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Preparing for liftoff
Westmoreland County foundation helps launch human services department.
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From Buffalo to Uvalde to Highland Park
Back on May 16, we posted this message as part of our outreach to Buffalo community foundation colleagues and residents reeling from a horrific mass shooting that left 10 people dead and three others wounded. Most of the victims were Black, targeted by the accused gunman who police say was steeped in white supremacist ideology.
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Rising to the challenge
As this 2021 Report to the Community went to press, the United States had just passed a horrific milestone: at least 1 million dead since the onset of the pandemic virus COVID-19 two years ago.
The casualty count outstrips all this country’s combat deaths from all the wars of the 20th century, and translated into life expectancy, the virus carved more than two years off the average life span, the largest decline in 80 years. Closer to home, nearly 3 million Pennsylvanians were infected and 45,000 died with the virus as a direct or probable cause.
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Learning, Then Leading
Suschak carries on lessons from rewarding New Philanthropic Leaders program
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Giving back: Visionaries create a culture of philanthropy
Donor group gears up for a Pitch-In Party this fall.
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Congratulations to Celeste Smith and all of the Independent Sector Bridging Fellows
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s own senior program officer for arts and culture is one of 10 Pittsburgh-based changemakers to be named an Independent Sector Bridging Fellow in May of 2022.
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Pittsburgh Foundation scholarship leads to run for office
Sean Meloy credits a fellowship awarded through The Pittsburgh Foundation for his path into politics.
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Pittsburgh embraces Buffalo
We extend our hearts and our sympathy to the people of Buffalo – to the families of those who were killed, to Black residents fearful and exhausted from racist violence, and to residents across the city who now carry the burden of being a scene of a tragedy and a crime.
The facts about what happened in the Tops Friendly Markets store in Masten Park resonate with us in Pittsburgh, as they no doubt do in dozens of other American cities. We know what it is like to grieve our way through the devastating impact of a violent massacre fueled by hate.
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Meet advisor Katharine Perry, CFP
As a certified financial planner and client advisor at CooksonPeirce, Katharine Perry knows her way around a stock portfolio. She also knows what makes people tick. Her training in psychology and social work gives her insight into the deeply personal ways people approach financial matters and charitable giving. In this Q&A, we learn more about what motivates her as a wealth advisor.