The Pittsburgh Foundation (PA)



The Pittsburgh Foundation is the 14th largest community foundation in the country. Since 1945, it has worked to improve the quality of life in the Pittsburgh region by evaluating and addressing community issues, promoting charitable giving, and connecting donors to the critical needs of the community.


Web Address

www.pittsburghfoundation.org/

Social Media Links

Twitter - @PittsburghFdn


Assets and Giving for Pittsburgh Foundation

Assets

2018 - 1,069,725,707
2017 - 1,142,879,653
2016 - 1,037,372,287
Domestic Grants

2018 - 50,210,273
2017 - 44,616,545


    

Recent News from Pittsburgh Foundation


Two rounds of grants brighten holidays for Pittsburgh artists and groups - 90.5 WESA
Foundation: Heinz Endowments, Pittsburgh Foundation

One came via the Pennsylvania General Assembly's COVID-19 ARPA PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program. Yes, it was nearly three years ago that...more

Inaugural Gismondi Excellence Awards Honor 5 Pittsburgh Nonprofits
Foundation: Forbes Funds, Pittsburgh Foundation

"I've been very, very lucky and had a great foundation provided by my parents," says John Gismondi. "I know people face a lot of headwinds and if I'm in a position to help them, why would I not...more

Bloomberg Philanthropies Pledges Additional $420 Million to Curb Tobacco Use
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Knight Foundation, Oklahoma City Community Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Truist Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies has committed nearly $1.6 billion to anti-tobacco efforts since 2005.$140 million will aim to curb the use of e-cigarettes among teenagers in the United States.$50 million to...more

Pittsburgh foundation offers another $11.2 million to assist affordable housing programs

The newest round of grants will support the preservation of current affordable housing as well as the development of new...more

Building A Racial Justice Fund In Greater Atlanta
Foundation: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Pittsburgh Foundation

"To solve groundwater problems, we need groundwater solutions," Kim Addie and Katrina Mitchell write in an op-ed for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. That's the message they're trying to convey...more

Aug. 9 #ONEDAY online giving event will support critical community needs
Foundation: Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh Foundation

... incentive pool provided by The Pittsburgh Foundation, its affiliate, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, and their...more

Strength in community - The Pittsburgh Foundation
Foundation: Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, Pittsburgh Foundation

Donor Login · Grantee Login · Professional Advisors · Scholarships · The Community Foundation of Westmoreland...more

The Citizen Science Lab Announces Collaborative for the 3D Printing of Organs, Funded by ...
Foundation: Pittsburgh Foundation

Imagine a 3D-printed organ that could save lives. That's the goal of C3-PO (the Collaborative for the 3D Printing of Organs), a new project in the works by the Citizen Science Lab in Pittsburgh...more

Pittsburgh Foundation Awards $215,000 Through Exposure Artist Program
Foundation: Pittsburgh Foundation

Deavron Dailey has lived in Detroit for the past 13 years, but he's just been awarded $20,000 from the Pittsburgh Foundation's Exposure Artist Program to continue his work in his hometown, the...more

Grant Oliphant shares his successes and disappointments serving Pittsburgh - NEXTpittsburgh
Foundation: Heinz Endowments, Pittsburgh Foundation

After leading both The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation, he's moving to San Diego in March to run the Conrad Prebys...more



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