News Releases

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 22, 2013  --  A major initiative to help recruit a skilled and qualified management team for Pittsburgh’s new Mayoral administration has been launched by The Pittsburgh Foundation in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute of Politics.

Final numbers show increase in donors

Initiative exceeds $28 million since inception

  4,600 Students Receive More than $40 Million in Post-Secondary Scholarships Scholarship Fund Achieves 67% of 10-Year Fundraising Goal at Halfway Point The Grable Foundation Pledges Additional $5 Million Study Reports Promise Scholars Continue to Achieve Higher Retention Rates

First major scientific research grant awardsfrom The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Charles E. Kaufman fund $1.6 million to researchers at five Pa. universitiesPITTSBURGH, Pa., July 25, 2013 -- The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, part of The Pittsburgh Foundation, today announced its first series of grants – amounting to almost $1.6 million – to support cutting-edge scientific research at institutions across the State of Pennsylvania.

Awards Totaling Over $220,000 Will Support Artists Throughout Region

Day of Giving in 2013 aims to top recordcontributions received last yearPITTSBURGH, PA., May 21, 2013  --  The Pittsburgh Foundation will host its fifth annual Day of Giving on Thursday October 3, 2013 with hopes of further increasing the number of individual charitable contributions from donors in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties.

Community Leaders Plan to “Fulfill The Promise” Earlier than Expected;Phase II Campaign Aims to Raise $90 Million for Scholarships in Two YearsMajor Gifts Announced by American Eagle Outfitters, Mylan and UPMC PITTSBURGH, April 22, 2013 – Corporate and community leaders from the region convened today to announce Phase II of The Pittsburgh Promise fundraising campaign called, “Now Fulfilling The Promise for Years to Come.”

The Board of Directors of The Pittsburgh Promise welcomes two new members in Community Leader Debra Kline Demchak and American Eagle CEO Robert L. Hanson.

New Voices of Youth online grant competition seeks young people’s ideas to clean the region’s air