The Pittsburgh Foundation

In The News

‘Where are these folks supposed to go?’ Hazelwood renewal comes with fears of displacement

Maxwell King, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Foundation, led the Heinz Endowments from 1999 to 2008, a period that included the purchase of Hazelwood Green. He said the revitalization effort in East Liberty serves as an important example as the specter of development hovers over Hazelwood. “Gentrification was beyond what the architects of the ELDI [East Liberty Development Inc.] had expected. The strategies weren’t a match for the market forces,” Mr. King said.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

News Release

Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh announces $229,000 in grants

A locally produced comic book series, a holistic healing guide coupled with therapeutic workshops for African American youth, and a series of documentaries that highlight the lives of homegrown jazz legends are all projects being funded this spring by the Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh grant-making program, which recently awarded $229,000 to regional artists and art programs.

Community Matters

Families belong together

“We have taken refugees and undocumented children for years. . . including those unaccompanied by their parents. . . but this situation of taking in children being separated at the border, this is the first time we have ever experienced this. I can’t answer basic questions: What does this mean? When will they be reunited? How are these separations going to affect these children, their parents and this country? This is unprecedented.”

By Edith Shapira and Maxwell King

Event

Explore Series: providing pathways to quality education

Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Repair the World By invitation only Can a community put a price on what a higher education means for a young adult? On average, college graduates received the following benefits in comparison to high school graduates never attending college:*

Stories

Philanthropy and The First Amendment

The foundations’ two presidents cited the conference as a public response to alarming signs that First Amendment basic freedoms – of religion, expression, the press, public assembly and government petition – are being eroded, and that the country’s democratic institutions could be threatened.

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