News Releases

Tracey McCants Lewis to serve a three-year term with the center for African-American culture.

The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy, which has for the past three years been the engine driving novel collaboration among individual donors, the organization’s grantmaking and nonprofits in the region, now has its own meeting space inside the Foundation’s offices in the PPG Place complex Downtown.

PITTSBURGH, May 18, 2016 –The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments have awarded $153,000 in grants to 12 artists and one nonprofit organization hosting an artist residency in the fifth funding cycle of Investing in Professional Artists, a program jointly sponsored by the two philanthropies.

PITTSBURGH, May 13, 2016 – The 965 southwestern Pennsylvania nonprofits whose participation in last week’s national Day of Giving had to be suspended due to technical failures will be surveyed by The Pittsburgh Foundation to determine the best assistance options for recovery.

Sol Crespo named an Eben Demarest Fund awardee PITTSBURGH, May 5, 2016 – Sol Crespo, a New York-based actor, writer, director and producer, has been named this year’s Eben Demarest Fund grantee by The Pittsburgh Foundation. The Demarest Fund, which is administered by the Foundation, supports the work of independent creative artists and archeologists across the United States.

PITTSBURGH, May 3, 2016 – The following statement was released this afternoon by Maxwell King, president and CEO of the Foundation:

PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2016 – The Pittsburgh Foundation’s phenomenally successful Day of Giving program which has raised more than $40 million for worthy nonprofits through a combination of individual donations and a generous match pool, will resume May 3 under a new model for Allegheny County. The day-long event also will include Westmoreland and Butler counties.

PITTSBURGH, March 7, 2016 – The Pittsburgh Foundation will host the seventh annual Day of Giving for Allegheny, Butler and Westmoreland counties’ nonprofits May 3. The date is in conjunction with the national Give Local America event, in which 180 community foundations participate in a 24-hour crowdfunding process designed to empower every person to give back to their local communities by supporting organizations they trust to tackle today’s most critical issues.

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 28, 2016 – This June, a member of the Class of 2016 of Franklin Regional School District will be awarded a college scholarship of up to $1,300 from the We Are FR Scholarship Fund. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior who has a commitment to serving the community and is in need of financial assistance. Applications are due March 31. A volunteer committee appointed by the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County will meet in late April to review applications. The award will be announced in June.

The Pittsburgh Foundation raised a record-setting $24.5 million from individual donors last year, up from the previous $21.4 million record set in 2014.