YWCA aims to eliminate racism, empower women, and is committed to advance educational opportunity and financial stability, particularly for girls and women of color.
A single 2025 grant of $810,824 to Poise Foundation stands out in Young Women's Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh’s recent record, alongside a second large award of $710,000 to the same organization in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that supports other nonprofits through mission-aligned grants, rather than individuals, and does so at a scale that sits well above its typical $5,000 awards. The foundation’s stated aims center on eliminating racism, empowering women, and advancing educational opportunity and financial stability, especially for girls and women of color. Recent giving also reached Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council with a $600,000 grant and Black Women Policy with a $90,000 grant, suggesting a mix of institutional support and targeted mission support in the Pittsburgh area. The organization’s active programs reinforce that focus: housing mobility, workforce development, emergency financial assistance, and supportive housing connections all appear in its portfolio. For nonprofit researchers, the picture is of a local Pittsburgh funder that combines large mission grants with many smaller relief grants, all tied to economic advancement, race and gender equity, education, and housing stability.
Economic advancement appears across several grant purposes and programs. The foundation gave $600,000 to Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council to further its mission, and its active Financial Assistance program is designed to help with basic needs, transportation, housing, and career or professional development. Workforce development is also visible in the Scholarship Fund, which offers financial assistance scholarships for community-based nonprofits to cover fees for YWCA Workplace Excellence Workshops and other training. Race and gender equity is explicit in both the foundation’s stated mission and its support for Black Women Policy, which received $90,000 to further its mission. Housing support shows up in the Community Choice Demonstration, a program that helps families with Housing Choice Vouchers find homes in Opportunity Areas in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Housing program also connects qualified individuals and families to supportive housing resources and services.
Current and upcoming funding from Young Women'S Christian Association Greater Pittsburgh that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Community-based nonprofits may apply for financial assistance scholarship through the Scholarship Fund.
$811K
$71.1M
$5.6M
$7.3M
Most grants fall between $5K and $5K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Grant size is tightly clustered at $5,000: the median, 25th percentile, and 75th percentile are all $5,000. That tells you most awards in the recent record are standardized small grants, even though a few larger mission grants lift annual totals. The same recipient can appear across years, as with Poise Foundation receiving $710,000 in 2023 and $810,824 in 2025. The foundation gives through a local Pittsburgh footprint and makes grants only to recipients in Pennsylvania. Its philosophy emphasizes grantmaking to other nonprofits, mission-aligned support, general operating or unrestricted support, and organizational capacity building.
All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients, and every grant landed in Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh is the clearest recipient hub, with multiple grants to organizations there, including Poise Foundation, Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council, Knotzland LLC, Cobblerworld, Remember When Ice Cream, Imihi, Phat Girlz a Cookin, First Sip Brew LLC, and Malalka Learning Center. Other Pennsylvania recipient cities include McKeesport, South Park, Monroeville, and Clairton. The foundation’s active housing and assistance programs are also centered in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
The recent grant record is centered on $5,000 awards. The p25, median, and p75 are all $5,000, so most grants fall at that amount even though a few much larger mission grants appear in the data.
No. Every grant in the recent dataset went to a recipient in Pennsylvania, and the recipient country distribution shows 19 grants, or 100.0%, in the United States.
The foundation funds nonprofit organizations in the recent grant data, and its philosophy tags include grantmaking to other nonprofits, mission-aligned support, general operating or unrestricted support, and organizational capacity building. It also lists active programs that provide assistance and scholarships through YWCA services.
Yes. Poise Foundation received $710,000 in 2023 and another $810,824 in 2025, showing repeated support across multiple years rather than a one-time award.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POISE FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $810,824 | 2025 | TO AWARD GRANTS TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, MISSION IN ACTION |
| POISE FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $710,000 | 2023 | TO AWARD GRANTS TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, MISSION IN ACTION |
| EASTERN MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL | PITTSBURGH, PA | $600,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION |
| BLACK WOMEN POLICY | MCKEESPORT, PA | $90,000 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION |
| CARE HEART CPR LLC | — | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| KNOTZLAND LLC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| COBBLERWORLD | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| PAINTING WITH RISSA | — | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| KP'S PROFESSIONAL | — | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| MELES PARTY PLANNING | — | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| REMEMBER WHEN ICE CREAM | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| IMIHI | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| PETTIFORD & ADMINISTRATION | SOUTH PARK, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| LWY & ASSOCIATES LLC | MONROEVILLE, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| PHAT GIRLZ A COOKIN | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| FIRST SIP BREW LLC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| MICHELLE L GRESSEM | CLAIRTON, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| FRY BAR LLC | — | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
| MALALKA LEARNING CENTER | PITTSBURGH, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | RELIEF |
POISE FOUNDATION
$810,824TO AWARD GRANTS TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, MISSION IN ACTION
POISE FOUNDATION
$710,000TO AWARD GRANTS TO OTHER NON-PROFITS, MISSION IN ACTION
EASTERN MINORITY SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
$600,000TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION
BLACK WOMEN POLICY
$90,000TO FURTHER THEIR MISSION
CARE HEART CPR LLC
$5,000RELIEF
KNOTZLAND LLC
$5,000RELIEF
COBBLERWORLD
$5,000RELIEF
PAINTING WITH RISSA
$5,000RELIEF
KP'S PROFESSIONAL
$5,000RELIEF
MELES PARTY PLANNING
$5,000RELIEF
REMEMBER WHEN ICE CREAM
$5,000RELIEF
IMIHI
$5,000RELIEF
PETTIFORD & ADMINISTRATION
$5,000RELIEF
LWY & ASSOCIATES LLC
$5,000RELIEF
PHAT GIRLZ A COOKIN
$5,000RELIEF
FIRST SIP BREW LLC
$5,000RELIEF
MICHELLE L GRESSEM
$5,000RELIEF
FRY BAR LLC
$5,000RELIEF
MALALKA LEARNING CENTER
$5,000RELIEF