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Robert R. Heaton Scholarship Fund

In 2019, Pittsburgh Foundation donor Robert Heaton extended his charitable legacy of supporting education in Butler County by establishing the Robert R. Heaton Scholarship Fund. The fund will help eligible Butler County residents afford higher education, whether through traditional or non-traditional means. Inspired by the difficulty he faced when paying for his own schooling, Heaton wanted to ensure that as many people as possible have access to an affordable education.

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Welcoming our new president & CEO

On the evening of May 22, 2019, scores of foundation heads, elected officials and others across the community’s leadership landscape, joined The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Board and staff at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild to celebrate Maxwell King's five years as president and CEO. The crowd also welcome his successor, Lisa Schroeder, as the sixth president.

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MusiCares honors Macklemore at the 2019 Concert for Recovery

Recording Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow announced the Mac Miller Legacy Fund. Housed within the Pittsburgh Community Foundation who made a donation on behalf of the Miller family, the fund will open its application process to prospects who meet general MusiCares eligibility. The Mac Miller Legacy Fund will be an option on the dropdown menu of the MusiCares website's donation page starting Friday, May 17.

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Mac Miller Fund announces recipients of its initial grants

“His music was a part of their environment,” Linda Addlespurger, director of Hope Academy of Music and the Arts, said at a Friday news conference. “His death impacted them significantly. Many of them aspired to be like Miller.” Miller, a star rapper and songwriter who grew up as Malcolm J. McCormick in Point Breeze, died in September. He continues to impact students at Hope Academy, an after-school arts education outreach program. His family chose two nonprofits dedicated to music and the arts to receive grants from The Mac Miller Fund.

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Mac Miller Fund announces its first grantees

The first grantees of the The Mac Miller Fund are the Pittsburgh-based Hope Academy of Music and the Arts and Musicares, a charity of the Recording Academy. The mission of the fund — originally called the Circles Fund and administered by the Pittsburgh Foundation — is to continue the rapper’s vision of providing opportunities to underserved youth to explore the arts and to have a positive impact on communities across the country.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Bill would shorten eviction process in Pennsylvania

“Last year, 14,181 eviction court actions were filed by landlords, the highest in a decade. Tenants prevailed in less than 2% of them. Clearly, landlords are not hampered under the current law,” Maxwell King, president and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation said in a statement, referring eviction actions filed in Allegheny County. “Shortening the eviction timeline will only worsen the housing crisis and increase social service costs borne by taxpayers.

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