Nonprofits, philanthropies help create infrastructure for nearly $1 billion in clean energy funding for region and state

New RAND report: The critical role of nonprofits for veterans entering civilian workforce

Giving voice to those facing adverse environmental and health effects of fossil fuel extraction

Nonprofits, philanthropies help create infrastructure for nearly $1 billion in clean energy funding for region and state

Nonprofits, government and non-governmental organizations, and philanthropies with deep connections to the Pittsburgh region are offering a variety of programs to guide and simplify the processes for accessing support for clean energy projects, creating infrastructure that has played a major role in providing nearly $1 billion in clean energy funding for Pennsylvania over the past 18 months. This represents an unprecedented influx of state and federal support in Pennsylvania has made the Pittsburgh region a clean energy gateway for the state.

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New RAND report: The critical role of nonprofits for veterans entering civilian workforce

A major new Endowments-funded RAND study is the first-ever deep-dive assessment of the key role nonprofit organizations play in supporting servicemembers as they exit active duty and enter the civilian job market. “Veteran-Serving Employment-Focused Nonprofits” finds veterans seeking help to find employment that matches their significant skill sets often turn to nonprofits due to a shortfall in assistance provided by the federal government.

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Giving voice to those facing adverse environmental and health effects of fossil fuel extraction

For nearly a decade, Tammy Murphy has been on the front lines of the fight to protect families from the adverse environmental and health effects of fossil fuel extraction. From leading demonstrations in the Pennsylvania state Capitol Building with parents whose kids were facing health issues related to fracking to her advocacy work with Make the Road Pennsylvania and Physicians for Social Responsibility, she is a hopeful voice for communities and families.

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The Heinz Endowments seeks to help our region thrive as a whole and just community and, through that work, to model solutions to major national and global challenges. We are devoted to advancing our vision of southwestern Pennsylvania as a vibrant center of creativity, learning, and social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Our work is supported by reliable data based on equitable, results-focused goals to cultivate a world where all are treated with fairness and respect and have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.

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With grantmaking that averages almost $70 million annually, The Heinz Endowments is among the leading foundations in the United States. The impact of our grants lies in the possibilities they create, the critical need they address and the transformative change they help to bring about. Every grant listed here is part of that mission.

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Hazelwood expands with new affordable housing development

Hazelwood’s long history as a home for industry, art, community, and recreation continues to evolve with the announcement of a new residential development at Hazelwood Green. Plans for a 50-unit apartment building at the site have been announced and will include 40 units of affordable housing. Through a partnership with Pittsburgh Scholar House, 13 of those units will be reserved for single parents pursuing a college degree.

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Reviving ancient traditions to create the future of art

Acclaimed artist & co-founder of multidisciplinary art collective Rainbow Serpent, Marques Redd is helping create the future of art by reviving ancient – & often erased – traditions. By uplifting Black LGBTQ creativity & culture through exploration of emerging technologies, innovative healing protocols, African cosmologies & multimedia art, he is sparking important dialogue & reconsideration of the Western artistic canon.

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Welcome aboard

The Heinz Endowments is happy to welcome Sameera Fazili and Patrick Gallagher to our Board of Directors. Ms. Fazili is an economic policy expert who was Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of the White House’s National Economic Council in the Biden administration. Dr. Gallagher was University of Pittsburgh chancellor from 2014-23, where he is currently a professor in the university’s department of physics & astronomy.

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Heinz Award for the Environment honoree Colette Pichon Battle on “We Can Be” podcast

Heinz Award for the Environment honoree Colette Pichon Battle joins Endowments President/host Chris DeCardy for a deep dive into the inequities of climate change in this episode of “We Can Be.” A lawyer and leader at environmental advocacy organization Taproot Earth, Colette shares how increasingly severe weather is affecting generational land ownership from Louisiana’s bayous to Appalachia and welcomes a special guest questioner: environmental legend and Love Canal clean-up hero Lois Gibbs.

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50 artists, artist collectives and arts organizations receive PCTI grants

The $10 million Pittsburgh Cultural Treasures Initiative (PCTI), launched by the Endowments and the Ford and POISE foundations, is wrapping up its grantmaking with a collection of grants to 50 Black arts organizations, artist collectives and individual artists. The awards totaling $505,000 mark the first time individual artists have been direct recipients of PCTI funding.

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