News Releases

Promise Award Scholarship Changes Assure Long-term SustainabilityPITTSBURGH, July 14, 2015 – To ensure that scholarships serve more students for a longer period of time, the Board of Directors of The Pittsburgh Promise has approved a plan to refine its scholarship structure and maximize its impact.

GenJump! was designed by The Pittsburgh Foundation in response to requests from donors to present opportunities to engage younger generations in philanthropy (i.e. what “doing good” or “giving back” means to them).Grandparents and grandchildren will participate in a half-day session with Pittsburgh Foundation staff and Light of Life mission on the Northside of Pittsburgh in a service learning opportunity.  The November session will focus on the challenges facing homeless women and children. 

Many of us connected to community foundations across the country are trying to move past our shock and profound sadness to recognize that this heinous act has ignited a movement with the potential to confront racism honestly and completely rather than continuing the pattern of denial that has been embedded in America’s history.Read More

More than $350,000 to support arts and culture programsPITTSBURGH, Pa., June 24, 2015 – The Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh grants program, a partnership of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments, has awarded $350,000 in grants to 24 artists and arts organizations.

Anyone who knows me also knows that I love a great story.The one that I’ve been telling and re-telling to illustrate what The Pittsburgh Foundation does for our community is centered on a public appeal we launched during last year’s holiday period to address homelessness and housing insecurity in Allegheny County. It was a classic fundraising campaign with a modern twist: the Foundation promised to match every contribution dollar for dollar – up to $100,000.Read more in Community Matters

Selection ramps up effort to increase donors and impact GREENSBURG, Pa., June 3, 2015 – Phil A. Koch, whose five-year tenure leading a national youth empowerment organization has resulted in life-development opportunities for some 50,000 youth across the country, has been appointed the next executive director of the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, an affiliate of The Pittsburgh Foundation. 

Pittsburgh nonprofit leader selected fornational Independent Sector Program to develop organizational innovationPITTSBURGH, Pa., June 1, 2015 A Pittsburgh organization dedicated to increasing the impact of regional nonprofits is itself getting support to increase its impact after being selected for a prestigious fellowship project of Independent Sector, the national leadership network for organizations committed to advancing the common good.

In The Pittsburgh Foundation’s blog, Maxwell King poses some uncomfortable questions for Pittsburgh in response to Baltimore’s struggles over the death of a young black man in a police van, the ensuing riots and the decades of escalating poverty and isolation of that city’s African American community.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 7, 2015 – The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation have awarded grants totaling $204,800 to 13 artists and organizations during the fourth funding cycle of Investing in Professional Artists, a program jointly sponsored by the foundations.

$500,000 raised in 16 hours for 163 area nonprofit organizations            PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 6, 2015 – Nonprofit organizations in Butler and Westmoreland County benefitted from a strong turnout for the 2015 Day of Giving, surpassing last year’s results.