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Learn about Awesome PGH and what we fund!

Awesome Pittsburgh mines the brilliance of our city's artists, inventors, designers, leaders, champions, and dreamers and funds projects that have both local impact and global resonance. We believe that Pittsburgh, with all of the resources and amenities that have driven us to the top of "Best city..." lists, can bring more awesomeness to communities in our region that have been overlooked as well as the global community. And we're willing to give $1,000 each month to the people who show us the best ways to do that.

So, what exactly are we looking for, you ask? Overall, we tend to focus on tangible projects that we can’t wait to see come to life. Specifically, we are looking for:

Wowness: Is it something we've never heard of before? Does it make us say, “Holy coleslaw-on-a-sandwich, that’s awesome!”?
Niceness: Would the idea make people happy or help people?
Usefulness: Will the Awesome microgrant make a real difference in getting the project off the ground in the near future?
Direct & local impact: Will this project directly benefit the Pittsburgh region or its residents? (The more the better!)

If you can say yes to all of these questions, we look forward to learning about your project! Keep scrolling to the big pink "Apply for a Grant" button below!

We are entirely volunteer-run and self-funded from the amazing Pittsburghers listed below! Do you want to help? Email us at awesomepgh@gmail.com.

You can find out more about the latest going-ons at Awesome Pittsburgh at our official website. We are also on X (formerly known as Twitter) @awesomepgh, Facebook @awesomepgh, and Instagram @awesomepgh.

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Worldwide

Armenia

Australia

Canada

Malaysia

Netherlands

Qatar

Singapore

United Kingdom

United States

GaysGiving

The “FOOD Club”

Summer’s Ending: The Back to School Mini Kiki Ball

The Vocal Congruence Project

The One with the Ice and Cups-Teetotal Initiative

Magic Yarn Project

Room Party

GAME IS HER MIDDLE NAME: THE LIFE OF BETTY DAVIS

Live from the Parking Pad

Connection Expo

Karavansarai

The Sound Garden

Blessings for Bocsy

Junior Roller Derby Western PA

A Muslim Party Game

Huggable Loveable Uterus

Scent with Love and Open Streets

Demons in Pittsburgh featuring Kleztronica

Pennwood Portraits

String Quartet in a Historic Artistic Church

Healing with Nature Mosaic Project

2k2c Kids Can Create - Tuft Together

PGH SK8 Collaborative Portable Neighborhood Rink

Taarifa Readers and Storytellers

KFIVE Tutoring and KOLLECTIVE

TOYZSTEAM and the DAH-VARSITY SCHOLARS

Video Art Pop-up!

40 Musicians Perform Live with 5 DJs

Good Enough Comedy

All-Trans Production of Jesus Christ Superstar

Black Nurse Network Summer Service Project

Access to Making Program (AMP) Scholarships

Friendship Park Asphalt Art Project

Kardelens Rug Project

KIN

Spring 2023 - Collegiate Musical

The Remembering Room

No Guns Allowed

HAP Hive

Modern Gargoyle Project

Act Up

Reimagined Recycling

Carrick Community Pavilion

Youth Shakespeare Society of Pittsburgh

Spark/Pride 2022

Yinz Run Club Presents: "RACE TO" Series

The Inklings Book Co-op

Black Hair Equity at the MDH Low Barrier Shelter

Emergency Essentials for Single Mothers

The Mobile Thriving Respite

Looking Glass

Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics

City Visions

Painting Main

Wilkinsburg Library's Library of Things

Baby Bison Days Charity Powwow

Joy Riders Pittsburgh

Soil Sisters Plant Nursery

Inwood Mural Proposal

Bodega Babies

Collaborative Haiku Billboards: The Rona Edition

Braddock Community Conservation Corp

Caileigh Lynn McDowell Pop-Up! Voter Registration

Empty Space Project

Grace Space

Bolly Boutique - nonprofit to reduce textile waste

Vintage Computers in the Digital Age

Pittsbubble!

The Mirage