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 | Amount Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent College | to increase the endowment of the Archabbot Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B. Minority Scholarship Fund. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Human Services Center Corporation | to support Out-of-School Programs. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | to support the Continuum of Care Supportive Services Fund to assist homeless housing providers who receive Federal Housing and Urban Development funding to address service shortfalls and federal match requirements. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Consortium for Public Education | for 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | to provide matching funds to launch a Pittsburgh site to provide transitional work and employment services to high-risk adults recently released from incarceration. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Allies for Children | for 2017 operating support. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh | to support Reading Buddies, an out-of-school time program at Carnegie branch libraries. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| Homewood Childrens Village | to support the development and implementation of Baby Promise. | 2016 | $100,000 |
| United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania | to support United for Women. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Riverlife | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Knead Community Cafe | to support a pay-what-you-can café in New Kensington. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| NEED (Negro Educational Emergency Drive) | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Opera, Inc. | to support the production of The Summer King: A Josh Gibson Story. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Community Kitchen Pittsburgh | to support the growth of the culinary training program for people with barriers to employment. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| TRWIB, Inc. d/b/a Partner4Work | to provide meaningful paid summer work experience to disadvantaged youth ages 14-21 in Allegheny County. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | to support the Workforce and Business Development program. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Mattress Factory | to support exhibitions and education programs. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts | for 2017 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future | to support the Clean Energy Pittsburgh Project. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. d/b/a NeighborWorks | to provide financial education and counseling to residents in Larimer. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | to support the Continuum of Care Supportive Services Fund to assist homeless housing providers who receive federal funding to address service shortfalls and federal match requirements. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh | to support programs that help seniors age in place by improving the safety conditions in their homes. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Allegheny County Department of Human Services | to replicate the Youth Villages LifeSet in Allegheny County. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| 1Hood Media Academy | to support programming expansion to include multi-media and music workshops at Shuman Juvenile Detention Center. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Center of Life | for 2017 project support focused on youth programming. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| CeaseFire PA | to support expansion of the Motivating Young Citizens Project. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children | for operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | to support building new sets for its production of Swan Lake. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Hosanna Industries, Inc. | to support a home repair program that helps seniors age in place by improving the safety of their homes. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| Hill House Association | to provide bridge operating support during an organizational assessment process. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| The Consortium for Public Education | for 2018 operating support. | 2017 | $100,000 |
| East End Cooperative Ministry | to support the expansion of its employment services into a Self-Sufficiency Pipeline. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | to support educational programming for school-aged students at the Frick Environmental Center. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| YouthPlaces | for a bridge grant to support programmatic restructuring. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| East Liberty Family Health Care Center | to expand primary care service and implement a new diabetic group medical visit model. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Mon Valley Initiative | to support the Workforce and Business Development program. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Squirrel Hill Health Center | to secure additional office space to support service expansion and client growth. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh | to support the Prader-Willi Syndrome Care Coordination Program. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| 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 |
| Holy Family Institute | to provide financial assistance for ninth grade students attending Nazareth College and Career Prep High School. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Jewish Healthcare Foundation of Pittsburgh | to support the Community Health Worker Apprenticeship program. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh | to support a Blue-Ribbon Commission to study Pennsylvania’s election cybersecurity by the Institute for Cyber Law, Policy and Security. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| University of the Sciences in Philadelphia | to support a scientific research project, Elucidating phagocytic glial responses to protein aggregation in neurons with Dr. Margaret Pearce (PI). | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Watson Institute | to support the expansion of its training and consulting services to school districts impacted by high rates of poverty. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| City of Asylum Pittsburgh | to expand free arts and cultural programming. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Center for Employment Opportunities | to provide transitional work and employment services to high-risk youth and adults recently released from incarceration. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Children's Home of Pittsburgh | to support Child’s Way, a childcare program for medically fragile children. | 2018 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | to support a collaborative production with the Dance Theatre of Harlem including a residency with Staycee Pearl. | 2019 | $100,000 |
| 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 |
| Three Rivers Youth | to support a financial recovery plan. | 2019 | $100,000 |