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Foundation raises record-breaking $68 million in 2018
New revenue will increase grantmaking in the region
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Nearly $6 million in grants approved at year-end meeting
Four community leaders join Board this month as new directors
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Statement on public health response to coke works fire
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 24, 2019 – The following statement is issued by Pittsburgh Foundation President and CEO Maxwell King in support of Allegheny County Health Department staff’s increased monitoring and enforcement action against air polluters in the region:
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Small and Mighty organizations awarded $341,000 in grants
Program provides more-than-money support to community-based nonprofits
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Foundation report gives voice to single mothers facing poverty
A Pittsburgh Foundation study of the lived experiences of single mothers in Allegheny County has found that, though the women as a group face the highest levels of poverty, their love for their children and their capacity for hard work push them to heroic lengths – despite systemic barriers and societal stigma – to better their families’ prospects.
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Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh announces $427,660 in grants
A total of $427,660 in grants has been distributed to regional artists and arts programs in the second of two funding cycles for 2018. New in this latest round are three $10,000 grants for special projects and nearly $50,000 more in funding than was awarded in the spring to individual artists and residencies.
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Dietrich Foundation Conneaut Lake Fund invites 2019 grant applications
The Pittsburgh Foundation is accepting grant applications for The Dietrich Foundation Conneaut Lake, Pa. Fund. Selection of grantees will be made by the nine-member committee of The Dietrich Foundation and awards will be announced in May.
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Dietrich Foundation Greenville Fund invites 2019 grant applications
The Pittsburgh Foundation is accepting grant applications for The Dietrich Foundation Greenville, Pa. Fund. Selection of grantees will be made by the nine-member committee of The Dietrich Foundation and awards will be announced in early summer.
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Tony Award-winning artistic director Oskar Eustis to speak Dec. 10
Continuing the tradition of elevating artists in Pittsburgh through the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards, legendary artistic director and producer Oskar Eustis will engage in a moderated discussion about the role and responsibility of artists in society. The conversation will be moderated by The Heinz Endowments President Grant Oliphant and will include questions from the audience.
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New donor group raises nearly $30,000 for nonprofits serving single mothers
Three organizations that uplift single women raising children got a boost totaling $28,750 from the New Philanthropic Leaders (NPL), a new group of early- and mid-career philanthropists based at The Pittsburgh Foundation.