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The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $10,000 in 2017 to Steel Smiling. Steel Smiling is a volunteer-run organization formed in early 2016 to provide African Americans in low-income neighborhoods with basic needs and referrals to quality, affordable mental health services.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to Recovery United Pittsburgh, Inc. in 2016. Overdose deaths in Allegheny County nearly double national averages, and our region has a shortage of residential options for those in recovery.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $10,000 to Monumental Baptist Church Mission Ministries in 2019. For the past 15 years, the Monumental Baptist Church Mission food pantry has served underprivileged residents of the Hill District by providing them food and basic needs.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to Light of Kimberly Corporation in 2018. Light of Kimberly was founded in 2016 by Kimberly Doubt, a social worker who, after fleeing an abusive situation, found herself without a reliable source of shelter and services for herself and six children.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $20,000 to Helping Ourselves Produce Excellence (HOPE) for Tomorrow, Inc. in 2021. HOPE for Tomorrow, founded in 2010, aims to help students be competitive in the global community despite various economic and societal risk factors.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 in 2018 to the Will Allen Foundation. Founded by former NFL safety Will Allen, this organization’s mission is to provide Pittsburgh-area students with opportunities to achieve their dreams.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 Raising Achievement in Monroeville and Pitcairn (RAMP) in 2018. RAMP was developed in 2007 after a committee on Gateway School District’s school board investigated the achievement gap between Black and white students.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded Small and Mighty grants of $12,500 in 2018  and $20,000 in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to Pittsburgh Dream Center.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 to His Place Contact Center in 2021. His Place Contact Center has served the Northside community for 45 years by providing basic needs programming for residents based on Christian principles. In 2003, the organization began an after-school program for elementary and middle school students to increase literacy and mathematics skills.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded two Small and Mighty grants totalling $30,000 to Hilltop Urban Farm in 2018 and 2019 and $20,000 in 2021. Hilltop Urban Farm serves residents of the 11 south Pittsburgh neighborhoods. The goal of the farm is to promote food education and provide services to neighborhoods classified as food deserts, such as St. Clair where the farm is located.