Family Services
Organizations received more than $600,000 of support from donors and Foundation grants to help families find homes and settle in our community.
Report to the Community
2025
Welcome to
Our 2025
Annual Report
Jack McGinley, board chair, and Lisa Schroeder, president and CEO, reflect on 2025
“2025 was a year of change for The Pittsburgh Foundation but, more importantly, a year of change for those who serve our community and for those working so hard to create hope and fulfill their dreams in Pittsburgh.”
Jack McGinley and Lisa Schroeder in the lobby of The Pittsburgh Foundation’s offices.
Celebrating
Lisa Schroeder
After six years of distinguished leadership, Lisa Schroeder, president and chief executive officer of The Pittsburgh Foundation, announced her intention to retire by March 2026.
Lisa Schroeder addresses guests during a Foundation event at Cafe Momentum.
Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank distributes diapers to low-income families to ensure every baby stays clean, dry and healthy.
2025 Impact in the Community
The unwavering generosity of donors made a profound difference in our community, including to organizations that reduced services due to federal budget cuts, budget impasses and policy changes.
In combination with the Foundation’s grantmaking, funds supported organizations serving the most vulnerable in our community.
Total Giving
The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County and supporting organizations administered grants totaling $71.6M. This includes more than 7,400 grants totaling $64.5 million from The Pittsburgh Foundation and more than 450 grants totaling $2.3 million from The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County.
Dollars (In Millions)
Donor Fund Grants $38.2
Foundation-Directed Grants $19.2
Supporting Organizations 1 $5.8
Scholarships $4.5
Program Initiative $2.4
Current Distribution & Agency 2 $1.4
1. Supporting organizations include The Forbes Funds, Neighborhood Allies and The Pittsburgh Promise (through June 2025), and The Charles E. Kaufman Foundation and The Jack G. Buncher Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation (full year).
2. The Foundation distributed $1.4 million from our partner entities who control grantmaking decisions.
Donor Giving
Fund holders at the Foundation donate across a wide range of causes in the region, supporting nonprofit organizations with grants from their donor-advised and designated funds.
Dollars (In Millions)
Human Services $9.3
Education $8.7
Religion Related $5.4
Arts, Culture and Humanities $5.1
Health $4.3
Environment and Animals $2.5
Public, Societal Benefit $2.3
International, Foreign Affairs $0.6
Passing Down a Legacy of Generosity
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Passing Down a Legacy of Generosity
Ed and Mary Ann Graf were pillars of Pittsburgh’s North Side who left behind a legacy of generosity and transformation.
Ed, who passed in 2025, and Mary Ann, in 2014, established the Graf Family Charitable Giving Fund in their lifetime to support local nonprofits like the National Aviary and Carnegie Museums. The Graf’s purchased, developed and operated the Priory Hotel & Pittsburgh’s Grand Hall, but beyond their own business, they preserved historic landmarks and revitalized vacant lots and storefronts on East Ohio Street. Their vision brought beauty and vitality to the community, and now their sons carry forward this legacy, honoring their parents’ profound impact on Pittsburgh.
Foundation Grantmaking
More than 300 grants totaling $19,206,491 were awarded from discretionary grantmaking, including to the five foundation-directed focus areas, community projects, medical research and other grants responsive to donor intent.
Dollars (In Millions)
Basic Needs $6.8
Equity and Social Justice $2.7
Arts and Culture $2.5
Economic Mobility $2.5
Medical Research $1.8
Other $1.2
Environmental Action $1.1
Community Projects $0.6
Vision to Learn
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Vision to Learn
Vision to Learn, a grantee of The Pittsburgh Foundation, brings mobile vision screenings, eye exams and glasses to K-12 students in underserved school districts at no cost to the families.
Over the life of its grant from the Foundation, Vision to Learn screened 5,625 children in Allegheny County for vision impairment and provided 1,178 children with free glasses.
Scholarship Totals
In 2025, donors awarded more than 600 scholarships. Of these, 124 were multi-year awards. These types of scholarships make the biggest impact on students’ long-term success, according to the National College Attainment Network, and the Foundation aims to increase these awards to students in the future.
$4.5M
total amount of scholarships awarded
600+
students who received a scholarship
124
multi-year scholarships awarded
A Brighter Future
Households with student debt have on average seven times less net worth than those without debt, according to Pew Research.
Scholarships help alleviate students’ debt burden and increase the chances of wealth building post-graduation, paving the way for success in adulthood.
Changing Lives with
Scholarship America
Scholarship America named The Pittsburgh Foundation a recipient of its 2025 Irving Innovation Award for our partnership to increase scholarship opportunities for students.
