News Releases
We update this section often with current news about The Pittsburgh Foundation. For more information, please contact Matt Minczeski, at 412-391-5151 or minczeskim@pghfdn.org.
Dr. Sharif Bey Receives 2026 Eben Demarest Fund Award
PITTSBURGH, February 10, 2026 - Artist, ceramicist and educator Dr. Sharif Bey will receive an award of $29,180 from the Eben Demarest Fund, a Pittsburgh Foundation fund. Dr. Bey is a Syracuse, New York-based artist who is also a professor of art at Syracuse University.
Statement from Press Forward SWPA regarding the closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh Foundation is a founding partner and funder of Press Forward Southwestern PA. The news that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will cease operations after more than a century is disheartening. It underscores the fact that supporting local news matters.
Pittsburgh Foundation President & CEO Lisa Schroeder to Retire in 2026
Board of Directors to launch national search for successor.
#ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert raises $1.86M to support southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofits
Donations amplified by $550,000 incentive pool from foundations and donors
New Downtown headquarters for The Pittsburgh Foundation to serve as regional convening hub
Donors, grantees and stakeholders to utilize new space to accelerate solutions to challenges facing southwestern Pennsylvania.
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh awards $1.2 Million to artists and arts groups
Grants will provide general operating and project support.
#ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert raises $1.6M to support southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofits
Donations amplified by $550,000 incentive pool from foundations and donors
$100,000 in Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards go to two Pittsburgh-region artists
Tina Williams Brewer, Adil Mansoor are recipients of awards supported by The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Heinz EndowmentsPITTSBURGH, June 27, 2024 – Visual artist Tina Williams Brewer and theatrical director Adil Mansoor are this year’s winners of the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards. Selected from a field of 225 nominations, Brewer and Mansoor will each receive an unrestricted $50,000 prize.
$1.8 million for science research goes to Pa. universities
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 27, 2024 – Detecting Earth-like planets orbiting stars and learning how bacteria initiate or exit biofilm communities are two research projects receiving a 2023 grant from The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation. A total of $1.8 million has been awarded for innovative, interdisciplinary scientific research at Pennsylvania universities. Grants are awarded in two categories: New Investigator research and New Initiative research.
County Executive candidates respond to child poverty, food insecurity and housing stability briefings from human services leaders
PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2023 – It is likely that the next Allegheny County executive will enter office with a deeper understanding of issues and solutions for key human services challenges thanks to a forum with nonprofit leaders working on the front lines each day.