The Held Fund was created by Emma Held King in 1993 in support of general purposes at The Pittsburgh Foundation. It benefits a number of Pittsburgh organizations, which include:
Pittsburgh Habitat for Humanity, Pittsburgh Opera, Inc., Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, Minority Enterprise Corporation, Perry Hilltop Association For Successful Enterprises, Inc, Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, African American Chamber Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, New Century Careers, Inc., APT Pittsburgh, Elderhostel, Inc. - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Tides Center, African American Chamber Foundation of Western Pennsylvania, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, African American Cultural Center of Greater Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, YouthWorks Inc., Riverlife, Achieva, Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre, Inc., Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation, Mon Valley Initiative, Good Grief Center for Bereavement, Carnegie Institute, Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie Mellon University, Keystone Research Center, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, Sprout Fund, United Way of Allegheny County, AWC Renewal, Amachi Pittsburgh, Willisaes Agency for Vision & Empowerment, and the Pittsburgh Foundation as a whole.