In addition to scholarships awarded by donors, Pittsburgh Foundation scholarship applicants earned more than 620 scholarships on Scholarship America’s platform worth $6.8 million.
Hope Ministries of McKeesport meets the needs of vulnerable individuals and families, including by providing food services.
Rapid Response Emergency Needs
Funding challenges severely impacted nonprofit organizations’ ability to meet the increasing demand for basic needs services across the community.
To temporarily bridge the gap for critical services and research funding, The Pittsburgh Foundation and its donor community provided more than $2.5 million of additional funding and capacity building services to nonprofit providers and other organizations. Here are some highlights.
Where We Helped
We listened to nonprofits about community needs and activated our networks to provide support in a time of uncertainty.
Critical Needs Alert
Our annual #ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert is a 16-hour day of giving garners support for organizations that provide essential human services in five areas — child care, food and nutrition, eviction prevention and housing, employment, and physical and mental health care — directly to vulnerable people.
All organizations participating in the giving event received a donation in 2025. The total represents the second highest amount ever raised since the day of giving started in 2013.
$1.86M
raised in donations
5,800
total donations
182
organizations supported
The atrium in The Pittsburgh Foundation’s offices at 912 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
A Place for Convening and Connection
After 30 years at PPG Place, The Pittsburgh Foundation moved to 912 Fort Duquesne Blvd. in the spring of 2025.
Intentionally designed to convene stakeholders, build connection and establish partnerships, the space serves as a catalyst where people gather to collaborate and address regional and national challenges. The new headquarters is the physical embodiment of our commitment to community, represented by the 122 events we hosted in 2025. See below for more details.
Pittsburgh Foundation Opens New Headquarters
“Our new, highly visible headquarters renews the Pittsburgh Foundation’s 80-year commitment to improving quality of life in our communities, neighbor by neighbor. The headquarters is intentionally designed as a hub where stakeholders — both new and familiar — will gather and collaborate to forge paths to a future Pittsburgh where all residents have the opportunity to thrive.”
The exterior of the building at 912 Fort Duquesne Blvd., the location of The Pittsburgh Foundation’s offices.
Relocating Supplies to Those in Need
During the moving process, we donated 1,000 items, including appliances, art and office furniture, and more than $7,000 worth of office supplies to 40 nonprofit organizations.
A postcard from Brentwood Library, which received a furniture donation from The Pittsburgh Foundation.
In the News
Here are some examples of how the community activated our space in 2025.
Friends of Murrysville Parks Pia Van De Venne and Daniel Corall work to remove invasive weeds from a trail in Duff Park in Murraysville, PA.
30 Years in Westmoreland County
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (CFWC) celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2025, marking three decades of fostering philanthropy, partnership and community transformation.
Since its establishment in 1995 with a single fund, CFWC has grown into a cornerstone of regional giving and now manages over 250 funds totaling $40 million in assets. CFWC celebrated throughout the year with nonprofits, donors, founders and civic leaders and looked ahead to the future in Westmoreland.
Celebrating 30 Years in the Making
1995
CFWC is established by the Adelphoi Inc. Board of Directors: Vince Quatrini, Mona Pappafava-Ray, Bob Rehn, Marc Robertshaw and Ralph Scalise.
1996
Greensburg Foundation’s assets transfer into an endowment fund and become the Greensburg Foundation Fund, increases CFWC impact.
2003
Westmoreland Now and Forever Fund created to provide flexible support for community needs.
2008
Annual grantmaking reaches $1 million.
2010
CFWC merges with The Pittsburgh Foundation; Visionaries launched to engage young philanthropists.
2014
CFWC assets reach $20 million.
2018
WestCo Nonprofit Network launched.
2020
$4 million endowment gift received to support individuals living in poverty.
2023
Foundation partners with Dept. of Human Services to award $3 million for innovative projects.
2025
CFWC celebrates 30 years, 800 organizations funded, $37 million in grants and scholarships, more than 250 funds, and assets of $41 million.
Meaningful Change
Since its creation in 1995 with a single fund, CWFC now has more than 250 funds totaling more than $40 million in assets, fueled by people trying to make the county a better place.
Vince Quatrini, one of the founders of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, speaks to community members during the organization’s 30th anniversary celebration.
The Past, Present and Future of CFWC
This documentary tells the story of CFWC: from the vision of its founders in the 1990s through its impact on the community over the past three decades.
Community members gathered together as part of the Community Dreams project.
Dreaming as Action
The Community Dreams Project empowers community members to explore and activate the hopes that they have for themselves, their families and their communities.
When individuals and families are struggling to meet their basic needs, dreaming of more than just paying the bills on time can be challenging. The program works to fire imagination as a powerful instrument for change and to give people the space to collectively channel that power to create the future we all deserve.
