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Jefferson Regional Foundation

Jefferson Regional Foundation

Investing in the health and vitality of Jefferson Hospital communities

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Grantmaking

Investing in and elevating the work of our nonprofit partners

Our Grant Priorities


Health & Wellness

  • Physical, mental, behavioral, and environmental health
  • Basic needs including food, housing, and transportation

Education, Workforce, & Economic Opportunity

  • Early childhood/literacy 
  • Youth development
  • Training
  • Youth, adult, and community education

Community Engagement & Policy Work

  • Advocacy
  • Civic engagement
  • Organizing

Current Grantees

  • 412 Food Rescue
  • Allegheny County Library Association
  • Allegheny Health Network
  • American National Red Cross
  • Anna Middleton Waite Learning Center
  • Attack Theatre Incorporated
  • Ayúdate
  • Baldwin Emergency Medical Service
  • Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation
  • Best of the Batch Foundation
  • Bethel Park School District
  • Beverly’s PGH
  • Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh
  • Black Women’s Policy Center, Inc.
  • Casa San Jose
  • Cash For Kids
  • Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church
  • Christian Immigration Advocacy Center
  • City of Clairton
  • Clairton City School District
  • Cloverleaf Area Ecumenical Assistance Program
  • Community Human Services Corporation
  • Divine Restoration Outreach Ministries
  • Dress for Success Pittsburgh
  • Filipino American Association of Pittsburgh
  • First Step Recovery Homes, Inc.
  • Food Assistance Match Inc.
  • Footbridge for Families, Inc.
  • Foundation of Hope
  • Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest
  • Global Links
  • Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
  • Greater Valley Community Services Inc.
  • Grow Pittsburgh
  • Healthy Village Learning Institute
  • Hello Neighbor
  • Heritage Community Initiatives
  • Human Services Center Corporation
  • JFCS
  • LaRosa Youth Development Foundation
  • Latino Community Center
  • Life Builders
  • Literacy Pittsburgh
  • Macedonia Family & Community Enrichment Center
  • Maple Unified Student Academy, Inc.
  • Melanin Mommies Inc
  • Melting Pot Ministries
  • Mid-Atlantic Mothers’ Milk Bank
  • MISSION: AGAPE
  • Mon/Yough Trail Council (MYTC)
  • Neighborhood Resilience Project
  • New Evangelistic Ministry
  • New Hope Assembly of God
  • Nine Mile Run Watershed Association
  • PA CleanWays of Allegheny County Inc
  • Pennsylvania Women Work
  • Pittsburghers for Public Transit
  • Pittsburgh’s Public Source
  • Presbyterian Seniorcare
  • Prime Time Adult Care
  • Rainbow Kitchen Community Services
  • Reading Ready Pittsburgh
  • Saltworks Theatre Company
  • South Hills Interfaith Ministries
  • Southwestern Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging
  • STEM Coding Lab, Inc.
  • St. Paul AME Church of McKeesport
  • Storehouse for Teachers dba The Education Partnership
  • Streets Run Watershed Association DBA Watersheds of South Pittsburgh
  • The Blessing Board
  • The Citizen Science Lab
  • The Dragon’s Den
  • The Mon Valley Initiative
  • The New Sun Rising (fiscal sponsor for the MOMs Group)
  • The Pittsburgh Foundation
  • This Generation Connect
  • Three Rivers Waterkeeper
  • Tickets for Kids Foundation
  • Tube City Renaissance
  • United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
  • Unity Group of Clairton
  • University of Pittsburgh – School of Social Work/Center on Race and Social Problems
  • Valley Clean Air Now
  • Venture Outdoors, Inc.
  • Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank
  • West Jefferson Hills School District
  • Will Allen Foundation
  • Women for a Healthy Environment
  • World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
  • Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens
  • Young Women’s Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh

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Grantee Spotlights

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January 14, 2026
January 2026: Literacy Pittsburgh
Literacy Pittsburgh addresses three urgent challenges in our region: the worker shortage, a growing immigrant population, and the rapid digital transformation of everyday life. This includes work, healthcare, banking, and education. Literacy Pittsburgh helps residents navigate an increasingly uncertain economic environment by building essential skills, connecting learners to meaningful employment, and supporting families along the […]
January 13, 2026
November 2025: Foundation of HOPE
The Foundation of HOPE is an interfaith nonprofit empowering individuals impacted by the criminal justice system to renew their faith, rebuild their lives, and restore positive relationships. Through programs supporting those incarcerated, reentering the community, and student prevention, the Foundation of HOPE provides guidance and opportunities for growth. Its Youth Diversion Program, in partnership with […]
September 12, 2025
September 2025: Attack Theatre
Founded in 1994, Attack Theatre believes in the power of movement to connect and transform. This year, Attack Theatre will support educational engagement, physical and mental well-being, and social-emotional development for Duquesne K-5 students, educators, and curriculum providers through movement and dance in partnership with Duquesne City School District. This season also marks Attack Theatre’s […]
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Our Service Area

JRF’s service area encompasses 26 municipalities served by AHN Jefferson Hospital, located in the South Hills and lower Mon Valley of Allegheny County. View a list of JRF Service Area municipalities, zip codes, and school districts.

See the Mon Valley Clean Air Fund page for all impacted communities.

Map of the service area of the Jefferson Regional Foundation, showing municipalities included and neighboring municipalities in Allegheny County
The service area of the Jefferson Regional Foundation

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ADDRESS

Whitehall Towers
Suite 301
470 Streets Run Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15236

CONTACT

(412) 990-7111
foundation.info@jeffersonrf.org

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