Stories Archive

Named for Pittsburgh’s most celebrated playwright, the August Wilson Center has been resurrected and reopened as a showcase for African American art and theater.

A young couple decided to give back to their adopted home—and to encourage the “New Pittsburgh” to do the same.

Project uses stories and experiences of young people to shape the Foundation’s related grantmaking, policy and advocacy work around juvenile justice.

The Pittsburgh Foundation Launches “100 Percent Pittsburgh” to build a region that includes everyone

A community effort transforms Greensburg’s Twin Lakes Park.

Teens in crisis find shelter and support.

The Pittsburgh Foundation’s donors fund innovative ways to support local veterans.

Nonprofits foster community for immigrants and refugees.

One donor’s mission to bring life-changing care to Pittsburgh.

AS A WEALTH MANAGER with the Private Banking and Investment Group at Merrill Lynch, Michael Duckworth spends his time helping adult clients manage a wide range of complexities, from retirement planning to charitable giving. But in March of last year, he started thinking about tapping into the philanthropic impulse with a much younger audience: his 8-year-old daughter, Elise, and his sons, Jack and Luke, 11 and 13.