Awesome Pittsburgh grant winning projects that will inspire you as much as they did us!
These projects are also listed on our chapter page at Awesome Foundation.
2024
- #155: Pennwood Portraits
- #154: String Quartet in a Historic Artistic Church
- #153: Healing with Nature Mosaic Project
- #152: 2k2c Kids Can Create – Tuft Together
2023
- #151: PGH SK8 Collaborative Portable Neighborhood Rink
- #150: Taarifa Readers and Storytellers
- #149: KFIVE Tutoring and KOLLECTIVE
- #148: Toyzsteam and the Dah-Varsity Scholars
- #147: Video Art Pop-Up!
- #146: 40 Musicians Perform Live with 5 DJs
- #145: Good Enough Comedy
- #144: All-Trans Production of Jesus Christ Superstar
- #143: Black Nurse Network Summer Service Project
- #142: Access to Making (AMP) Scholarships
- #141: Friendship Park Asphalt Project
- #140: Kardelens Rug Project
2022
- #139: KIN
- #138: Spring 2023 Collegiate Musical
- #137: The Remembering Room
- #136: No Guns Allowed
- #135: HAP Hive
- #134: Modern Gargoyle Project
- #133: Reimagined Recycling (10th Anniversary Award Winner)
- #132: Carrick Community Pavilion (10th Anniversary Award Winner)
- #131: Act Up (10th Anniversary Award Winner)
- #130: Youth Shakespeare Society of Pittsburgh
- #129: Spark/Pride 2022
- #128: Yinz Run Club
- #127: The Inklings Book Co-op with a Social Justice Mission
- #126: Black Hair Equity at the McKeesport Downtown Housing Low Barrier Shelter
2021
- #125: Emergency Essentials for Single Mothers
- #124: Little Seed Library
- #123: The Mobile Thriving Respite
- #122: Looking Glass
- #121: Pittsburgh Garbage Olympics
- #120: City Visions
- #119: Painting Main
- #118: Wilkinsburg Library’s Library of Things
- #117: Baby Bison Days Charity Powwow
- #116: Joy Riders Pittsburgh
- #115: Soil Sisters Plant Nursery
- #114: Inwood Mural Proposal
2020
- #113: Bodega Babies
- #112: Collaborative Haiku Billboards: The Rona Edition
- #111: Braddock Community Conservation Corp
- #110: Caileigh Lynn McDowell Pop-Up! Voter Registration
- #109: Empty Space Project
- #108: Civil Saturdays
- #107: Grace Space
- #106: Bolly Boutique
- #105: Vintage Computers in the Digital Age
- #104: Pittsbubble!
- #103: The Mirage
- #102: Community Repair Clinics
2019
- #101: Pittsburgh Jail Education Leadership Training
- #100: Awesome Community Baby Shower
- #99: Suicide Prevention Training
- #98: The BlackTeaBrownSuga Network
- #97: VoiceGivers Choir
- #96: Treecup Tea
- #95: November 9, 2016 (One Thousand Cranes)
- #94: Pittsburgh Bereavement Doulas
- #93: Queerling Collective: Brunchaus
- #92: Let’s Go Fishing
- #91: We All Eat: Neighbors Feeding Neighbors
- #90 Special Event: Share Awesome
- #89: Roadkill Gallery
- #88: Orchestra Park
2018
- #87: Challenge Course for Challenged Lives
- #86: Crickets to Betsy! A Farm for Fun and Bugs
- #85: Operation Troop Appreciation – Veterans Holiday Party
- #84: SoftSpot
- #83: Look Who’s Here! Carpool Karaoke Edition
- #82 Special Award: Busnegie Museum of Art
- #81: Giant Puppet Dance Party
- #80: I Shine Beauty Academy
- #79: Marshmallow
- #78: Stories that Heal
- #77: Jumping Jack Theater
- #76: ReMasterpieces
- #75: Shit Show, Flush It
2017
- #74: Never Fear Being Different
- #73: girlFx presents: Tea Time
- #72: White Oak EMS Search and Rescue K9 Team
- #71: YNGBLKPGH
- #70: Patina: The Art of Aging
- #69: Trash Bubbles
- #68: TEDxYouth Blue Slide Park
- #67: Free Art PGH
- #66: Allentown: Then and Now
- #65: Spare Change
- #64: Kenny’s
2016
- #63: Global Minds
- #62: Hope Night
- #61: Girls Write Pittsburgh
- #60: Hops on Lots
- #59: Boys Build
- #58: Project Ignite
- #57: Community-Sourced Mixtape Project
- #56: John Riegert
- #55: Traveling Accessible Playground
- #54: Street Side Karaoke
- #53: Doors Open Pittsburgh
- #52: The Long Song
- #51: The Family Farm
2015
- #50: Wanna CEEMI?
- #49: Mobile Dyeing Class
- #48: Sugar and Spice Ice Cream Boat
- #47: SisterFriend
- #46: H3O/OO3
- #45: Black Girls Do Bike
- #44: Poetry Houses
- #43: The Pearl Club University
- #42: Keep ARTisan Alive
- #41: Pittonkatonk
- #40: Busk Street Stage
- #39: 76<100
2014
- #38: Operation Valor Arts
- #37: The Refinery
- #36: Pittsburgh’s Smallest Jazz Club
- #35: Iron Garden Walk
- #34: Ramble League
- #33: Diverse Mothering Initiative
- #32: Mobile Sculpture Workshop
- #31: Global Switchboard
- #30: Bandi Schaum Art in the Garden
- #29: Farm Truck Foods
- #28: Urban RC in Homewood
- #27: Orchard for Isaac
2013
- #26: Kiss for Peace
- #25: The Drop Project
- #24: PittMesh
- #23: Tip Type
- #22: Cupcakes and Culture
- #21: GLAD Bags for Foster Children
- #20: Carrie Deer Salvage Art Workshop
- #19: First Editions
- #18: The Creped Crusade
- #17: Share Closet
- #16: Knit the Bridge
- #15: 60 Seconds of Pure Freedom
2012
- #14: Juice Up 412
- #13: Healcrest Urban Farm
- #12: Urban Stitches
- #11: Zip Pitt
- #10: The Caldwell Project
- #9: Smiles for Hilltop
- #8: The First Bytes Society
- #7: Pittsburgh Light Disco
- #6: Exquisite Machine
- #5: Dickson Elementary Outdoor Art Garden
- #4: Community Steps Cooperative
- #3: Art Barge now called The Drift
2011
- #2: Pop-Up Co-Op, launched as the Morningside Pop-Up Market
- #1: The Puppet Photo Booth