Pittsburgh Foundation: Education Opportunity Fund Grant
Funding Amount
Up to US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Geography
- In Allegheny County, PA
Other requirements
- Demonstrate financial need.
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
- Preference will be given to applicants who are first generation college students or who have been disproportionately affected by systemic barriers to educational achievement.
Overview
The Foundation currently manages about 2,500 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations and its affiliate, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, has assets of $1.386 billion (2022). Grantmaking benefits a broad spectrum of basic needs and development opportunities within Pittsburgh and beyond.
Scholarships
The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County provide scholarship opportunities for local students to pursue their educational goals. Scholarships are available for graduating high school seniors, undergraduates, graduate, medical and professional school students who are attending community colleges, four-year universities and career/technical schools.
The Education Opportunity Fund was created at The Pittsburgh Foundation to provide scholarships to traditional and non-traditional students who reside in Allegheny County.
Award Type: Renewable award.
Eligibility
Reside in Allegheny County, PA.
Demonstrate financial need.
Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Preference will be given to applicants who are first generation college students or who have been disproportionately affected by systemic barriers to educational achievement.
What The Pittsburgh Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1,132
- Total given
- $64M
- Median grant
- $19K
- Range
- $5,020–$2.41M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 85%, Ohio 3%, Florida 2%. Top recipient cities: Pittsburgh, PA; Greensburg, PA; Sewickley, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA
Education
$2.41M
The Pittsburgh Promise · Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarships and student financial aid
$1.34M
Scholarship America Inc · Detroit, MI
Scholarships
$1.21M
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA
Arts, culture and humanities
$878K
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary · Pittsburgh, PA
Higher education
$788K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- College prep
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