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 Sort descending | Purpose | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Sun Rising | To support The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | For Brown Mamas to support the Grow Mama Mentoring Cohort. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| New Sun Rising | To provide three artists residencies at the Flower Farm Residency. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| New Voices Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support the Voice Your Vote! Project. | 2018 | $75,000 |
| New Voices Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support the Voice Your Vote! Project. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| New Voices Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support the health and well-being of Black women, femmes and girls in the greater Pittsburgh region. | 2021 | $100,000 |
| Nine Mile Run Watershed Association | for general operating support. | 2015 | $5,000 |
| Nine Mile Run Watershed Association | To address climate injustice priorities through community-led advocacy. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Northside Coalition for Fair Housing | to support the Resident Service Coordinator position for Fiscal Year 2014. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| North Hills Affordable Housing DBA HEARTH | To support a case manager position for its transitional housing program. | 2022 | $80,000 |
| North Hills Community Outreach, Inc. | to support its Free Rides for Seniors shuttles. | 2017 | $12,000 |
| 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 |
| North Hills Community Outreach, Inc. | to support the Food and Emergency Assistance programs. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| North Hills Community Outreach, Inc. | to support NCHO on the Go! – a mobile food pantry program. | 2021 | $50,000 |
| Northside Industrial Development Company | to build the capacity of grassroots organizations and residents to advocate for reform of the city’s budget process. | 2020 | $35,000 |
| Northside Industrial Development Company | To support REEF, a cohort-based accelerator program to grow lifestyle and tech-adjacent BIPOC businesses. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| North Side Christian Health Center | to establish an integrated Behavioral Health Program within the center's two site locations in central North Side and Northview Heights Public Housing community. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| North Side Christian Health Center | to support the implementation of a pharmacist-managed hepatitis C patient care program. | 2019 | $75,000 |
| North Side Christian Health Center | to support the implementation of a pharmacist-managed hepatitis C patient care program. | 2021 | $77,000 |
| Northern Area Multi-Service Center of Allegheny County | to implement a fall prevention program into its home and community-based service network. | 2017 | $94,889 |
| 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 |
| Oakland Planning and Development Corporation | for bridge funding for the 2015-16 School to Career youth program. | 2016 | $75,000 |
| Oakland Planning and Development Corporation | to support Financial Opportunity Center program delivery and plan for financial sustainability. | 2018 | $35,000 |
| Oakland Planning and Development Corporation | to provide for long-term supportive services for residents of its low-income housing tax credit development. | 2019 | $36,500 |
| Oakland Planning and Development Corporation | To support prospective homebuyers of affordable housing created through the Oakland Community Land Trust. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Oakland Service Ministries | to support undergraduate education in the Christian tradition at Pittsburgh area colleges and universities. | 2017 | $20,000 |
| Off the Floor Pittsburgh | to provide families in housing crisis and transition with basic furnishings and household goods. | 2020 | $50,000 |
| Off the Floor Pittsburgh | To provide gently used furniture to disadvantaged families. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Off the Wall Productions | to support Hiawatha Project’s ‘My Traveling Song,’ an interactive, original play and experience between child and caregiver. | 2018 | $15,000 |
| Open Hand Ministries | for the expansion of its work of assisting low - to moderate-income families become homeowners in the opportunity rich neighborhoods of East Liberty and Garfield. | 2018 | $70,000 |
| Operation Better Block Inc. | to support its pre-apprenticeship training program for returning citizens. | 2021 | $75,000 |
| Operation Better Block Inc. | For operating support. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Operation Homefront, Inc. | to provide meals to local military and veteran families. | 2020 | $9,000 |
| Operation Troop Appreciation | to support the Welcome Home Program. | 2018 | $25,000 |
| Operation Troop Appreciation | to support the Veteran Welcome Home Program. | 2021 | $8,342 |
| Our Clubhouse | to support family and youth programming. | 2017 | $60,000 |
| Our Clubhouse | to support the family and youth programming. | 2020 | $20,000 |
| Paddle Without Pollution | for the Watershed Stewardship Campaign. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| Parkinson Foundation of Western Pennsylvania | To increase awareness and access to services in the African American community. | 2022 | $88,860 |
| Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention | for the 2014 Sembène: The Film & Arts Festival. | 2014 | $10,000 |
| Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention | to support 2016-2017 programming of Sembene: The Film and Arts Festival. | 2016 | $25,000 |
| Partnership for Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention | to support programming at Sembène: The Film and Arts Festival. | 2018 | $10,000 |
| Passavant Retirement & Health Center | to purchase and implement a CarePredict system to ensure the safety and wellness of the residents of New Haven Court. | 2020 | $155,302 |
| St. Paul AME Church | To support the food pantry and an after school program for abused and truant high school girls. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Pavers dba Day One Project | to support a housing and support program for single mothers. | 2020 | $30,000 |
| A Peace of Mind Inc. | to improve the quality of programming and subsidize tuition for children experiencing poverty at its child care facility in Wilkinsburg. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| A Peace of Mind Inc. | to support quality improvement and subsidize tuition for children experiencing poverty at its child care facility in Wilkinsburg. | 2021 | $65,000 |
| Peer Support and Advocacy Network | to support the Warmline. | 2019 | $25,000 |
| Pennenvironment Research & Policy Center | to reduce single-use plastic waste through research, public education, coalition building and advocacy in the Pittsburgh region. | 2020 | $75,000 |
| Pennenvironment Research & Policy Center | To build public support for policies that curb the use of single-use plastics in Allegheny County. | 2022 | $60,000 |