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As an introduction to our annual report, Jack McGinley and Lisa Schroeder reflect on 2025 and look ahead to the future.

Following the announcement by Lisa Schroeder, President & CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation, to retire this spring, the Foundation’s board and its executive search partner, Isaacson, Miller, are searching for the organization’s next leader. 

For many, the path to philanthropy begins with a single step of realization that success is best measured not by what we accumulate, but by what we share. John and Betsy Baun began their journey on Dec. 29, 2011, with a strategic financial decision that has since blossomed into a profound commitment to uplifting the Pittsburgh region.

Doug DeNardo is the 2025 recipient of the Partner in Philanthropy Award, given to a financial advisor who has shown an outstanding commitment to The Pittsburgh Foundation, The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County and community.

The loss of SNAP benefits places undue pressure on families to afford groceries and on food banks and charities to find help to continue their support our neighbors. Learn about available resources to provide or find help.

Learn how to ensure your philanthropic goals are realized from Katie Larsen, managing director and wealth management advisor of The Larsen Group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a planning-based practice in Sewickley.

Overcoming homelessness in the Pittsburgh region is one of our area’s most complex and pressing challenges. The unhoused population’s needs are diverse, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach or simple solution to help unhoused people achieve stability and life-long success.

Planned giving may also be called legacy giving or charitable estate planning. Regardless of the name, this philanthropic strategy is employed by donors who wish to contribute a charitable gift to an organization beyond one’s lifetime.

Office furniture donations aid area nonprofits

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