News Releases
We update this section often with current news about The Pittsburgh Foundation. For more information, please contact Matt Minczeski, at 412-391-5151 or minczeskim@pghfdn.org.
Foundation responds to synagogue shootings with #LoveIsStronger giving campaign
Charities include injured officers and Jewish congregations at Tree of Life
Statement on Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting
In this time of tragedy, our community comes together to help and heal
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.
The Mac Miller Fund unveiled
Grants will support programs and provide resources for youth in underserved communities
$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.
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.
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.
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.
Foundation hires development-donor service officer
Veteran of Westmoreland nonprofit community to recruit new advisors, donors
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.