The Sprout Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding various programs designed to increase civic engagement in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
.
Sprout-funded murals were named the "Best Public Art" by the ''
Pittsburgh City Paper
The ''Pittsburgh City Paper'' is Pittsburgh's leading alternative weekly newspaper which focuses on local news, opinion, and arts and entertainment. It bought out ''In Pittsburgh Weekly'' in 2001. As of April 2015, ''City Paper'' is the 14th ...
'' in 2006.
The Sprout Fund hosts an annual fundraiser called "Hothouse", a "roving party". Most of that money funds the "Sprout Seed Awards", a series of small to moderate grants.
Projects funded
* ''
The New Yinzer''
*''
The Original Magazine'
* ''
Weave Magazine''
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Handmade Arcade
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Conflict Kitchen
See also
*
Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia mural program
References
Non-profit organizations based in Pittsburgh
Culture of Pittsburgh
2001 establishments in Pennsylvania
Organizations established in 2001
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