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PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 12, 2015 -- The Pittsburgh Foundation announces that it is accepting grant applications for The Dietrich Foundation Greenville, Pa. Fund.  Grants must be submitted by February 6, 2015. Selection of grantees will be made by a committee by March 15, 2015 and the announcement of the grant winners will be made in April 2015.

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 12, 2015 -- The Pittsburgh Foundation announces that it is accepting grant applications for The Dietrich Foundation Conneaut Lake, Pa. Fund.  Grants must be submitted by February 6, 2015. Selection of grantees will be made by a committee by March 15, 2015 and the announcement of the grant winners will be made in April 2015.

Record public support in record time$900,000 goes to organizations assisting homelessDonations in response to shift in Federal funding PITTSBURGH, PA, Dec. 9, 2014 – The Pittsburgh Foundation Critical Needs Alert program to aid individuals and families experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity set new records in amount and time as the public responded with contributions of $450,000 through its PittsburghGives donation portal.

Update on the August Wilson CenterWith the signing of financial and legal documents on Nov. 5 that completed the sale of the August Wilson Center, The Pittsburgh Foundation’s board and staff are celebrating the return to the public of a building freed from debt that now has the potential to distinguish the region as home to one of the most important institutions in the country dedicated to African American art and culture.

Foundation outlines August Wilson Center revival plan PITTSBURGH, PA, Dec. 4, 2014 – With the sale of the building completed, the foundations group that has been leading a year-long effort to save the August Wilson Center from permanent closure, or from re-opening in a way that runs counter to its original intent, has announced a re-structuring plan that will allow it to begin a productive second life as soon as possible.

Pittsburgh Critical Need: Help for the Homeless  Pittsburgh Foundation program to double donationsPITTSBURGH, PA, Dec. 4, 2014 – The Pittsburgh Foundation is leading a second community Critical Needs Alert program to aid individuals and families experiencing homelessness or  housing insecurity this holiday season, and is asking the public to make contributions through its PittsburghGives donation portal.

$150,000 awarded for revitalization projectsin seven Westmoreland County citiesGREENSBURG, PA, Dec. 3, 2014.  The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (CFWC) awarded $150,000 in grants to nine projects in the first cycle of a three-year initiative intended to revitalize seven communities in Westmoreland County.

Below is the 2015 media kit for the Critical Alert: Homelessness. The .zip file at the top contains all the images listed here.

Two local Artists Receive Carol R. Brown Achievement AwardPITTSBURGH, PA, Nov. 19, 2014 – A panel of artists and arts organization leaders has announced this year’s winners of the Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards, one recognized as an emerging artist with potential for significant future work, and a second artist, already established, to be cited for a body of critically acclaimed work.

The Pittsburgh Promise Issues 2014 Report to the Communityat Pittsburgh’s New Energy Innovation Center in the Hill District