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Charities include injured officers and Jewish congregations at Tree of Life

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Veteran of Westmoreland nonprofit community to recruit new advisors, donors

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.