Connect with Institutions

To date, 41 local nonprofits in the Greater Pittsburgh region have joined the Climate Toolkit Initiative

Use the search and filter functions below to find organizations that have achieved various important milestones and see resources from those organizations to help you plan your own initiatives. Each institution has a contact listed – you are encouraged to reach out and start a conversation!

Search by Name

Institution Type

Animals, Plants and the EnvironmentArts and CultureEducationHuman ServicesInternational and Foreign AffairsPublic HealthReligion and Spirituality

Budget

Less than $1,000,000$1,000,000 – $4,999,999$5,000,000 – $9,999,999$10,000,000 or higher

Select a CHECKBOX to filter ORGANIZATIONS that have achieved a particular goal.

Air Quality

Adopting clean air workplace policies to reduce the release of pollutants, educating staff and public, and protecting employees on days with compromised outdoor air

Avoiding building and working materials with VOCs (volatile organic compounds)

Installing building air monitoring equipment that measures climate-impacting air pollutants

Buildings and Energy

Building new buildings to meet efficiency standards

Improving efficiency in existing buildings

Renewable energy purchasing

Engagement

Assisting others in making climate-conscious decisions

Educating the public on best practices to mitigate and reduce global climate change

Engaging in public advocacy and action

Food

Prioritizing food sourced within 100-mile radius of site

Prioritizing vegan and vegetarian options when providing food for staff and community

Investment

Adopting a socially responsible investment and partnership policy

Divesting from fossil fuel investments

Landscapes

Electrification of maintenance equipment

Reduce grass lawns with native/climate resilient plants

Support for reforestation

Research

Conducting region-specific research related to the ecological effects of climate change

Conducting research on the effectiveness of climate communication methodologies

Transportation

Adding electric vehicle charging to campus

Incentivizing employees and public to forgo single-occupant vehicle transportation

Vehicle fleet electrification

Waste

Composting organic waste

Eliminating single-use plastic

Recycling metals, glass and plastic

Water

Reduction of municipal water use

Reuse of captured and treated rainwater

1Hood Media

412 Food Rescue

ACH Clear Pathways

Allegheny CleanWays

Allegheny County Parks Foundation

Allegheny GoatScape

Allegheny Land Trust

Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania

Axiom Advancement Corporation

BikePGH

Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

City of Asylum

Communitopia

Environmental Health Project

Foundation of HOPE

Friends of the Riverfront

Fruit Tree Planting Foundation

Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Green Building Alliance

Group Against Smog & Pollution (GASP)

Grow Pittsburgh

Industrial Arts Workshop

Landforce

Neighborhood Resilience Project

Pennsylvania Solar Center

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium

Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation

Riverside Center for Innovation

Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition

The Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania

Tree Pittsburgh

UpstreamPgh

Venture Outdoors

Women for a Healthy Environment

WORK

World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

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