Lives Lived Well

Fundraising

Warm Up America! | June 21, 2022

Warm Up America! (WUA!), a national nonprofit that collects hand knitted and crochet items like hats, scarves, and gloves, has long been known for its charitable contributions around both the United States and the world. Founded in 1991 by Evie Rosen, a knitting instructor and philanthropist endorsed by TIME Magazine and Oprah Winfrey, WUA! has since donated over 1.4 million items to people in need made by over 30,000 volunteers. Warm Up America!'s 30th anniversary was in 2021...

Nonprofit Management

The Citizen Science Lab | August 18, 2021

The Citizen Science Lab has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to expand its work in providing science, technology, engineering and math programs to youth and their families in Pittsburgh. A critical component to the creation of a new STEM laboratory located within the Hill District, the funding will play a key role during presentations and negotiations with Hill District stakeholders and community partners to acquire the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Reading Cent...

Grange Insurance | May 19, 2020

Grange Insurance Company announced that it is contributing $1 million to local nonprofits to support health and human services response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As our communities continue to be impacted by this pandemic, our nonprofit organizations need our support now more than ever as the demand grows for critical basic services like food, shelter, and physical and mental health and safety,” said John Ammendola, Grange Insurance President and CEO. “Grange has long ...

Nonprofit Management

The Rite Aid Foundation | December 02, 2020

As philanthropists huge and little meet up today for Giving Tuesday – the worldwide liberality development that has taken on added essentialness during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Rite Aid Foundation is putting $4.8 million in award financing to 480 neighborhood charitable associations in Rite Aid people group as a feature of its yearly occasion giving project. The Foundation will give $10,000 awards to philanthropic associations that are essential for The Rite Aid Fou...