Equity and Inclusion in Action

2022 Impact Report

organizational growth

Neighborhood Allies stepped into 2022 with optimism and purpose. We continued strengthening our programs on all fronts and scaling our work to address the root causes of inequity and injustice.

Letter From Leadership
Our Impact
Revitalize Neighborhoods
Foster Economic Opportunity
Build Capacity
Advance Equity
Organizational Growth
Organization-in-Residence
Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center
Financials
Thank You

Equity and Inclusion in Action

2022 Impact Report

Letter From Leadership
Our Impact
Revitalize Neighborhoods
Foster Economic Opportunity
Build Capacity
Advance Equity
Organizational Growth
Organization-in-Residence
Pittsburgh Financial Empowerment Center
Financials
Thank You

Since 2014, our investments have leveraged over $68 million into our neighborhoods, including these 2022 achievements:

$5M
Invested into Pittsburgh Neighborhoods
500
Small Businesses Supported
+130
Nonprofits with Increased Capacity
Image of a young Black boy with a laptop on a small desk in front of him. Two more young people sit at desks in front of him. They all focus on the front of the room, and we see the backs of their heads.
Image of Presley, our President and CEO, with Executive Director of McAuley Ministries. He is receiving a grant check. Behind them is a street in the Hill District on the left. On the right is a colorful mural painted along the side of a concrete set of stairs.
Image of Javier, our staff person, teaching a class of teens about financial education. A row of teens sit along a long grey table at the back of the room, while we see Javier's back. He wears a blue polo shirt.
Image of a financial empowerment center counselor with a client. They look at a laptop on a brown desk in front of them.
A selfie of several of our staff members at Kennywood. Everyone is smiling at the camera.
An image of people mingling in a conference room. On the wall are three posters, each explaining a different design concept for a community playground. Jordan, our social impact designer, hands out color-coded sticky notes for people to vote on the designs and leave comments.
An image of several staff members at the site of a future playground. Everyone wears shirts with the Neighborhood Allies logo on them, some wear gloves and hold garden tools. Everyone is smiling at the camera. A green fence and newly planted trees can be seen behind us.
Close-up image of 3 women smiling at the camera with their arms around each other.
Image of our Social Impact Designer, Jordan Swartz helping out a business owner. Jordan, a white woman, sits outside at a picnic table under an umbrella. She points at a computer while the business owner - a Black woman with glasses wearing a blue sweatshirt - looks on.

Through organizational introspection and innovation, alongside insights from our board, staff, partners, and residents — In 2022, we:

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Launched 5 new community-serving programs including:

  • Small Business Boost
  • Eviction Prevention Boost
  • Social Impact Design
  • Neighborhood Capital Fund
  • Emerging Developer Fund
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Welcomed 3 new, talented and diverse staff members to our team.

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Invested 84% of our total expenses directly into neighborhoods.

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Grew and diversified our sources of funding including:

  • UPMC: $150,000
  • Comcast $110,000
  • PPG Foundation: $45,000
  • Pittsburgh Arena Real Estate Development: $33,333
  • BPG Foundation: $16,667
  • Buckingham Asset Management: $10,000
  • US Mayors Office: $10,000
  • National Disability Institute: $6,000
  • AARP: $5,000
  • Pittsburgh Steelers Social Justice Grant: $3,000
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Invested $5 million directly into neighborhoods including, but not limited to:

  • Digital Inclusion Centers and Support: $980,000
  • Centralized Real Estate Accelerator Projects: $750,000
  • Support of the Pittsburgh FEC Counselors: $395,000
  • Direct Technical Assistance: $360,000
  • RISE HIGH Grant Partnership Awards: $315,000
  • Black Mental Health Investments: $310,000
  • Small Business Grants: $105,000
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Continued implementation of our 3-Year Roadmap that reflects our best thinking about the potential and role our organization plays in transforming Pittsburgh’s communities into places of opportunity. We continue to make meaningful strides towards creating a stronger and more connected, empowered, and equitable community development system.

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Raised over $6 million to support our comprehensive suite of services.

Neighborhood Allies
429 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1900
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.471.3727
www.neighborhoodallies.org info@neighborhoodallies.org

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