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.
Foundations award $176,000 to support local artists
PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 21, 2017 – A residency for a documentary filmmaker and a book-length manuscript that provides an oral history of Pittsburgh’s rapidly changing neighborhoods are just two of the projects by 13 artists and organizations receiving funding from the Investing in Professional Artists program.
Kate Dewey to step down as Forbes Funds president
PITTSBURGH, Pa., June 14, 2017 – After five years as president of The Forbes Funds, Kate Dewey announced today that she will leave that leadership position at the end of this year.
Seven Greenville organizations receive grants for community projects
GREENVILLE, Pa., June 5, 2017 – The Dietrich Foundation Greenville, PA Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded $17,300 to area organizations, a 59 percent increase over last year’s total of $10,133. Grantees this year are Downtown Ministries, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, the Greenville Area Historical Society, the Greenville Little League, the First Baptist Church, the Good Shepherd Center, Inc. and the Greenville Area Soccer Association.
Three Conneaut Lake organizations receive grants to improve the community
CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa., June 5, 2017 – The Dietrich Foundation Conneaut Lake, PA Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded $8,864 in grants, a 60 percent increase from last year’s total. Grantees this year are the Conneaut Lake Community Development Committee, the Ice House Park and the Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania.
Critical Needs online giving event raises record $1.3 million
Bolstered by a match pool of $657,000 from The Pittsburgh Foundation and its donors, Tuesday’s Critical Needs Alert online giving event set a record for donations, raising $1.3 million for Allegheny and Westmoreland county nonprofits to provide basic needs – food, housing, health care, child care and transportation – directly to economically struggling populations.
Flurry of late-year fundraising fuels strong 2016 finish
$43 million total for grantmaking is 22 percent more than for 2015
Critical attention to critical needs: Announcing May 23 Critical Needs Alert giving effort
PITTSBURGH, March 23, 2017 – To support nonprofits that provide basic needs to vulnerable populations, The Pittsburgh Foundation is organizing its Critical Needs Alert online fundraising event this year with a public donations goal of $600,000 fortified with a $600,000 match pool from The Pittsburgh Foundation to ensure success.
$230,000 in grants to “Small and Mighty” nonprofits
New program funds 18 organizations with budgets under $600,000 PITTSBURGH, March 16, 2017 – For small, community-based nonprofits, applying for foundation grants can seem insurmountably difficult, when there are few people on staff who have expertise in writing grants.
A foundation leader who knew the power of reputational capital
A Tribute by Burr Wishart: Anyone who has read the obituary notice for William J. Copeland will understand how difficult it is to summarize his seemingly endless contributions to our community throughout an amazing life. How could this Pittsburgher, who would have been certain to win any “Man of the Year” title, manage all the leadership roles he took on...
Business leader is new chair of August Wilson Center Board
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 23, 2017 – The six-member board of the August Wilson Center has unanimously elected Pittsburgh developer and community leader Michael Polite as its new chair for this year.