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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| POISE Foundation | for a planning grant to design New Hill City, and to implement a Kuumba Festival demonstration project at Kennard Park. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| Center That C.A.R.E.S. | to support the capital costs of renovation of the Jeron X. Grayson Community Center in the Hill District to serve as a site for its expanded out-of-school programming. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh United | to advance the Clean Rivers Campaign. | 2013 | $75,000 |
| Achieva | for the Waiting List Reduction Campaign. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support the second year of the Shale Gas Roundtable. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| FamilyLinks | for operating support for the Transitional Living Program (TLP). | 2013 | $150,000 |
| Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc. | to support the Fiberart International 2013. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| Balafon West African Dance Ensemble | to support the second annual Black River African Dance Conference. | 2013 | $15,000 |
| World War II Veterans of Allegheny County Memorial Fund Inc. | for the construction of the Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II Memorial. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| National Conference on Citizenship | for the first Pittsburgh Civic Health Index. | 2013 | $15,000 |
| New Hazlett Center for the Performing Arts | to support the reading series and online literary journal. | 2013 | $15,000 |
| Carnegie Institute | to support education and community outreach programs related to the 2013 Carnegie International. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Community Theater Project Corporation | to support 2013 programming and an architectural feasibility study. | 2013 | $80,000 |
| Hosanna House | to implement a family health and wellness program. | 2013 | $75,000 |
| City of Asylum Pittsburgh | to support its Cave Canem in Pittsburgh Initiative. | 2013 | $15,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh | to support the 2013 festival. | 2013 | $7,500 |
| Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh | to help older homeowners age in place by repairing, rehabilitating and weatherizing their homes in four Hilltop neighborhoods. | 2013 | $75,000 |
| Growth Through Energy and Community Health, Inc. | for ReClaim South Pittsburgh, a community empowerment initiative to revitalize vacant land through green infrastructure strategies. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | to support the 2013 Festival of Firsts. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Young Men and Women's African Heritage Association | to support its AFRICAMERICAS program. | 2013 | $10,500 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | for the “Strengthening Communities Initiative,” a pilot project to demonstrate the potential for long-term, effective partnerships between businesses and community development organizations in distressed communities. |
2013 | $50,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers | to support PublicSource for 2013-14. | 2013 | $250,000 |
| Ceasefire Pennsylvania Education Fund | for operating support to expand programming in Western PA. | 2013 | $50,000 |
| Pgh. Partnership, City of Pgh.'s Dept. of Personnel | to support the Student Conservation Association's program in the 2013 Summer Youth Employment Program. | 2013 | $125,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for operating support over two years. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| The Pittsburgh Promise | to support The Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship Program. | 2013 | $750,000 |
| YouthPlaces | to support the Together As One Summer Community Service Project. | 2013 | $10,000 |
| Society for Contemporary Craft | for the exhibition ENOUGH Violence. | 2013 | $45,000 |
| Franklin Center of Beaver County | for the 20th Aliquippa Art and Music Festival. | 2013 | $6,800 |
| Construction Junction, Inc. | to support a collaborative dance production at the Carrie Blast Furnace site. | 2013 | $12,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers | to support production of a documentary on the renowned Pittsburgh painter, Robert Qualters. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| Afrika YETU | to support DrumTalk 2013 and cultural programming at The African Resource Center. | 2013 | $30,000 |
| Three Rivers Adoption Council | to hire a therapist for theTherapeutic Supervised Visitation Program. | 2013 | $65,000 |
| Paddle Without Pollution | for the Watershed Stewardship Campaign. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise | to support the implementation grants for Cohort I and program costs for managing Cohort I and II. | 2013 | $185,000 |
| UPMC - St. Margaret Memorial Hospital Foundation | to hire a Social Work Case Manager for the UPMC St. Margaret Family Health Centers in the Lawrenceville, New Kensington, and Bloomfield-Garfield communities. | 2013 | $47,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | for 2013 operating support of the Workforce and Business Development Program. | 2013 | $150,000 |
| New Horizon Theater, Inc. | to support its presentation of “Black Angels Over Tuskegee.” | 2013 | $15,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support the Pittsburgh Philanthropy Project at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. | 2013 | $30,000 |
| Focus North America | to establish a free health care clinic in the Hill District community of Pittsburgh. | 2013 | $75,000 |
| United Way of Allegheny County | to support the United for Women Initiative. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation | for a Gun Buyback Initiative. | 2013 | $10,000 |
| Allegheny Conference on Community Development | for operating funds to support Sustainable Prosperity, 2013. | 2013 | $110,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | for general operating funds for the Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), a forum to advance cooperation among 37 municipalities in Pittsburgh's urban core. | 2013 | $30,000 |
| Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children | for operating support. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Sprout Fund | to support the 2013-14 Seed Grant Program. | 2013 | $200,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. | for Pittsburgh Works, an initiative to increase placements of low- to medium-wage workers in career pathway employment. | 2013 | $100,000 |
| Crossroads Foundation | to support the Academic Pillars Program. | 2013 | $35,000 |
| Three Rivers Community Foundation | to support youth programs. | 2013 | $25,000 |
| Dreams of Hope | to support the Web Poets/SPEAQ program. | 2013 | $15,000 |