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Grants will provide general operating and project support.

Donations amplified by $550,000 incentive pool from foundations and donors 

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

Nonprofits to benefit from $550,000 in incentive funds and public donations 

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