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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.
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, 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.
Nonprofits to benefit from $550,000 in incentive funds and public donations
PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2023 – It is likely that the next Allegheny County executive will enter office with a deeper understanding of issues and solutions for key human services challenges thanks to a forum with nonprofit leaders working on the front lines each day.
PITTSBURGH, 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, 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., 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.
Space at edge of Cultural District allows for more convening, ease of access.
The Board and staff of the Pittsburgh Foundation have adopted a new strategic plan, acting on lessons from emergency response to COVID-19 and data indicating far less progress than many have assumed in eliminating longstanding inequities that have held back many communities. The Foundation has set a vision statement for its new work: To realize a vibrant, equitable and just Pittsburgh region that supports everyone – regardless of race, identity or circumstance – to thrive and fulfill their potential.
