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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouthPlaces | To support 2022-2023 operating costs, with the option to renew. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| 1Hood Media Academy | For 2022 voter engagement and turnout strategies. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | For 2022 operating support. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Fineview Citizens Council, Inc. | To engage residents in Phase 2 of a Choice Neighborhoods Initiative planning process. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | To support the 2022 Workforce and Financial Counseling programs. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Mon Valley Unemployed Committee, Inc. | To support civic engagement activities to improve the state unemployment compensation program. | 2022 | $70,000 |
| Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group | For civic engagement activities to increase the Black homeownership rate. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Pittsburgh Conservation Corps d/b/a Landforce | For operating support of its workforce development program. | 2022 | $70,000 |
| Hill District Consensus Group | To support court-based intervention and eviction prevention services for low-income renters. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. d/b/a Partner4Work | To support career readiness activities and curricula in Allegheny County school districts. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| The Watson Institute | To support mental health and disability consulting services in Ambridge and Hopewell School Districts. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| East Liberty Family Health Care Center | To acquire new and critically needed medical equipment and furniture. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Nine Mile Run Watershed Association | To address climate injustice priorities through community-led advocacy. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Parkinson Foundation of Western Pennsylvania | To increase awareness and access to services in the African American community. | 2022 | $88,860 |
| Pennenvironment Research & Policy Center | To build public support for policies that curb the use of single-use plastics in Allegheny County. | 2022 | $60,000 |
| Aliquippa Green | To continue the CS for Quips! out of school time computer science program for Black students in Aliquippa, PA. | 2022 | $121,560 |
| Focus on Renewal F.O.R. Sto-Rox Neighborhood Corp. | For general operating support. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| YMCA of Sewickley Valley | To support low-income child care, a teen center, summer camp and food program participants. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Allies for Health and Wellbeing | To support the training and credentialing of two new Nurse Practitioners for the Allies Medical Clinic. | 2022 | $73,500 |
| Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project | For operating support. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Three Rivers Waterkeeper | To support the Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiative dedicated to ensuring cleaner waters for all communities in Allegheny County. | 2022 | $65,000 |
| ACTION-Housing, Inc. | To expand resource navigation support in partnership with Just Mediation Pittsburgh. | 2022 | $80,000 |
| Neighborhood Resilience Project | For general operating support. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Operation Better Block Inc. | For operating support. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Pennsylvania Prison Society | To support programming in the Pittsburgh region. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation WYEP and WESA | To produce a series of environmentally focused programs. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Kelly Strayhorn Theater | For general operating support. | 2022 | $150,000 |
| Catapult Greater Pittsburgh Inc. | To support general operations. | 2022 | $100,000 |
| Grow Pittsburgh | To improve access to fresh local food. | 2022 | $75,000 |
| Beverly's Birthdays | To support the Greater Pittsburgh Infant Formula Bank. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Coraopolis Community Development Corporation, Inc. | For operating support. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Kitchen of Grace, Inc. | To support the Feed Our Community and Youth Training and Employment Programs. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| This Generation Connect | To support the organization's food distribution initiatives. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Youth Enrichment Association | To support the growth and expansion of the AIM (Activating Independent Minds) After School Program with new academic and enrichment activities. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Associated Artists of Pittsburgh | To increase capacity for an earned revenue program for artists. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Bender Leadership Academy | To support workforce preparation programs for Allegheny County students with disabilities. | 2022 | $25,000 |
| Braddocks Battlefield History Center Inc. | To engage with an interpretive planning firm and connect formally and extensively with tribal leaders to promote the long-term education and preservation of a portion of the battlefield associated with the battle known as Braddock's Defeat. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Chatham Baroque | For operating support. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| New Sun Rising | To support The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| Faith & Gratitude | To provide operating support for organizational activities supporting individuals and families facing cancer. | 2022 | $10,000 |
| His Place Contact Center aka His Place Ministries | To support 2022-2023 out-of-school time programming. | 2022 | $40,000 |
| Homeless Children's Education Fund | To support 2022-2023 operating costs. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| Incidental Chamber Players | To support the Incidental Chamber Players' Ten Year Anniversary Season - Deca. | 2022 | $15,000 |
| 412Thrive | To support individuals impacted by breast cancer and genetic mutations through the Thriver program, monthly gatherings and care packages that create a community-based system of support. | 2022 | $12,000 |
| Addiction Recovery Ministry | To assist those suffering from substance use disorders and the people who love them. | 2022 | $5,000 |
| Anna Middleton Waite Learning Center | To support the expansion of one new satellite computer learning center in a senior high rise. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Fractured Atlas | To support the Inversion Documentary Project. | 2022 | $10,000 |
| Bridge to the Mountains | To provide short-term emergency shelter for highly vulnerable individuals experiencing homelessness. | 2022 | $50,000 |
| JADA House International Inc. | To support the JHI Grand Families Kinship Care Program for seniors. | 2022 | $30,000 |
| Kindred Culture | To support civic engagement out of school time programming for Clairton Youth. | 2022 | $15,000 |