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Foundation responds to synagogue shootings with #LoveIsStronger giving campaign

Charities include injured officers and Jewish congregations at Tree of Life

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Statement on Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting

In this time of tragedy, our community comes together to help and heal

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Fake news, new technology and The First Amendment: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh Foundation host conference

National Leaders on Agenda for Oct. 21-22 Event PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12, 2018 – The city will be at the epicenter of one of America's most timely, important discussions when Duquesne University and The Pittsburgh Foundation – in cooperation with the National Constitution Center – host the "National Conference on the First Amendment: Bedrock of American Freedom." The two-day conference will be held on Oct. 21-22 on the Duquesne campus.

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The Mac Miller Fund unveiled

Grants will support programs and provide resources for youth in underserved communities

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$2.1 million awarded for scientific research

Awards include $300,000 for program pairing undergraduates with innovative scientists PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 30, 2018 – To stimulate innovative collaboration among young scientific researchers and later-career investigators, The Board of the Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, a supporting organization of The Pittsburgh Foundation, has awarded 10 scientific research grants totaling $1.9 million.

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New Social Justice Fund to combat racial, economic inequity

A new fund to boost support for social justice activists and advocates working in Pittsburgh has been launched at The Pittsburgh Foundation and has made eight grants totaling $158,000 to local organizations.

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Pittsburgh Foundation approves $5.5 million in third-quarter grantmaking

More than half of the grants support medical research PITTSBURGH, Aug. 22, 2018 –  In service to its mission of improving quality of life in the region, The Program & Policy Committee of The Pittsburgh Foundation Board of Directors has approved 26 grants totaling $5.5 million to a range of organizations that support a vibrant democracy, healthy communities and self-sufficient individuals and families.

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Foundations invest $215,000 in Pittsburgh-based professional artists

The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation have awarded grants to advance arts and culture in the Pittsburgh region and to support Pittsburgh-based artists from varied disciplines.

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Foundation hires development-donor service officer

Veteran of Westmoreland nonprofit community to recruit new advisors, donors

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Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh announces $229,000 in grants

A locally produced comic book series, a holistic healing guide coupled with therapeutic workshops for African American youth, and a series of documentaries that highlight the lives of homegrown jazz legends are all projects being funded this spring by the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh grant-making program, which recently awarded $229,000 to regional artists and art programs.