OPEN GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

The funding opportunities listed below are currently open to eligible applicants.

FOUNDATION-DIRECTED GRANTMAKING

The Pittsburgh Foundation is committed to helping the communities we serve become equitable and vibrant places where everyone can thrive. We will use a racial justice lens in our efforts to align our grantmaking with resident’s dreams for themselves, their families and their communities and prioritize support in the five focus areas listed below.

To learn more about our grant-making focus areas, select one of the following:

FOUNDATION-DIRECTED GRANTS	APPLICATION DEADLINES
Spring grant cycle	Friday, March 24, 2023 by noon (for funding decision by June 14.)
Fall grant cycle	Tuesday, July 18, 2023 by 5 p.m. (for funding decision by Nov. 1.)

Additional grant opportunities:

CAROL R. BROWN CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

The Awards are not project grants; rather, they are awards in recognition of exemplary artistic achievements and promise of future work. Two grants will be awarded -- one to an Established Artist and one to an Emerging Artist living and working in the southwestern Pennsylvania region. Artist nomination period opens at 8 a.m. Oct. 3 and runs through 11:59 p.m. Oct. 5, 2023.

Learn more and nominate

SMALL AND MIGHTY GRANT PROGRAM

The Small and Mighty Grants Program aims to help small, neighborhood-based nonprofits that work to better our region. By invitation.

Learn more about Small and Mighty

SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

The fund was created to support efforts to increase the engagement, power and influence of community members affected by economic inequality and racial inequity. By invitation.

Learn more about the Social Justice Fund

RAYMOND C. AND MARTHA S. SUCKLING FUND

We are seeking organizations that serve low-income residents in Sewickley, Pa., and the surrounding communities.

Learn about support for low-income residents

DIRECT CARE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIFIC DISEASE AREAS

We are seeking requests from nonprofit social service organizations that provide direct care and assistance to people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and other serious afflictions.

learn about direct care/MEDICAL ASSISTANCE funding

MEDICAL RESEARCH

Medical research funding is designated to support rigorous research across a broad spectrum of diseases, including various types of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, AIDS, arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, geriatrics and blindness.

Learn about medical research grants

CURRENTLY CLOSED GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

The funding opportunities below are not taking applications currently. This may mean that the application has passed or that the grant cycle for this year has not yet opened.

To learn more about these grant programs and their schedule:

ARTS AND JOURNALISM GRANTS