Dietrich Foundation Greenville Fund invites grant applications

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 21, 2020 -  The Pittsburgh Foundation is accepting grant applications for The Dietrich Foundation Greenville, Pa. Fund. Selection of grantees will be made by the nine-member committee of The Dietrich Foundation and awards will be announced in early summer.    

The grants, estimated to total $60,000, will support cultural, educational and other charitable organizations and projects in the Borough of Greenville in Mercer County. Grant proposals must be submitted online by noon on Feb. 12, to http://pittsburghfoundation.org/dietrichgreenville.

Eligible grantees must be 501(c)3 organizations that are not classified as private foundations under Section 509(a). The Borough of Greenville is eligible. Annual amounts available for distribution are expected to increase in future years.

The Dietrich Foundation Greenville, Pa. Fund was established as part of an estate bequest from former steel industry executive William S. Dietrich II, who died in 2011. The fund is managed at The Pittsburgh Foundation and is advised by board members of The Dietrich Foundation.

For additional information, please visit http://pittsburghfoundation.org/dietrich.                                        

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