Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE PROMOTES HIGH EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AMONG URBAN YOUTH, FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY ACCESS, AND FUELS A PREPARED AND DIVERSE REGIONAL WORKFORCE.
TO SUPPORT THE PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION.
THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2007 WITH A $100 MILLION COMMITMENT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER (UPMC). UPMC'S COMMITMENT INCLUDES AN INITIAL $10 MILLION CONTRIBUTION AND THE REMAINING $90 MILLION WAS A CHALLENGE GRANT INTENDED TO SPUR A COMMUNITY-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL $150 MILLION FROM OTHER PRIVATE SOURCES, INCLUDING FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS.OUR MISSION: THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE PROMOTES HIGH EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS AMONG URBAN YOUTH, FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POST-SECONDARY ACCESS, AND FUELS A PREPARED AND DIVERSE REGIONAL WORKFORCE.OUR VISION: WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE ALL OUR URBAN YOUTH ARE EQUIPPED TO REACH POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS SERVE ALL CHILDREN EXCELLENTLY, OUR CITY IS FLOURISHING IN ALL ITS NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OUR WORKFORCE IS WIDELY DIVERSE AND HIGHLY SKILLED TO ADVANCE A REGION THAT IS GOOD AND JUST FOR ALL.OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES:-EQUITY AND INCLUSION: WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMINC, RACIAL, SOCIAL, AND CULTURAL EQUITY AD INCLUSION.-EXCELLENCE: WE CONDUCT OUR WORK WITH URGENCY, STEWARD OUR RESOURCES PRUDENTLY, AND APPLY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM.-INTEGRITY: WE DEMONSTRATE ACCOUNTABILITY TO OUR STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS BY PERFORMING OUR WORK WITH TRANSPARENCY, DISCIPLINE, AND COMPASSION.-IMPACT: WE REGULARLY EVALUATE OUR IMPACT AND USE DATA AND RESEARCH TO GUIDE OUR DECISION-MAKING.-COMMITMENT: WE ARE DRIVEN BY A PASSION FOR OUR VISION AND MISSION AND A BELIEF THAT OUR WORK STRENGTHENS THE REGION, INSPIRES SYSTEMIC CHANGE, AND TRANSFORMS LIVES.THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE CONDUCTS OUTREACH IN ALL PITTSBURGH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS AND ITS CHARTERS IN AN EFFORT TO CULTIVATE RELATIONSHIPS AND PROMOTE ACHIEVEMENT.AS OF JUNE 2020, THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE'S RESULTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: -60% OF GRADUATING SENIORS FROM THE CLASS OF 2019 WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP;-MORE THAN 9,567 STUDENTS RECEIVED $146 MILLION IN PROMISE SCHOLARSHIPS;-THEY ATTENDED 135 POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA;-MORE THAN 3,375 STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATED WITH A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION;-PROMISE ALUMNI ARE WORKING AND CONTRIBUTING TO MORE THAN 650 ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR REGION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Saleem Ghubril | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 55 | $211,582 |
| Shelley Scherer | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $119,725 |
| Marsha Kolbe | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $107,591 |
| Debra Kline Demchak | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Kiya Tomlin | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Lewis | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Franco Harris | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| James E Taylor | PERM DIRECTOR EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| William Peduto | PERM DIRECTOR EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Hamlet | PERM DIRECTOR EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Witte Entered 1019 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vanessa Thompson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James Spencer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Schroeder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Schaich Entered 320 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Ruttenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aleta Richards | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Perlow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Laskow | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Lang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kirk Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Hathaway Entered 1119 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joshua Devine | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Candi Castleberry-Singleton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Boughner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Barkman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chester R Babst Iii | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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