The most rewarding thing you do all year may be volunteering and giving to help your neighbors meet their basic needs. Please give generously to the worthy non-profits below this Giving Tuesday. Their work transforms lives and uplifts communities throughout the region.
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
The holidays offer the promise of connection and celebration, and the opportunity to share all that we have with people we love. It’s a moment to consider how you can have a significant impact on others. At United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, we are dedicated to making sure that everyone in our region has what they need to thrive. Uncertain economic conditions have made that more difficult than ever. This is especially true for those whose SNAP food assistance benefits were disrupted by the government shutdown.
If you’re not yet familiar with our work, please consider this your invitation to learn more about what we do. Each year, we raise more than $30 million to fund vital human services in our region. We then award those funds to human services agencies that meet basic needs, move people to financial stability, and build for success in school and life.
United Way’s Impact
What is surprising to many is that United Way is also a significant driver of the local economy. A study published last year by PwC found that, in 2023 alone, United Way contributed $65.4 million to the regional gross domestic product. Further, every dollar invested by United Way is essentially doubled, generating at least two dollars of positive economic value. Every United Way job creates more than four additional local jobs, for a total of 581 jobs created across the region. Facts like these show that giving is good for everyone, not just the agencies that receive grants.
Our work is only possible because we have the generous support of corporations, businesses, and foundations. These supporters stand with us in funding highly effective nonprofit partner agencies that are adept at collaborating and problem solving to make our region better for everyone. Please consider giving and volunteering with us to uplift our neighbors and community. In this Giving Guide I hope you’ll find inspiration to give generously, creating a stronger region for all.
– Bobbi Watt Geer, Ph.D., President & CEO of United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Give Back to These Pittsburgh Non-Profits on Giving Tuesday 2025
Children and Education Non-Profits
A+ Schools
Student success starts with showing up. When students are absent, they miss valuable learning opportunities. A+ Schools gets kids what they need so they can show up every day!
The Child Health Association of Sewickley
The Child Health Association of Sewickley unites women in volunteer service to fund children’s charities across Western Pennsylvania — a 102-year tradition of compassion, community, and lasting impact.
Foster Love Project
We are so grateful for every person that comes along with us in our mission of showing love in action to at-risk and vulnerable youth in our region.
Pennsylvania Women Work
Pennsylvania Women Work empowers individuals to advance in their careers and achieve self-sufficiency through life-changing career development programs, one-on-one career coaching, and mentorship.
Providence Connections
Providence Connections serves Pittsburgh’s North Side with comprehensive education and resources for families. These include a Keystone STARS 4 childcare facility with Head Start, Early Head Start, and Pre-K Counts classrooms, and the Northside Family Center.
Sarah Heinz House
Sarah Heinz House inspires members of all ages to realize their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment. When we invest in our community and its people, we invest in the greater good of all.
Hunger and Housing Non-Profits
Community Kitchen Pittsburgh
Community Kitchen Pittsburgh seeks to connect and support the regional food economy; to be an asset to our community, and to create lifelong opportunities for people who need employment.
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank ensures everyone has access to healthy meals. Join our network to help neighbors thrive with food for today, tomorrow, and a lifetime. Your support powers lasting change.
Hello Neighbor
Hello Neighbor empowers refugees and immigrants through community connections, ensuring their journey from arrival to belonging is guided by dignity, cultural sensitivity, and support.
Little Sisters of the Poor
The Little Sisters provide a home for those 65 or older who are financially needy. They offer 48 skilled nursing care rooms and 40 independent living apartments.
Neighborhood Legal Services
Justice should never depend on a paycheck. Neighborhood Legal Services opens doors to safety, stability, and hope—providing free civil legal help so our neighbors can protect their home, family, safety, and future.
Safe Moves for Seniors
Safe Moves for Seniors helps low-income older adults move safely and comfortably by covering all moving costs and coordination through local partnerships. Your support ensures every senior can transition to a secure home with dignity.
Westmoreland Food Bank
The Westmoreland Food Bank works to transform hunger into hope, creating a community where everyone has access to nourishing meals and a brighter future.
Arts and Culture Non-Profits
Pittsburgh Festival Opera
Pittsburgh Festival Opera redefines opera with world-class, boundary-breaking performances that unite artists and audiences in inspiring, personal, and accessible experiences. At PFO, it is all about the voice.
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting’s public mission is to serve all the people of our region with musical discovery and fact-based journalism that are vital to a thriving community. Donations will bolster an independent future.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
You can help the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy ensure that Fallingwater lives on as a place of beauty and a powerful source of inspiration for present and future generations.
Environment and Sustainability Non-Profits
Allegheny County Parks Foundation
The Allegheny County Parks Foundation improves, conserves, and restores nine county parks by protecting nature, restoring history, and creating accessible, sustainable spaces that enrich millions of lives every year.
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden
For over 10 years, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden has welcomed visitors to explore its 65 acres of gardens and woodlands. Help the Garden continue its conservation and sustainability impact with a donation.
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
The Parks Conservancy restores and cares for the city’s parks, creating vibrant, accessible green spaces, engaging communities through education and recreational programs, and fostering safe, inclusive places for all to enjoy.
WORK
We stand alongside the families we serve and accompany them with essential needs, training, and placement into dignified work. They graduate with a living income, and with opportunities to build generational wealth and end poverty.
Health and Wellness Non-Profits
Achieva
Achieva advocates, empowers, and supports people with disabilities throughout their lives. Your donation funds their independence, inclusion, and a life of personal significance for all.
Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh
This year the Benedictine Sisters of Pittsburgh celebrate over 155 years of service. Their daily prayers for peace, social justice, and hospitality are more vital today than ever before.
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh provides critical medical, social, and emotional care for children and families. Your gift helps The Children’s Home meet children and adults where they are, to offer them individualized support and compassionate care.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is dedicated to advancing research, supporting families, and raising awareness to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis and improve lives.
Family House
In the Shadyside area, Family House provides safe, affordable lodging near Pittsburgh hospitals, easing stress for patients and families during medical crises with comfort, support, and a welcoming home away from home.
Family Links
Family Links supports individuals and families through community, behavioral, and social programs that help people build resilience and independence. Together, we create pathways to hope for 11,000 individuals across our region.
Jewish Community Center
The JCC nurtures people and creates community each day and across every age group. Guided and inspired by Jewish values, we create inclusive spaces for growth, wellness, and belonging.
Metro Community Health Center
Metro Community Health Center provides inclusive primary, mental, and dental care across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Your donations help expand access through our sliding fee and Mobile Clinic programs.
Persad Center
Persad never turns anyone away from mental health services they may need. They accept most insurances—including Medicare and Medicaid—and offer care in-person or through tele-health, ensuring everyone can access the support they deserve.
Special Olympics
Special Olympics Pennsylvania provides year-round sports training and competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Vincentian
Vincentian has humbly and proudly served as a sanctuary of care and compassion for those most in need in the Pittsburgh community since 1924, establishing caregiving refuges for our most vulnerable neighbors.
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