Our Partners

Funding Partners

Collaboration is core to the operations of Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State, making it possible for us to provide diverse programming and community support projects throughout the Pittsburgh region. Our work would not be possible without the generous support of our funders and the strong relationships we’ve cultivated with our neighbors.

Funding for the Center is provided by Penn State Outreach. We are grateful for the Center’s supplemental operational support from Allegheny County, as well as the additional program support from a variety of private and public funders, including grants and contracts from local Pittsburgh area foundations, public agencies, nonprofits, and private donors.

We thank, in particular, Lennon, Smith, Soulereat Engineering, Inc. for funding an endowment; Partner4Work for supporting the Summer Learn & Earn Program; the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for funding green infrastructure projects and programs; Robert and Patty Tunno for creating and sponsoring the CITY program; and PepsiCo and Tarkett Commercial Flooring for providing funds for the Urban Sustainability Fellowship for City Semester students.

Project Partners

The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center is most successful when we engage with our partners in the community. In addition to collaborating with local businesses, we have recently worked with the following organizations in support of their efforts in the Pittsburgh region:

  • Allegheny County Conservation District
  • Audubon Society
  • Brashear Association
  • Breathe Project
  • City of Pittsburgh
  • Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
  • Community College of Allegheny County
  • Global Pittsburgh
  • Green Building Alliance
  • Green Infrastructure Network
  • Grounded Strategies
  • 412 Food Rescue
  • Just Harvest
  • Larimer Consensus Group & Larimer Green Team
  • New Sun Rising
  • Penn State Extension Allegheny County
  • Pennsylvania Environmental Council
  • Pennsylvania Resources Council
  • Pennsylvania Solar Center
  • Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
  • Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
  • Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
  • Sankofa Village Community Garden
  • Tree Pittsburgh
  • Upstream Pittsburgh
  • Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh

Working with the [Franco Harris Pittsburgh] Center on Project 15206 was a collaborative, efficient experience. They put all the moving parts together, organizing design charrettes and some smaller professional meetings with folks in the design community. The staff from the Center got to the good ideas quickly, which really helped the project team focus in on the most promising opportunities and kept things moving and on schedule.

—John K. Buck, CPSS, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Memberships

The Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center at Penn State is proud to hold membership in the following organizations:

  • African American Chamber of Commerce of Western Pennsylvania
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development
  • Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership
  • Green Building Alliance
  • Pittsburgh Technology Council
  • Sustainable Pittsburgh