
Alia Musica Pittsburgh | for general operating support. | 2015 | $5,000 |