The Pittsburgh Foundation
Maura Jacob, MPH, MSW, currently serves as the Policy and Community Impact Officer at The Pittsburgh Foundation, a position held since May 2023. Prior experience includes roles at Allegheny County Health Department as a Public Health Policy Specialist from September 2019 to May 2023, during which responsibilities included managing COVID-19 response efforts and serving as a Health in All Policies Fellow. Additional positions include Special Projects Graduate Intern at Jefferson Regional Foundation, Lead Canvasser for Our Kids. Our Commitment., and various roles in program assistance and community organization. Maura Jacob holds a Master of Public Health and a Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh, a Human Services Management Certificate, and a Bachelor's degree in Religion/Religious Studies from Boston University.
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.