Organization: PITTSBURGH ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION
Mission: THE FOUNDATION ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY PROVIDING GRANTS FOR WORTHY PROJECTS AND EDUCATIONAL AWARDS TO SCHOLARS PRIMARILY WITHIN THE PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY.
Activities: CELEBRATION OF ROTARY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT CONTINUE TO BE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS THAT PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SERVICE, ENCOURAGE HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN ALL VOCATIONS, AND HELP BUILD GOODWILL AND PEACE IN THE WORLD. THE CELEBRATION EVENTS INCLUDE THE OF PITTSBURGH ROTARY ETHICS EXCELLENCE AWARDS (PREEA) & THE OUTSTANDING PITTSBURGHERS AND LEADERS (OPAL) AWARDS.
THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS CURRENTLY ATTENDING HIGH SCHOOL IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON NEED, SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, COMMUNITY SERVICE, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, AND AN ESSAY ON HOW HIGHER EDUCATION WILL HELP THE APPLICANT ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS.
THE PITTSBURGH ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION APPROVES GRANTS FOR WORTHY PROJECTS OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICE TO OTHERS, PROMOTE INTEGRITY, AND ADVANCE WORLD UNDERSTANDING, GOODWILL, AND PEACE THROUGH OUR FELLOWSHIP OF BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH OUR LOCAL SERVICE PROJECTS.
NTEE category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Secondary category: Education