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The Pittsburgh Foundation offers a variety of fund options: |
allow the donor to recommend grants to specific nonprofit organizations (They must be bona fide nonprofit organizations and are subject to approval by The Pittsburgh Foundation's Board of Directors.) The original donor may also determine what the purpose of the fund will be after the donor's death, or may appoint future advisors (successor advisors) who will advise on its distribution annually.
benefit students throughout the United States. Most frequently, donors established funds that assist high school seniors seeking post-secondary eduction. There are, however, funds that focus on college, graduate or technical school students who are pusuing specific areas of interest. Donors may choose the type of assistance they would like to provide, whether to help pay tuition or purchase school-related items such as books and computers. Some funds have been created to assist elementary school children in obtaining music lessons.
allow the donor to specify eligible nonprofit organization(s) to receive annual grants. This is a commitment to one or more specific organizations. Should the organization(s) cease to exist after the donor's death, the Foundation will honor the donor's original intent by making grants to a current existing organization with the same mission or purpose. |
provide grants within the overall direction of the donor's areas of interest. This type of fund allows donors to support a broad area of concerns. For example, a donor may be interested in having the fund address grant making that benefits children, the arts or the elderly. Specific charities would not be named, but all grants from the fund would be directed toward programs that address the field of the donor's interest within the greater Pittsburgh region.
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provides grants to organizations within the Foundation's Targeted Areas for Impact. Grant making from this fund is based on priorities established by the Board of Directors to meet the community's most pressing needs. The Targeted Areas for Impact are: Achieving Educational Excellence and Equity, Fostering Economic Development, Supporting Families, Children and Youth, Reducing Disparities in Health Outcomes and Advancing the Arts.
are permanent endowments established by local nonprofit organizations to provide ongoing unrestricted support for the organization's programs.
are established by donors to support investigation into the cause and cure of a variety of diseases. The Foundation's Medical Research Advisory Committees, composed of physicians and researchers, review proposals and make recommendations of worthy projects to teh Foundation's Board of Directors for approval.
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More information on funds at The Pittsburgh Foundation and sample agreements are available by calling the Development and Donor Services Department at 412.394.2653
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