About the Working Group
The Covid-19 Arts Working Group (CAWG), a collaboration of 15 foundations and an anonymous donor in the Pittsburgh metro area, announces the Arts Ι Equity Ι Reimagined Fund, in response to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as long-standing disparities in funding for small and marginalized arts and cultural organizations in the southwestern Pennsylvania region.
The current list of collaborating foundations:
Allegheny Regional Asset District
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
The Benter Foundation
The Buhl Foundation
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
The Community Foundation of Fayette County
Eden Hall Foundation
The Fine Foundation
The Grable Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
Henry L. Hillman Foundation
The McCune Foundation
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Opportunity Fund
The Pittsburgh Foundation
The group has collectively committed almost $3.5 million to date and continues to fundraise for the effort. The Working Group remains open to additional public, private, and corporate foundations who wish to participate or learn more. Interested foundation representatives should email getinfo@artsreimagined.org or call (412) 219-6584 to inquire.
