Environmental Action

All people have the right to live in a safe and healthy environment. Many Pittsburgh-area communities have been subjected for years to poor air and water quality from a range of industrial pollutants and some have borne a disproportionate share of the impacts. Public health research makes clear that chronic exposure to pollution negatively impacts people's health across the lifecycle and economic prospects for the region.

Our environmental action grantmaking prioritizes support for projects, initiatives and collaborations that center communities in environmental decision-making and amplify the intersectional nature of working to protect the health of our communities and the preservation of our environment. We recognize that environmental issues span beyond geographic borders. While we will continue to prioritize projects serving residents of Allegheny County, we will also consider on a case-by-case basis projects that work across the southwest Pennsylvania 12-county region.

To learn more about our areas of interest related to Environmental Action, select one of the following:

Equitable Access to Land, Water and Air

To promote equitable access to land, air and water, we seek to support community-centered conservation and stewardship of natural resources.

Learning and Action

We seek to address the harms of chronic pollution and mitigate future impacts, translate research into action to protect the health of communities and their environments and support resident voice in environmental decision-making in their communities.

Additional Grant Opportunities

The William S. Dietrich Funds of the Pittsburgh Foundation

These funds support charitable programs primarily in the communities of Conneaut Lake and Greenville, Pennsylvania.