Long-serving foundation leader to leave Pittsburgh
The Endowments announced that the foundation's President Grant Oliphant is leaving Pittsburgh to take up a new position in San Diego.
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Pittsburgh’s Cultural Treasures grant recipients announced
The Endowments’ Pittsburgh's Cultural Treasures program has awarded a total of $5.4 million to 16 arts organizations that were identified as leaders in producing work that centers and seeks to advance the people and culture of Black communities in southwestern Pennsylvania. The unrestricted grants range from $150,000 to $1 million.
Read the press releaseCelebrate artists at 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards
The Heinz Endowments, Opportunity Fund, and The Pittsburgh Foundation invite you to celebrate the visionary work of Pittsburgh artists by attending the virtual 2021 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards. Please join us as we recognize nominees in Established Artist (Dawn Lundy Martin, Mikael Owunna and Staycee R. Pearl) and Emerging Artist (Theodore Alexander, Danielle “INEZ” Walker, and Janel Young) categories, announce awardees, and experience invigorating performances.
Register to attend this free eventOur Mission & Strategic Areas
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 based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where we concentrate on advancing a sustainable future for our community and planet, successful learning outcomes for young people and their families, and a culture of engaged creativity for all our citizens.
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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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h Magazine
This issue of h magazine opens with a story about The Heinz Endowments’ participation in the Ford Foundation’s initiative America’s Cultural Treasures, an effort to celebrate the achievements of cultural organizations representing historically marginalized populations and to increase the support they receive. Other stories in the magazine describe a Pittsburgh program supporting artists’ responses to the past year of crisis and protest, examine the economic impact of natural gas fracking in the tri-state region surrounding Pittsburgh, explore the growing philanthropic support for nonprofit media, and provide updates on child care and vaccinations at this stage of the coronavirus of pandemic.
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Free Webinar Series on Race + Disability - New Fall Programs
The FISA Foundation, The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation are sponsoring a series of webinars as part of a broader effort to address the intersection of race and disability. Please join us as we learn to face our history and move forward together in more just, fair and inclusive ways.
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Need information or help in dealing with Covid-19? See United Way's resource page on the subject.
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