The Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation is accepting grant applications to improve the quality of life in southwestern Pennsylvania for all, with a focus on disadvantaged communities.
Donor Name: Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Selected Counties
City: Pittsburgh
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Details:
Priorities
- Arts and Culture
- Community and Economic Development
- Education and Workforce Development
- Energy and Environment
- Health and Medicine
- Human Services
Strategic Priorities
Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation prioritizes investments that increase opportunities and promote the economic, social, and emotional welfare of those whose voices and concerns are often overlooked. Current priorities are focused on programs that provide direct services to:
- At-Risk Children and Youth
- After-school programs
- Culturally relevant arts and culture education
- Homeless Individuals
- Homelessness prevention and response
- Low-to-no barrier housing options and supportive services
- Immigrants and Refugees
- Culturally responsive approaches that promote well-being and inclusion, such as translation, interpretation, and student supports
- Low-Income Workers
- Neighborhood-based workforce development and financial empowerment initiatives
- Mothers and Children
- Lowering premature morbidity and mortality
- Supporting maternal and child well-being from birth
- People Struggling with Addiction and Recovery
- Prevention, education, harm-reduction, and increased access to existing services
- Increasing community response capacity
- People Formerly Incarcerated who are Re-Entering the Community
- Policy changes, diversion models, collaborative approaches, and innovative in-jail and re-entry programs for juveniles and adults
- Victims of Violence
- Reducing neighborhood violence through evidence-based programs
- Mental health and other essential services
Geographic Focus
The Foundation’s geographic focus is the ten counties in southwestern Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland.
Requirements
- Applicant organizations must be classified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and as public charities under Section 509(a) of that code. Organizations and government entities that are federally tax-exempt for other reasons can also apply for funding.
- Requests must align with the mission, priorities, and geographic focus of the Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation.
- The geographic focus of the Foundation’s grantmaking program is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the surrounding 10-county southwestern Pennsylvania region.
For more information, visit Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation Grant.
