News Releases

Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Program awards twenty-two grantsMore than $320,000 to support arts and culture programs PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 21, 2014 – The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments awarded over $320,000 in grants to twenty-two individual artists and organizations from the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Program.

2014 Day of Giving – Final ResultsGreater Pittsburgh Food Bank tops in donations and moneyPITTSBURGH, Pa., May 15, 2014 – Over 13,000 donors –made contributions during The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Day of Giving last week. The total raised for charitable organizations in Allegheny, Westmoreland and Butler counties was $5,727,000.

Initiative exceeds $35 million since inception

Pittsburgh event to be part of major national initiative

  PITTSBURGH, Apr. 17, 2014 – The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation have awarded grants totaling $175,000 to thirteen artists and organizations during the third funding cycle of Investing in Professional Artists, a program jointly sponsored by the foundations.

Pittsburgh Promise Leaders Announce $3.7 Million in New Pledges,Gifts and Call for More Public-Private Partnerships inPromise Scholarship Fund DrivePITTSBURGH, April 9, 2014 – Pittsburgh Promise Board Chair Franco Harris  and Executive Director Saleem Ghubril today announced an update on new pledges for support by foundations and local companies and organizations, as well as an important call for more private-partnerships to support one of the largest fund-raising efforts in the region. 

Foundation assets exceed $1 billion for first time  -- aided by strong fundraising and robust investment strategyPITTSBURGH, Pa., Feb. 28, 2014 –The Pittsburgh Foundation last year exceeded $1 billion in total assets for the first time in its 69-year history, helped by continued strong growth in its annual fundraising, the creation of new charitable funds by families and individuals, and the results of its robust investment strategy.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 9, 2014  --  The Pittsburgh Foundation’s emergency community-wide appeal has raised $617,804 to help food banks in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties meet an unprecedented rise in demand. In just four weeks spanning the holiday season, almost 1,400 individual donations were received at the Foundation’s on-line giving site at www.pittsburghgives.org. All contributions have been matched dollar-for-dollar, and the Foundation also covered credit card transaction fees.

The Pittsburgh Promise Receives Largest Pledge from an Individual –Campaign Co-Chair and Community Leaders Marty and Ann McGuinnPITTSBURGH, December 20, 2013 – The Pittsburgh Promise today announced that it has received a landmark individual scholarship fund pledge of $1 million from community leaders Marty and Ann McGuinn.  This is the single largest gift made by an individual to The Pittsburgh Promise.

Talent City selection process underway PITTSBURGH, Pa., Dec. 18, 2013 -- Over 1,500 applications have been received for senior management positions in Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Bill Peduto’s administration on The Pittsburgh Foundation’s specially-created website, Talent-City.com. A total of 32 job descriptions were posted in November on the site, covering up to 43 positions in the areas of the Mayor’s Office, Finance and Administration, Public Safety and Urban Affairs, and Planning and Innovation, each offering annual salaries of between $60,000 and $106,000.