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Alcoa Foundation
Alcoa Foundation’s global and local grantmaking is responsive to the needs and aspirations of Alcoa communities and marshals the combined expertise, energies and values of Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation to provide a world-class standard of excellence in corporate citizenship.
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In Memory of Mimi Askwith
In an effort to remember her commitment and dedication to helping girls gain self esteem, a gift was made to PROGRESS and their work towards creating tools to teach all girls how to negotiate. Mimi Askwith was a Brownie, Girl Scout leader, and a positive role model to all girls throughout the community. |
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Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon is a global research university of more than 10,000 students, 70,000 alumni and 4,000 faculty and staff. Recognized for its world-class arts and technology programs, collaboration across disciplines and innovative leadership in education, Carnegie Mellon is consistently a top-ranked university. |
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FISA Foundation
Our mission is to build a culture of respect and improve the quality of life for three populations in southwestern Pennsylvania: women, girls, and people with disabilities.
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The Grable Foundation
To help children and youth to become independent,
caring, contributing members of society by supporting
programs critical to a child's successful development.
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Jewish Women's Foundation
To enrich the lives of women and girls in our community and to educate women in the power of their own personal philanthropy. The Jewish Women's Foundation was founded in 2000 to effect lasting social change in the lives of women and girls in the Jewish and general communities. The foundation carries out its mission by making strategic grants on a yearly basis. Through the funding of innovative programs and advocacy efforts, the Jewish Women's Foundation is committed to addressing the unmet needs of women and girls in the Pittsburgh and Allegheny County areas.
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Vira I Heinz Endowment
The mission of the Heinz Endowments is to help our region thrive as a whole community — economically, ecologically, educationally and culturally — while advancing the state of knowledge and practice in the fields in which we work. Our fields of emphasis include philanthropy in general and the disciplines represented by our five grant-making programs: Arts & Culture; Children, Youth & Families; Education; Environment; and Innovation Economy.
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Women and Girls Foundation The mission of the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania (WGF) is to achieve equity for women and girls in the region. Through a combination of public advocacy, coalition building and grantmaking, WGF
seeds, supports, and strengthens efforts to achieve social and economic justice for women and girls in Southwest Pennsylvania. We give priority
to the following outcomes: social and systemic change; economic justice; and girls' futures. Through our efforts we aim to achieve equal
political representation, economic and civic participation, and leadership development in all arenas. |