Meet the Dreamers
The Community Dreams project is led by committee members who live and work in our community. Hear from those who led the project in 2025.
The Foundation’s Policy and Community Impact Team: Maura Jacob and Phil Koch.
Fighting for a Pittsburgh for All
At The Pittsburgh Foundation, we work with nonprofit organizations, service providers, civic leaders and corporate partners to strengthen policies and fight for resources, so that every neighbor can access essential services.
Because 2025 brought capacity challenges to our nonprofits and service provider partners, we ramped up our support to amplify their vital work.
Leading, Partnering and Supporting
To be most effective in community initiatives, our team maintains flexibility in the role it serves when working with leaders across the region and state.
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We led 13 initiatives, including the Eviction Prevention Working Group, Gun Violence Prevention Initiative and Solar for Health Care Centers Initiative.
19
We partnered to advance 19 initiatives, including the Climate Change Initiative and PANO Economic Impact Report.
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We supported 8 initiatives, including the Westmoreland County Homeless Advisory Board Policy and the Allegheny County Homeless Advisory Board.
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Eviction
Prevention
This year, nonprofits across the state — including ACTION-Housing, RentHelpPGH, Just Mediation Pittsburgh, Neighborhood Legal Services, Community Justice Project and Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation came together to form the Allegheny Housing Stabilization Collaborative (AHSC). AHSC works to secure safe, stable housing and shore up eviction prevention service infrastructure.
As a partner, The Pittsburgh Foundation worked with the group to facilitate conversations with officials about the benefits of eviction prevention funding for both landlords and tenants. We co-hosted the inaugural State of Evictions in Allegheny County event to reaffirm our shared commitment to protect our neighbors from displacement.
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Save Our Services
When Allegheny County faced a significant budget deficit in late 2024 that threatened essential services, we partnered with local nonprofit providers by providing tools and guidance to ensure community needs remain at the forefront.
More than 100 organizations and residents shared their voices and stories at Allegheny County Council meetings, with the result that the County ultimately secured funding for basic needs services, including full funding for the Department of Human Services.
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Coalition Building
Advocacy work relies on strong partnerships to create meaningful change, which sometimes takes years to materialize.
The Pittsburgh Foundation united with partners across the state in 2025 to play the long game and achieve the end goal of passing legislation that will assist those in need. Some of our coalitions include the Homeownership Preservation Working Group, Eviction Sealing Coalition, Pennsylvania Community Foundation Association Policy Action Team, and Manufactured Homes Legislative Working Group.
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Economic Mobility
Because people need to earn enough to live to achieve financial security, we collaborate with partners, including the CFLeads Economic Mobility Action Network, to support technical assistance partners.
Our participation in the network helped us to partner with Catapult Greater Pittsburgh. We engaged in a year-long learning journey to assess how economic mobility data and policies can advance our region’s promising mobility models.
Leveraging Resources
We worked with stakeholders, leaders and partners to leverage funding entering our region for ongoing work to improve our communities.
$1.53M
for solarization for federal health care centers
$480K
for school-based mental health services using PA Medicaid support
$14M
from Allegheny County for eviction prevention
Local teens learn to sail with Point of Pittsburgh Sailing League.
Investing in the Future
We rely on a basic financial model: generate assets, invest them and deploy them to create a vibrant, equitable and just Pittsburgh region.
Our Investment Committee and investment staff are committed to prudent investment-management strategies and fiscal policies that lead to the long-term growth of an endowment fund’s principal and a consistent level of funding for charity.
“2025 has been a roller coaster,” said Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President, Operations Jonathan Brelsford. “Early optimism gave way to concerns over policy maneuvers, but then enthusiasm for technology and Fed rate cuts pushed markets to record highs. We end the year moving relatively sideways, an unusually stable position compared with the rest of 2025.”
The charts and graphs below show performance.
Asset Growth Over 10 Years
Dollars (In Millions)
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Supporting Organizations
Fund Asset by Type
Dollars (In Millions)
Advised $499
Unrestricted $367
Designated $318
Field of Interest $254
Scholarship $113
Controlled Supporting Organizations $64
Special Purpose $48
Medical Research $30
Summary of Grants by Category
Dollars (In Millions)
Education $17.8
Human Services $17.7
Public, Societal Benefit $9.4
Arts, Culture and Humanities $8.0
Health $7.4
Religion Related $5.8
Environment and Animals $3.5
International, Foreign Affairs $0.7
The Pittsburgh Foundation staff members collaborate in a conference room at 912 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
The People Behind the Work
The staffs of The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County work to inspire charitable giving and philanthropy among residents, issue grants that support a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and convene partners to lead change in the community.