Stories Archive

Words Without Walls has helped those on society’s margins find their voices and tell their stories.

Paul and Charlotta Ross' fund helps children whose families are unable to afford the extra classes and musical training.

In response to the Pennsylvania budget impasse, a statewide coalition of community foundations and United Way organizations was created in order to demonstrate the funding community’s unified stance against budgetary abuse of the human services sector.

Financial Opportunity Centers help low- and moderate-income families build their assets while attaining financial stability and upward mobility.

Modern-day settlement houses are evolving once again as catalysts for change to transform and sustain communities.

Executive in Residence program provides expertise to nonprofit organizations as they face a multitude of challenges.

Financial advisor Sam Spanos believes that excess wealth is truly best used for making memories and for giving to worthy causes.

A poetry project honors the victims of the July 2015 church massacre in Charleston, South Carolina, while igniting local dialogue about race relations and violence.

The Pittsburgh Promise continues to empower Pittsburgh’s families and turn today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders.

The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Center for Philanthropy has a new home.