These are unsettled times. In Pittsburgh, southwestern Pennsylvania and across the country, dizzying changes in technology, our ecology and the economy are challenging our collective capacity to solve today’s problems while growing a shared, prosperous future. We can’t afford division, and we can’t leave anyone behind.
Read Heinz Endowments President Chris DeCardy’s complete statementThe Heinz Endowments has announced $6 million for the second phase of a special fund aimed at assisting local nonprofit organizations facing challenges due to federal funding and policy changes. The fund is open to current and former grantees, as well as others who partner with current or former grantees.
For more information on criteria about funding consideration click hereA key focus area of The Heinz Endowments is our Workforce initiative, which aims to guide young adults in southwest Pennsylvania toward relevant vocational training that leads to careers paying livable wages. In the coming months, we will begin long-term, collaborative workforce research by establishing a regional longitudinal study with an external partner.
Learn about our Workforce strategy and read the Request for ProposalThe 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.
Learn MoreWith grantmaking that averages almost $90 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.
Apply For A GrantThe Heinz Endowments has started the new year by reaffirming its commitment to the Sarah Heinz House. The Endowments’ board of directors has approved two significant grants totaling $3.05 million to fund capital improvements and increase community outreach, ensuring the 120-year-old organization remains a center of support for families on Pittsburgh’s North Side and across the city.
More than 200,000 service members transition out of the armed force into the civilian workforce each year. Despite their highly-valued skill sets, more than half struggle with employment – including under-employment – after leaving the military. Read the Atlanta Journal-Constitution op-ed to learn more about why this moment in time is a critical crossroads for our country’s veterans.
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.
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