News Releases
We update this section often with current news about The Pittsburgh Foundation. For more information, please contact Doug Root, Vice President of Communications, at 412-394-2647 or rootd@pghfdn.org.
Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh awards $1.2 Million to artists and arts groups
Grants will provide general operating and project support.
#ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert raises $1.6M to support southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofits
Donations amplified by $550,000 incentive pool from foundations and donors
Pittsburgh Foundation grants $480,000 to Small and Mighty nonprofits
PITTSBURGH, PA, July 10, 2024 – The Small and Mighty grants program, an initiative of The Pittsburgh Foundation that aims to increase support for small, community-based nonprofits, has awarded grants totaling $480,000 to 12 organizations. With this cycle of grantmaking, the Small and Mighty program has granted $3.3 million since its inception in 2016.
$100,000 in Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards go to two Pittsburgh-region artists
Tina Williams Brewer, Adil Mansoor are recipients of awards supported by The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Heinz EndowmentsPITTSBURGH, June 27, 2024 – Visual artist Tina Williams Brewer and theatrical director Adil Mansoor are this year’s winners of the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards. Selected from a field of 225 nominations, Brewer and Mansoor will each receive an unrestricted $50,000 prize.
Exposure Artist Program awards grants totaling $300,000
PITTSBURGH, May 17, 2024… The Exposure Artists Program, sponsored by The Pittsburgh Foundation and Opportunity Fund, has awarded a total of $300,000 in grants to 17 artists and collectives. Launched in 2021, the program funds artists from varying backgrounds to support creative practice and elevate their work. In total, the Exposure Artists Program has awarded $515,000 in grants to 29 artists.
Call for Entries Opens: $50,000 Bennett Prize for Women Figurative Painters
PITTSBURGH, Pa., April 15, 2024 -- Aspiring women painters are invited to apply for The Bennett Prize. It's $50,000 prize is the largest offered solely to women figurative realist painters.
$1.8 million for science research goes to Pa. universities
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 27, 2024 – Detecting Earth-like planets orbiting stars and learning how bacteria initiate or exit biofilm communities are two research projects receiving a 2023 grant from The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation. A total of $1.8 million has been awarded for innovative, interdisciplinary scientific research at Pennsylvania universities. Grants are awarded in two categories: New Investigator research and New Initiative research.
Advancing Black Arts awards $1.6 million in grants
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 21, 2023 -- The program is committed to helping create a vibrant cultural life in Pittsburgh and the region. It is intentionally designed to enhance the support made available to Black artists and arts organizations that have historically been underresourced.
Aug. 1 #ONEDAY online giving event set to support critical community needs
Nonprofits to benefit from $550,000 in incentive funds and public donations
Foundation moves office to support new strategic plan
Space at edge of Cultural District allows for more convening, ease of access.