The PNC Foundation
(formerly PNC Bank Foundation)
1 PNC Plz.
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249 5th Ave., 20th Fl.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1119
Telephone: (412) 762-2748
Contact: Eva Tansky Blum, Chair. and Pres.
Fax: (412) 705-3584
E-mail: eva.blum@pnc.com
URL: www.pncsites.com/pncfoundation/foundation_overview.html
Type of Grantmaker: Company-sponsored foundation
IRS Exemption Status: 501(c)(3)
Financial Data (yr. ended 12/31/11): Assets: $75,908,103; Total giving: $54,221,909
EIN: 251202255
990-PF: 2011 2010 2009 2009 2008 2007 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
Last Updated: 10/17/2012
Additional Contact Information
Additional contact: Michael Labriola, Secy., tel.: (412) 762-2803, e-mail: michael.labriola@pnc.com
Online Communications
PNC Grow Up Great Website
Donor(s)
PNC Equity Partners, LP
PNC Bank, N.A.
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Background
Established in 1970 in PA.
Limitations
Giving primarily in areas of company operations in Washington, DC, DE, FL, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MO, NJ, OH, TN,
VA, and WI, with emphasis on PA.
No support for discriminatory organizations, churches, religious organizations, advocacy groups, or private foundations.
No grants to individuals, or for endowments, conferences, seminars, tickets, or goodwill advertising, or annual campaigns
for hospitals, colleges, or universities; no loans (except for program-related investments)
Purpose and Activities
The foundation supports programs designed to enhance educational opportunities for children, with emphasis on
underserved pre-K children; and to promote the growth of targeted communities through economic development
initiatives.
Program Area(s)
The grantmaker has identified the following area(s) of interest:
Affordable Housing
The foundation supports programs designed to promote affordable housing for low-and moderate-income individuals;
provide counseling and services to help individuals maintain housing stock; offer transitional housing units and initiatives;
and provide credit counseling assistance to individuals to help them prepare for homeownership.
Arts and Culture
The foundation supports cultural enrichment programs designed to benefit the community.
Community Development
The foundation supports programs designed to provide technical assistance to, or loans for, small businesses located in
low-and moderate-income areas; and supports small businesses that employ low-and moderate-income individuals.
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Community Services
The foundation supports programs designed to provide social services; job training; essential services; early learning and
educational enrichment; and construction of community facilities for low-and moderate-income individuals and families.
Economic Development
The foundation supports programs designed to enhance quality of life through neighborhood revitalization, cultural
enrichment, and human services. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to promote growth of targeted
low-and moderate-income communities and/or provide services to those communities.
Education
The foundation supports educational programs for children and youth, teachers, and families, with emphasis on early
education initiatives for low-and moderate-income children. Special emphasis is directed toward programs designed to
promote math, science, or the arts; provide direct services for children in their classroom or community; foster
professional development for teachers; promote family engagement for children being served by grants; and include
volunteer opportunities for PNC employees.
Green Building
The foundation supports environmental projects and green building in local communities.
Matching Gift Program
The foundation matches contributions made by employees of PNC Financial Services Group and its subsidiaries to
educational institutions and human service organizations on a one-for-one basis from $50 to $2,500 per employee, per
year.
PNC Grow Up Great
Through the PNC Grow Up Great 10-year initiative, the foundation supports programs designed to improve school
readiness of children from birth to age five through grants to nonprofit organizations and early education centers involved
with math, science, the arts, and financial education for young children.
Revitalization and Stabilization of Low-and Moderate-Income Areas
The foundation supports programs designed to improve living and working conditions of low-and moderate-income
communities; eliminate blight; and attract and retain businesses and residents to the community.
