As a certified financial planner and client advisor at CooksonPeirce, Katharine Perry knows her way around a stock portfolio. She also knows what makes people tick. Her training in psychology and social work gives her insight into the deeply personal ways people approach financial matters and charitable giving. In this Q&A, we learn more about what motivates her as a wealth advisor.
As part of a new series, our staff share their experiences with people who have had a profound affect on not just the Foundation, but on them personally. Here, Vice President, Development & Donor Services Lindsay Aroesty talks about donor Bob Heaton.
Foundation’s head of investments reflects on 2021 performance and what 2022 may bring.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Social Justice Fund awarded $25,000 to People of Origin Rightfully Loved and Wanted in 2021. The organization stands up for what’s right no matter what the cost.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Social Justice Fund awarded $25,000 to Voter Engagement Empowerment and Enrichment Movement in 2021. The organization was created to increase voter turnout in the Greater Pittsburgh area.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Social Justice Fund awarded $25,000 to Black Dream Escape in 2021. The organization was created to educate, guide and soothe people into a rested state using original music and meditation scripts.
Kelvin Beachum’s plan to give back was a lifetime in the making.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to All About the Youth Community Center in 2021. TransYOUniting is a mutual aid non-profit providing resources to Pittsburgh’s Trans Community.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to All About the Youth Community Center in 2021. Ozanam grew out of a basketball program for school-aged children.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to All About the Youth Community Center in 2021. Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community works to be a bridge to religion by participating in the community and helping those in need.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $13,860 to Community Life Enrichment Foundation in 2021.
Pearl is the 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award Established Artist awardee.
Martin is a 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award established artist finalist.
Walker is the 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award Emerging Artist awardee.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $5,600 to Young Adult Survivors United in 2021. The organization is the largest community in Western Pennsylvania for young adult cancer survivors and their co-survivors through providing them the ability to cope.
The Pittsburgh Foundation takes an active role in engaging businesses to help them realize their philanthropic missions through collaboration and facilitation. This interview is the first of a series to show how corporate philanthropy can help companies leverage the talents and passions of their staff to aid the communities where they work and serve, while also attracting and retaining top talent.
The United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and The Pittsburgh Foundation have partnered to encourage donors and the general public to support United Way International’s response to the humanitarian crisis that is now facing the people of Ukraine.
The Social Justice Fund awarded $25,000 to The Black Unicorn Library and Archive Project in 2021. The organization was created because there are not enough spaces to celebrate beauty, seek refuge from the world’s brutality and educate.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Social Justice Fund awarded $25,000 to Let’s Get Free: The Women & Trans Prisoner Defense Committee in 2021. The organization is motivated by an ethos of reducing harm and violence as a Women and Trans Prisoner Defense committee.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Social Justice Fund awarded $25,000 to Black Women for a Better Education in 2021. The organization was created as an education advocacy group.
The view from the comfortable sunroom attached to Ken and Jennie Barker’s home is serene on a hot July day. The large backyard of their North Hills home was once just a field of grass, but is now a masterful blend of trees, bushes, plants, flowers and wildlife.
“It’s entertainment,” says Jennie, with Ken adding, “Oh yeah, there are squirrels, chippies [chipmunks] and many other creatures. This is a certified wildlife habitat.”
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to All About the Youth Community Center in 2021.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to All About the Youth Community Center in 2021. The organization works to help people solve problems with health care and education.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to All About the Youth Community Center in 2021. Mwanakuche Farm is run by a group of Somali Bantu volunteers in Perry South that produces food for the community.
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to All About the Youth Community Center in 2021. Autism Urban Connections has a vision that all families receive individualized supports and education.
In the overnight hours Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, as families slept, dozens of tornadoes ripped across the central-southern United States. The death toll quickly escalated.
The tornadoes hit factories, churches and tract homes across six states with unprecedented force, assuring that those who survived the onslaught will be struggling to recover well into next year.
Owunna is a 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award established artist finalist.
Young is a 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award emerging artist finalist.
2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Award emerging artist finalist
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Small and Mighty program awarded $15,000 to Western Penn Hills Community Action in 2021. The organization works to build individuals, families and communities into a healthy and functioning multi-generational community.
