How much funding does Community Microgrants provide?

Community Microgrants provides $200,000 (2023 cycle) in funding.

When is the deadline for Community Microgrants?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

How often is Community Microgrants offered?

Community Microgrants runs on an annual cycle.

Community Microgrants

Foundation Annual Grants for Nonprofits Grants for Youth Programs Grants for Gun Violence Prevention Grants for Mental Health

Funding Amount

$200,000 (2023 cycle)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

The Hear Foundation awards community microgrants to support programs that build peace and safety through positive engagements between residents, children, youth, and Pittsburgh Public Safety Professionals. The foundation awarded $200,000 in microgrants in 2023 to 15 local nonprofits.

Funding Details

2023 Total Funding: $200,000 distributed across 15 nonprofits
Geographic Scope: Pittsburgh, PA neighborhoods
Focus: Programs fostering strong, positive relationships between Pittsburgh Public Safety Professionals and local residents; creating safe communities; bringing healing and support to those impacted by trauma and violence

Focus Areas

Gun violence reduction
Healing and trauma support
Workforce development
Community-police relationship building
Youth engagement and mentoring
Mental health services
Restorative justice

Recent Grantees (2023)

15 organizations funded including:

A's Vision (driver training and mentorship for youth)
Artist Talk (mental health conversations through art)
Brunch With a Black Man (trauma-informed narrative storytelling)
Building Black Wealth/Trade Institute of Pittsburgh (workforce development for formerly incarcerated)
Creating Connections (coach mentorship training)
Northway East Liberty Ministry Hub (teen café with police-community interaction)
H.O.P.E. for Tomorrow (summer camp for grades 1-8)
Imagine Further Collective (mental health workshops)
Awaken Pittsburgh (trauma healing training)
Duquesne University Elsinore Bennu Think Tank (restorative justice through humanities)
Prevent Another Crime Today (P.A.C.T.) (family support for violence survivors)
Team 412 Boxing (youth athletic and education program)
Unity Camp (community-police relationship building)
Youth Connections (police-school civics engagement)
YouthVoices (youth leadership and social justice)

Review Process

Overseen by Hear Foundation's diverse 39-member Board of Directors
Board includes public safety and mental health professionals, activists, grassroots organizations, nonprofit directors, and business leaders