Our Grantees
We're very proud to support these fine organizations.
Fall 2019 Cycle
George Washington University
Workplace Safety
$631,658
for research in preventing work fatalities in the rapidly changing world of work
National Safety Council
Workplace Safety
$500,000
for Work to Zero
The City of Franklin, PA
Community Development in Knox & Franklin, PA
$160,000
for Miller-Sibley Recreational Complex improvements
Senator John Heinz History Center
Education
$60,000
to support the Heinz History Center’s Hop Into History program
Carnegie Mellon University
Education
$50,000
to support Girls of Steel Robotics
The Education Partnership
Education
$50,000
to support the Teacher Resource Center at The Education Partnership
Holy Family Foundation
Education
$45,000
to Nazareth Prep’s Mechanical Engineering Program
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Education
$30,000
to support educational scholarship programs
The Pittsburgh Promise Foundation
Education
$25,000
to the Pittsburgh Promise Fund
Angels' Place, Inc.
Education
$25,000
to the Education for Two Generations program
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Education
$25,000
to create a Community Engagement Toolkit for Global Workforce Preparedness
Carnegie Mellon University
Community Development in Knox & Franklin, PA
$20,000
to implement NoRilla in one Franklin Area School District elementary school
Grace Learning Center, Inc.
Community Development in Knox & Franklin, PA
$19,500
for afterschool programming
Breakthrough Pittsburgh
Education
$15,000
to support a tuition-free academic enrichment program designed to prepare underserved students for college
$15,000
for the BotsIQ afterschool program
Assemble
Education
$10,000
for Assemble's afterschool STEAM programming
United Way of Clarion County
Community Development in Knox & Franklin, PA
$10,000
to support Clarion County's Imagination Library
Knox Public Library
Community Development in Knox & Franklin, PA
$6,500
for the Knox Public Library’s reference refresh
Spring 2019 Cycle
$1,000,000
for workforce-development initiatives
The Ellis School
Education
$150,000
to The Ellis Fund for financial aid
Family & Child Services of Venango County
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$150,000
for the construction of a new domestic-violence shelter in Franklin, PA
Family Hospice and Palliative Care
Palliative Care
$62,000
to educate healthcare professionals and increase community awareness about hospice care
Allegheny Health Network
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$61,000
to establish the Community Injury & Violence Prevention Promoter (CIVPP) Program in Knox and Franklin, PA
GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and Science)
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$50,000
for a study to measure the impact of GEMS on rural girls’ attitudes toward STEM and STEM careers and to identify the most effective practices that reduce gender and economic disparities in informal STEM learning experiences
Baptist Homes Foundation
Palliative Care
$38,000
to establish a Palliative Care Center of Excellence
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
Workplace Safety
$25,000
for Standing Firm, a web-based training program that approaches partner violence as a workplace safety issue
Clarion University Venango Campus
Education
$25,000
for the Dr. Glenn R. McElhattan Scholarship
Franklin Area School District
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$22,098
for the Franklin Junior and Senior High School Robotics and Drones (RAD) Lab
Homeless Children's Education Fund
Education
$20,000
for the Fund’s Teen Outreach Program
Urban Impact Foundation
Education
$20,000
to support Urban Impact’s Options program
Child Development Centers, Inc.
Education
$15,000
for the Creative Curriculum Implementation Project in 10 preschool classrooms in Franklin, PA
$15,000
to support the competitive Teacher Challenge Grant program for creative and innovative projects
New Century Careers
Education
$15,000
for the Manufacturing 2000 (M2K) Pre-Apprenticeship Machinist Training Program
Bridge Builders Community Foundations
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$12,000
for a feasibility study of a "Promise Program" in Franklin, PA
Light of Life Ministries
Education
$9,533
for Light of Life Ministry’s Education & Employment Program
Venango VNA Foundation
Palliative Care
$5,000
to provide care for indigent patients at the VNA’s new inpatient hospice facility, the Collins House
Fall 2018 Cycle
Chatham University
Education
$1,000,000
over three years to establish a new undergraduate major in Immersive Media
National Safety Council
Workplace Safety
$500,000
to establish a new initiative, Work to Zero, aimed at eliminating preventable workplace fatalities by 2050
Children's Museum Pittsburgh
Education
$40,000
for a permanent technology installation in its new Museumlab facility
Knox Area Ambulance Company, Inc.
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$35,000
for equipment replacement and to hire a grantwriter and/or marketing consultant to help the company obtain support from other sources
The Pittsburgh Promise
Education
$25,000
to the Pittsburgh Promise’s general scholarship fund
Family & Child Services of Venango County
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$25,000
for the construction of a new domestic-violence shelter in Franklin, PA
Bridge Builders Community Foundations
Community Development in Franklin & Knox, PA
$5,000
to attend the National College Access Network Conference