The Pittsburgh Foundation
Jamillia Kamara, M.Ed., serves as the Senior Program Officer for Education at The Pittsburgh Foundation, leveraging extensive experience as an educator, advocate, and social entrepreneur to address economic injustice in communities. With a background that includes roles as a Program Officer and Program Associate, Jamillia has fostered innovative strategies for system transformation. Additionally, Jamillia participates as an Ambassador for One Young World and has held fellowships at ABFE and the American Council on Germany focused on empowering Black communities and promoting diversity in transatlantic relations. Previous roles include Program Manager at Public Allies and Multicultural Community Family Services, and Elementary School Teacher at Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School. Jamillia holds a Doctor of Education from Duquesne University and multiple degrees related to education and urban affairs.
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations and is the 15th largest of more than 750 community foundations across the United States. As a community foundation, our resources comprise endowment funds established by individuals, businesses and organizations with a passion for charitable giving and a deep commitment to the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation currently has more than 2,200 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations, assets of more than $1.2 billion. The Foundation's grants benefit a broad spectrum of community life within Pittsburgh and beyond The Foundation has strengthened its focus on community and the positive impact it strives to achieve through its grantmaking, the engagement of its donors in critical regional issues and its activities around convening and leadership in collaboration with funding and civic partners.