Heinz Endowments' Community and Economic Development Grants

Heinz Endowments' Community and Economic Development Grants is sponsored by The Heinz Endowments. The Heinz Endowments offers grants to nonprofit organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania for projects in community and economic development.

In an era of massive change — technological, economic, ecological — southwestern Pennsylvania has the drive and wisdom to shape our nation's future. The Heinz Endowments sustains the leaders creating this tomorrow. We fund nonprofits, bridge divides and share what works.

We catalyze a thriving future nourished by healthy air, clean water and vibrant natural spaces for all; energized by young people equipped with skills and networks to prosper in their communities; enriched by arts that create belonging; and anchored by a democracy that works for everyone. Learn more about The Heinz Endowments At the Endowments, we approach every partnership with a learning orientation.

Through evaluation, we generate insights to inform our work and contribute to related fields. We use a wide range of data sources to monitor a continuously changing world so that our strategies are context specific and maximize impact for our region. We work with our grantee partners to design evaluation and learning plans that position us to meaningfully adapt through implementation.

We hold space to purposefully analyze and reflect on outcomes at the close of grant cycles, reinforcing a culture of learning and continual improvement. Climate, Environment & Health Community & Economic Development With grantmaking that averages almost $90 million annually, The Heinz Endowments is among the leading foundations in the United States.

The impact of our grants lies in the possibilities they create, the critical need they address and the transformative change they help to bring about. Every grant listed here is part of that mission.

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John Barker appointed Heinz Endowments Chief Investment Officer The Heinz Endowments has named John Barker, an accomplished nonprofit financial manager with nearly 25 years of experience, as the foundation’s new Chief Investment Officer. Grants awarded to increase PA participation in 2030 Census The Heinz Endowments and its co-funding partners William Penn Foundation and HealthSpark Foundation announced $1.

3 million in new grants to support 22 organizations. Learn more about the grantees Detroit leaders tour Pittsburgh as part of learning exchange From Hazelwood to the Hill District, 30 civic and cultural leaders from Detroit spent three days exploring what's possible when two post-industrial cities learn from each other.

Find out more about the tour Latest issue of h magazine Pittsburgh's renewal is the thread running through Issue 1, 2026 of h magazine, with stories on Downtown's revival, the Endowments' investment in nonprofit news and community building at Hazelwood Green. Grounded in our history. Rooted in community.

Driven to change the future.