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 ascending | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania | for Remake Learning Council to develop a standards of practice toolkit for adults working in support of youth. | 2018 | $50,000 |
| Grow Pittsburgh | to support workforce development programming and food production and distribution at Braddock Farms. | 2018 | $20,000 |
| Guardians of Sound, Inc. | to support hiring locally-based musicians for performances and as teaching artists for FY19. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Historical Society of WPA dba Senator John Heinz History Ctr | to support Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission, an exhibition organized in partnership with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. | 2018 | $200,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | to support Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh's educational programming. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| Kamraton | to support "Her Holiness the Winter Dog", an opera by Curtis Rumrill and librettist Zachary Webber with local guests Shana Simmons Dance Company and Chicago-based quartet Quince Contemporary Voice Ensemble. | 2018 | $7,500 |
| Kente Arts Alliance | to support the costs of four artists' fees and one youth workshop for the FY 2018/2019 season. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | to support the Workforce and Business Development program. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| National Performance Network | to support the National Performance Network and Visual Artist Network 2018 Conference. | 2018 | $7,500 |
| National Society of Black Engineers | to support program costs for the Summer Engineering Experience for Kids program (SEEK Pittsburgh). | 2018 | $30,000 |
| New Century Careers, Inc. | to support the Job Shop Pilot that will provide extra learning opportunities in a controlled work experience for 26 trainees with barriers to employment. | 2018 | $50,000 |
| New Sun Rising | to support classical music performance, “Casop: A Requiem for Rice” preview and premiere. | 2018 | $50,000 |
| Oakland Planning and Development Corporation | to support Financial Opportunity Center program delivery and plan for financial sustainability. | 2018 | $35,000 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | to support the planning phase of Keystone Counts to ensure a fair and accurate US Census count in hard-to-count communities in Allegheny and three other priority counties in southwestern Pennsylvania in 2020. | 2018 | $25,000 |
| Pittsburgh Concert Chorale | for FY19 operating support. | 2018 | $8,000 |
| Pittsburgh Contingency | to support the Restorative Justice Program. | 2018 | $30,000 |
| Pittsburgh Festival Opera | to support the creation of “Fight for the Right,” a new opera inspired by girls' struggle to access education. | 2018 | $20,000 |
| Pittsburgh Public Theater Corporation | to support 2018 educational programming. | 2018 | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania | to provide patients with preventative and specialized care through case management services and behavioral health services. | 2018 | $130,000 |
| Prevention Point Pittsburgh | to support harm reduction services. | 2018 | $71,779 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Center United | for the One Fair Wage campaign to eliminate the separate, lower wage for tipped workers in Pennsylvania. | 2018 | $25,000 |
| Side Project, Inc. | to support the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy’s 2018 peer support and voter engagement work. | 2018 | $12,500 |
| Silver Eye Center for Photography | to support exhibitions and programming. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Squirrel Hill Health Center | to secure additional office space to support service expansion and client growth. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Squonk Opera | for the development of an outdoor stage concert titled, HAND to HAND. | 2018 | $30,000 |
| The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh | to support the Prader-Willi Syndrome Care Coordination Program. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| The Legacy Arts Project, Inc. | to support the expansion of programming and outreach efforts in their new location. | 2018 | $10,000 |
| The Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health | to support the addition of walk-in pregnancy visits and support services. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. d/b/a Partner4Work | to provide meaningful, paid summer work experience to 40 disadvantaged youth ages 14-21 in Allegheny County. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| United Somali Bantu of Greater Pittsburgh, Inc. | to hire one caseworker. | 2018 | $42,900 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support the continuation of the United for Caregivers employer engagement work. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support the Pittsburgh Philanthropy Project. | 2018 | $25,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh Physicians | to provide clinical services at the Birmingham Clinic for uninsured, reproductive-age women and individuals experiencing homelessness. | 2018 | $88,400 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | to plan and implement green infrastructure and tree planting projects in four low-income Allegheny County municipalities. | 2018 | $250,000 |
| WQED Multimedia | to support programming and community engagement initiatives that focus on increasing awareness and impact of incarceration on children and families. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the ongoing program and expansion of the Creative Youth Center. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Acheve dba Pittsburgh Hires Veterans | to provide free services to active members or veterans of the U.S. military searching for educational, training and employment opportunities in Western Pennsylvania. | 2018 | $50,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | to support Creating a Next Generation Economy for All. | 2018 | $160,000 |
| Animal Friends, Inc. | for affordable spay/neuter, vaccination and wellness services provided through the Clinic Services Department of the new Animal Wellness Center. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Franklin Center of Beaver County | for the Annual Aliquippa Art & Music Festival in 2018 and 2019. | 2018 | $19,632 |
| Humane Animal Rescue | to support the operation of its Humane Investigations Department. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for the Department of Neurological Surgery to support small, competitive departmental research grants that are peer-reviewed for scientific merit. | 2018 | $150,000 |
| Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Foundation | to support the Pittsburgh Chapter Scholars Award Program. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Aleph Institute, Inc. | to support additional capacity for its alternative sentencing program. | 2018 | $32,000 |
| Allegheny Land Trust | to purchase and protect 50 acres of woodlands for permanent green space in the Camp Meeting Woods Biological Diversity Area. | 2018 | $41,000 |
| Artists Image Resource | for FY 2019 and FY 2020 operating support. | 2018 | $28,000 |
| City Theatre Company, Inc. | to support FashionAFRICANA’s presentation of a multi-media exhibition highlighting the work of Black Panther movie costume designer, Ruth E. Carter. | 2018 | $10,000 |
| Community Library Association | to expand non-traditional electronic-based lending collections and services at the Sharpsburg branch. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Cornerstone Care, Inc. | to increase access to medical care to residents of McDonald, Pennsylvania through the McDonald Health Initiative. | 2018 | $200,000 |
| Education Law Center-PA | to support legal services targeting issues of equal access to public education, dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline, and fighting for fair public education funding. | 2018 | $75,000 |