2025 Grants
1Hood Media
$204,000 for website development and three years of programming for Hill District residents.
412 Food Rescue
$102,000 for expanded food recovery operations in the Mercy Corridor.
A+ Schools Pittsburgh
$193,600 for school transitions, training, and community services in Mercy Corridor.
Acculturation for Justice, Access, and Peace Outreach (AJAPO)
$61,200 for emergency operations and new program development after federal cuts to the U.S. refugee resettlement program.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®
$5,000 for student food support.
Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School-Time (APOST)
$102,000 for out-of-school time capacity building.
Amani Christian Community Development Corp
$10,000 for expanded operations at the Madison Arts Center.
Beverly’s PGH
$25,500 for family support, celebrations, and essential services in the Hill District, West Oakland, and Uptown.
Bethel-Trinity Community Development Corporation
$51,000 for facility repairs and community meals for Hill District residents.
Black Political Empowerment Project (B-PEP)
$50,000 for civic engagement and community justice initiatives.
Carlow University
$186,876 for workforce development initiatives, Sisters of Mercy oral history website, and leadership pilgrimages to Ireland.
Catapult Greater Pittsburgh
$51,000 for Hill District Homeownership Initiative and legal title support.
Center that CARES
$209,100 for Hill District youth development.
Community Human Services
$51,000 to support South Oakland Food Pantry and food distribution.
Familylinks Inc.
$51,000 for young adult emergency housing support.
FashionAFRICANA
$25,500 for Pittsburgh Milliones UPREP students arts and design education.
Girls Inc.
$30,600 for Mercy Corridor elementary school mentorship.
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
$51,000 to expand food access and community partnerships.
Hill Community Development Corporation
$150,000 for gallery space at Nafasi on Centre and general operating support.
Holy Family Institute
$214,200 for the Black Educators Teaching Fellows Program.
Homeless Children’s Education Fund
$10,000 for emergency assistance for families.
Jubilee Association
$61,200 for workforce training and career development for individuals overcoming homelessness.
Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania
$53,602 for early literacy tutoring and program evaluation.
Macedonia Church of Pittsburgh
$25,000 for due diligence toward a community-owned grocery store.
Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania
$51,000 to improve youth-serving organizations’ relationship-building programs.
Mid-Atlantic Mothers Milk Bank
$30,600 for capacity expansion and donor milk access equity.
Neighborhood Allies
$1,800,000 for community development, housing, and business creation through Neighborhood Capital.
Neighborhood Learning Alliance
$51,000 for elementary career exploration.
Neighborhood Resilience Project
$153,000 for operational support and emergency aid to residents in the Hill District, Uptown, and West Oakland (Mercy Corridor).
Ozanam Inc.
$126,480 for Hill District youth enrichment and STEM programming.
Pittsburgh Scholar House
$51,000 to expand Wayfinders Program for Hill District student parents.
Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE)
$134,876 for nonprofit leadership and financial sustainability training.
Reimagine Reentry
$51,204 for pre-apprenticeship training for returning citizens.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown
$14,280 to provide mobile pediatric care in the Hill District.
SLB Radio Productions
$102,000 for teen-led podcasts, staff, and media workshops in the Mercy Corridor.
Tickets for Kids Charities
$61,200 for the Cultural Access Program providing underserved youth with tickets and cultural experiences.
UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation
$25,500 for children’s preventive care and asthma support in the Hill District.
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
$76,500 to develop a nonprofit rapid response grant program.
Venture Outdoors
$61,200 for intergenerational outdoor learning in the Mercy Corridor.
Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank
$76,500 for hygiene supplies for Bedford Dwellings families.
Womanspace-East
$150,200 for family emergency shelter sustainability.