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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Forbes Funds | for 2019 operating support. | 2018 | $400,000 |
| TPF Special Assets Fund | for Lenfest Institute for Journalism to support the joint activities of Spotlight PA and PA Post, nonprofit journalism initiatives in Pennsylvania. | 2018 | $300,000 |
| 1Hood Media Academy | for Mikael Owunna to support the publication of a photography book, Limitless Africans, and educational community programming in Pittsburgh focused on LGBTQ African migrants. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support Pan Camp, Barrels to Beethoven’s summer steelpan ensemble program. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support Pittonkatonk, an annual music festival. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble | to support professional artists and musicians during the 2019 season. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| African American Cultural Center | to support programs and operations. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc. | to support the 2019 productions of Run the Rabbit Path and The Heiress. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures | to support three final lectures of the 2018/2019 Ten Evenings Literary Series. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | to support a collaborative production with the Dance Theatre of Harlem including a residency with Staycee Pearl. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| Higher Achievement Pittsburgh | to support program costs for 160 students to attend Afterschool and Summer Academy programming. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support program costs for the expansion of their capacity building support services to agencies providing mentoring programs to youth in the Mon Valley. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Center for Civic Arts | to support strategic planning for the Mulberry Community Center’s public services. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | to support its Clean Energy Pittsburgh project in Braddock, Swissvale and Wilkinsburg. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Keystone Research Center | to advance the We The People Pennsylvania campaign, a policy agenda that benefits working families in Pennsylvania. | 2019 | $60,000 |
| North Hills Community Outreach, Inc. | to provide transportation assistance to low-income adults to find and keep employment or meet family needs. | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts | to minimize eviction proceedings by providing guidance for tenants, landlords and the courts. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for 2018/19 operating support for the Institute of Politics to broaden the depth, breadth and impact of its work through its eight policy committees and special community initiatives. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation WYEP and WESA | for The Allegheny Front to produce a series of environmentally focused programs. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| CCAC - Educational Foundation | to support the expansion of partnerships related to career education and workforce development. | 2019 | $150,000 |
| Pittsburgh Public Schools | to support the re-envisioning of the Instructional Teacher Leaders Program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Pittsburgh Public Schools | to support the expansion of the HBCU College Tour. | 2019 | $65,000 |
| Point Park University | to support the Media Oasis Project in McKeesport. | 2019 | $180,000 |
| St. Margaret Memorial Hospital Foundation | to support the architectural fees relating to the relocation and renovation of the St. Margaret Family Health Center in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Foundation | for matching funds for the 2019 Critical Needs Alert. | 2019 | $375,000 |
| Bnai Emunah Chabad Inc. | to provide programming and support services for youth estranged from the Orthodox Jewish Community. | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Carnegie Library of McKeesport | to support general operating activities. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| Millvale Community Library | to expand the library’s free Tool Lending Library. | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Amachi Pittsburgh | for 2019 operating support. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Community Empowerment Association, Inc. | to support the Asante Nation Rites of Passage after-school program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Hosanna House, Inc. | for 2019 operating support. | 2019 | $125,000 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Service of Pittsburgh | to support continued implementation of the HomeMeds Program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| 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 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh | to provide free pediatric health care via the Care Mobile. | 2019 | $15,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Foundation | to replenish the Jail Collaborative Fund, a current distribution fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Three Rivers Youth | to support a financial recovery plan. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| YouthPlaces | for a bridge grant to support on-going organizational restructuring. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | to support the production of a documentary film, Transformed: Pittsburgh 5.0. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Union Project | to support the new artist workshop series, "Artists as Change Agents within Complexity." | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Chester County | for scholarships for abused, neglected children and children with special needs for the 2019 summer camp program. | 2019 | $14,127 |
| Wildlife for Everyone Endowment Foundation | to expand the distribution of tree seedlings and pollinator garden plantings to schools in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. | 2019 | $10,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | to integrate public and visual art representatives into the 2019 Three Rivers Arts Festival. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Hill Dance Academy Theatre | to support capacity building. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh | to increase the quantity and connectivity of arts learning opportunities in the Pittsburgh region. | 2019 | $20,000 |
| Pittsburgh CLO | to support arts education for economically underserved youth. | 2019 | $35,000 |
| Reading Symphony Orchestra Assn | to bring the Bennett Prize exhibits to Reading, PA in celebration of Women in the Arts. | 2019 | $7,500 |
| Bricolage Production Company | to support Project Amelia. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Opera, Inc. | to support the premiere of Florencia en el Amazonas. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| Acculturation for Justice, Access & Peace Outreach (AJAPO) | to support the participation of 25 high school immigrant and refugee youth in their Youth Leadership Development and Academic Success program. | 2019 | $50,000 |
| ASSET Inc. | to support the participation of at least 20 teachers in its Collaborative Learning Program serving students attending Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Wilkinsburg School District. | 2019 | $55,899 |