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Nonprofit Overview
Mission:
Rooted in the Catholic reverence for the value of each person, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Foundation was established in 1984 to meet the increasing demands of the diocese’s burgeoning pastoral, educational and social programs. The Foundation’s purpose is to provide a permanent and secure funding stream to stabilize, strengthen and grow the Church’s mission and ministries. At the same time the Foundation provides individual Catholics – and women and men of good will who share the Church’s commitment to education, social services, health care and charity – a unique opportunity to leave a lasting personal legacy that can fulfill their call to be good stewards of the many gifts God has provided them, and to extend their charitable influence to the lives of future generations within a six county region that is southwestern Pennsylvania.
Programs:
Catholic Education http://diopitt.org/education/SupRept2008.pdf Currently 112 schools with nearly 24,000 students. Consistently achieving above national norms in standardized tests. In past 10 years more than 220 National Merit Finalists and Semi-Finalists. Consider: 99% success rate of Catholic High School students graduating; and 97% continuing on to post-secondary education. Catholic Schools provide well-prepared young citizens with a faith-based, values oriented foundation for leadership. Restricted contributions are welcomed for the Bishop’s Education Fund (BEF) earmarked either for a specific school or unrestricted for the “greatest need” at the time your gift is received. The BEF provides scholarship aid to needy students enrolled in one of the schools of the Catholic Diocese. Since its founding in 1996, the Bishop’s Education Fund has distributed more than $18.3 million in need-based aid. You are invited to create a named scholarship fund within the Bishop’s Education Fund.
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