Fields of Interest
Subjects
Arts
Arts education
Business/industry
Child development, education
Community/economic development
Community development, neighborhood development
Community development, small businesses
Economic development
Education, early childhood education
Elementary/secondary education
Employment, training
Environment Housing/shelter
Housing/shelter, home owners
Housing/shelter, temporary shelter
Human services
Human services, financial counseling
Mathematics
Science
Teacher school/education
Population Groups
Economically disadvantaged
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Geographic Focus
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
Wisconsin
Types of Support
Building/renovation
Capital campaigns
Continuing support
Curriculum development
Employee matching gifts
General/operating support
Matching/challenge support
Program-related investments/loans
Program development
Publication
Publications
Application guidelines
Corporate report
Application Information
An interview may be requested. Proposals may be submitted using the Delaware Valley Grantmakers, Greater Cincinnati
Foundation, or Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania Common Grant Application formats. Application form not
required. Applicants should submit the following:
1. How project will be sustained once grantmaker support is completed
2. Qualifications of key personnel
3. Statement of problem project will address
4. Population served
5. Name, address and phone number of organization
6. Copy of IRS Determination Letter
7. Brief history of organization and description of its mission
8. Copy of most recent annual report/audited financial statement/990
9. How project's results will be evaluated or measured
10. Descriptive literature about organization
11. Listing of board of directors, trustees, officers and other key people and their affiliations
12. Detailed description of project and amount of funding requested
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13. Copy of current year's organizational budget and/or project budget
14. Listing of additional sources and amount of support
15. Additional materials/documentation
Initial approach: Proposal to nearest local representative
Copies of proposal: 1
Common grant application(s) accepted: Common Grant Application (Delaware Valley Grantmakers); Common Grant
Application Format (Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania)
Board meeting date(s): Quarterly
Deadline(s): None
Final notification: Approximately 6 weeks
Officers and Trustees
Note: An asterisk (*) following an individual's name indicates an officer who is also a trustee or director.
Eva T. Blum,* Chairperson and President
Michael A. Labriola, Secretary
Thomas F. Garbe, Treasurer
George P. Long, III, Counsel
Joseph C. Guyaux
Affiliation(s):
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., President
Joan L. Gulley
Affiliation(s):
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Peter K. Classen
Neil Hall
Affiliation(s):
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Executive Vice President, Retail Banking
Roberta London
Donna C. Peterman
Affiliation(s):
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., C.C.O.
James E. Rohr
Affiliation(s):
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
PNC Bank, N.A., Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
Shelley J. Seifert
PNC Bank, N.A.
Memberships
Regional Associations of Grantmakers
Council of New Jersey Grantmakers
Delaware Valley Grantmakers
Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania
Ohio Grantmakers Forum
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Financial Data
Year ended 12/31/11:
Assets:
$75,90
8,103
(market
value)
Gifts
receive
d:
$1,405,
026
Expenditures: $58,723,250
Total giving: $54,221,909
Qualifying distributions: $58,588,768
Giving activities include:
$49,508,535 for 2,062 grants (high: $500,000; low: $100)
$4,713,374 for 3,918 employee matching gifts
Additional Location Information
County: Allegheny
Metropolitan area: Pittsburgh, PA
Congressional district: Pennsylvania District 14
Selected Grants
The following grants are a representative sample of this grantmaker's funding activity:
$3,250,000 to Sesame Workshop, New York, NY, in 2011. For Math Is Everywhere, payable
over 1 year.
$600,000 to United Way of Greater Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, in 2011. For annual contribution
to United Way of
Cleveland to support social services, health, education and other community services, payable
over 1 year.
$500,000 to Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA, in 2011. For architectural design phase of
the Pittsburgh Playhouse
Project, payable over 1 year.
$300,000 to Local Initiatives Support Corporation Greater Newark and Jersey City, Newark,
NJ, in 2011. To provide technical support and assistance to develop information-based
action plans and projects that improve appearance and viability of commercial corridors,
attract more customers and help businesses improve profitability, payable over 1 year.
$250,000 to YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, in 2011. For the construction and
operation of the new flagship
Fifth Avenue facility and operation of the US Steel Tower Facility, payable over 1 year.
$215,000 to Detroit Public Schools Foundation, Detroit, MI, in 2011. To facilitate a partnership
with DPSF, The Detroit
Science Center and Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in a pilot program to use science
and the arts to prepare
200 preschool children for school, payable over 1 year.
$50,000 to Franklin County Genealogical and Historical Society, Columbus, OH, in 2011.
To provide science programming to three Columbus Early Learning Centers and two South
Side Learning and Development Centers during the school year, payable over 1 year.
$20,000 to Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN, in 2011. For Arts United
member groups' partnership with Fort Wayne Community Schools' pre-K program
serving low- to moderate-income families, payable over 1 year.
$12,500 to Kalamazoo Valley Community College Foundation, Kalamazoo, MI, in 2011. To
provide financial assistance to students furthering their education, payable over 1 year.
$10,000 to Michigan Community Action Agency Association, Okemos, MI, in 2011. For
financial education courses to low- and moderate-income individuals in the Mid-Michigan
market, payable over 1 year.
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