Benedum Foundation awards $2.5 million grant to The Pittsburgh Promise
PITTSBURGH, Pa., February 5, 2009 -- The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation is the latest foundation to add its support to The Pittsburgh Promise with a grant of $2.5 million over the next five years. The grant will be paid in annual installments of $500,000.
The First ‘UPMC/Pittsburgh Promise Report Card to the Community’ Highlights First Year Accomplishments
Special community briefing details progress in supporting education after high school and college retention rates
Pittsburgh Promise Receives Gift from First Community Group with History of Supporting Public Education
National Council of Jewish Women in Pittsburgh
Becomes First Community Group to Join ‘Committee of 100’
<strong style="FONT-SIZE: 14px"> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left>Pittsburgh Promise Applicant Families Eligible for Help in Completing <br />Tax Preparation and Federal Financial Aid Forms</P> <P style="FONT-SIZE: 15px" align=left><span>United Way and NEED Partner with Pittsburgh Public Schools <br />to Enhance College Application and Promise Scholarship Process</span> </P></strong>
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Neighbor-Aid reaches $1m mark in emergency aid to nonprofits
PITTSBURGH, Pa., October 1, 2009 – As grants to nonprofit organizations passed the $1 million mark from the Neighbor-Aid emergency fund, a warning was sounded by The Pittsburgh Foundation about the severe threat to the region’s safety net resulting from the continued State budget impasse.
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