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New Kensington pay-what-you-can cafe fosters "commonality"

An attorney's passion for philanthropy makes her more than an intermediary.

Financial advisors gain valuable insight through immersive program

A nonprofit leader reveals the reward from her half-century of work: opening doors for others.

The Pittsburgh Foundation development team works with advisors, individuals and families to achieve their charitable goals.

Westmoreland community foundation is a first responder to firefighter the recruitment crisis, with a $10,000 planning grant that leads to $4.3 million in federal funding.

A grant of $15,000 will support the family support reunification program, which includes counseling, case management and supportive services for families.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $15,000 in 2017 to Advance African Development, Inc. (AAD). Since 2012, AAD has been working to address health disparities, human rights and other social justice issues through intervention programs. This funding will support the organization’s 2018 youth health literacy programming. The goal is to help reduce health disparities in the African American community. AAD has an annual operating budget of $14,339.

The Pittsburgh Foundation awarded a Small and Mighty grant of $20,000 to SisTers PGH in 2021. This organization serves transgender and gender non-conforming youth in Pittsburgh with a focus on transgender women of color. Trans youth are four times more likely to live in poverty as cisgender youth. Led by a transgender woman of color, SisTers PGH aims to amplify the voices of transgender people in community conversation about housing.

A grant of $15,000 will allow SisterFriend to expand access to feminine hygiene products.