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.
The Pittsburgh Foundation approves $3.6 million in grants
Q2 funding includes $345,000 in grants to nonprofits serving single women raising children
Foundations invest $169,000 in Pittsburgh-based professional artists
PITTSBURGH, June 12, 2019 – A book of photography of LGBTQ African migrants, a moveable installation of medicinal plants, and contemporary dance productions are among the latest projects to receive funding from Investing in Professional Artists, a shared program of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments.
Five Greenville area organizations awarded grants by Dietrich Foundation
PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2019 – The Dietrich Foundation Greenville, PA Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded $34,349 to Greenville area organizations this year.
Dietrich Foundation grants to Conneaut Lake significantly increase in 2019
The Dietrich Foundation Conneaut Lake, PA Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation has awarded $23,213 to Conneaut Lake area organizations this year. This is awards are significant increase from last year’s slate of grants, which totaled about $7,900.
Inaugural grants from Mac Miller Fund benefit arts and recovery
Awards go to Hope Academy of Music and MusiCares®
#ONEDAY crowd-funding event raises record $1.67 million
190 nonprofits get generous matching in Critical Needs program
Pittsburgh Foundation approves $2.9 million in grants in the first quarter
PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2019 – The Program & Policy Committee of The Pittsburgh Foundation Board of Directors approved $2.9 million for 51 grants in the first-quarter grant-making cycle.
May 7 Critical Needs campaign backed by record incentives
PITTSBURGH, March 27, 2019 – With at least one-third of the regional population living at or on the verge of poverty and struggling to meet basic needs, The Pittsburgh Foundation is organizing a Critical Needs Alert online fundraising event this year with its largest-ever incentive pool of $788,000 to help bolster giving from the public.
Demarest Fund award goes to 83-year-old South Carolina artist
PITTSBURGH, March 26, 2019 – Aldwyth, a South Carolina-based visual artist, is the recipient of the annual award bestowed by the Eben Demarest Fund, a Pittsburgh Foundation fund.
Civic leader Lisa Schroeder named Foundation president
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