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Philanthropic Investment Is Transforming Downtown Pittsburgh Into a Popular Tourist Destination, a Bustling Entertainment Hub�—�And the City’S New “In” Neighborhood THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS NONPROFIT ORG issue 2 2014 US POSTAGE Howard Heinz Endowment Vira I. Heinz Endowment PAID 625 Liberty Avenue PITTSBURGH PA 30th Floor PERMIT NO 57 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3115 412.281.5777 www.heinz.org Philanthropic investment is transforming Downtown Pittsburgh into a popular tourist destination, a bustling entertainment hub—and the city’s new “in” neighborhood. The Magazine of The Heinz Endowments Preteen promise. page 4 This magazine was printed on Opus Dull, which has among the highest post-consumer waste content of any premium coated paper. Opus is third-party certifi ed according to the chain-of-custody standards of FSC.® The electricity used to make it comes from Green e-certifi ed renewable energy. GIRLS ON FIRE ARTISTS’ COLLECTIONS 33 CLEARING SAFE KEEPING Veteran Leaders CONGESTION With support from The Heinz The City of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Offi cials representing 40 municipalities and Endowments, the nonprofi t Mellon University are expanding a network 11 school districts in southwestern Pennsylvania’s Leadership Pittsburgh provided a of high-tech traffi c signals that adapt to vehicle Mon Valley have unveiled a plan for a regional training series for post-9/11 travel in real time, reducing congestion and air land bank that is expected to open next year. The veterans that usually is reserved pollution. In 2012, 18 signals were installed in the Endowments awarded a $45,000 grant to the Steel for business executives and other city’s East Liberty neighborhood, resulting in a professionals. The Community 42 percent drop in vehicle wait time, a 24 percent Valley, Turtle Creek Valley and Twin Rivers councils Leadership Course for Veterans reduction in travel time and a 21 percent drop in of governments to support their work in developing accepted vets who had shown vehicle emissions. Plans call for extending the the land bank plan. The foundation provided community involvement and network through several other communities, inside additional funding to the Housing Alliance of leadership potential. Participants equipping up to 49 intersections with the smarter Pennsylvania, a statewide coalition of organizations in the pilot program committed signals. In addition to federal, state and city funding to attending one training session for the project, philanthropic support has been Board of Directors The Heinz Endowments was formed state of knowledge and practice in advocating for safe and affordable housing, as part each week for six months. The provided by The Heinz Endowments, the from the Howard Heinz Endowment, the fi elds in which we work. Our fi elds of the project. The land bank is designed to promote initiative included partnerships University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Teresa Heinz revitalization by having the ability to acquire established in 1941, and the Vira I. of emphasis include philanthropy in with the YMCA of Greater the Richard King Mellon and Hillman Chairman Pittsburgh, the Boys & Girls Heinz Endowment, established in 1986. general and the disciplines represented blighted property without having to pay delinquent foundations. Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, James M. Walton It is the product of a deep family by our fi ve grantmaking programs: taxes to a municipality, school district or county. 90.5 WESA and WQED-TV. Vice chairman commitment to community and the Arts & Culture; Children, Youth & The bank will manage the property while looking common good that began with H.J. Families; Community & Economic for a buyer, thus preventing a drain on municipal André T. Heinz Heinz, and that continues to this day. Development; Education; and services or a reduction in property values. Christopher D. Heinz The Endowments is based in Environment. H. John Heinz IV Pittsburgh, where we use our region In life, Howard Heinz and Vira I. Sasha L. Heinz as a laboratory for the development Heinz set high expectations for their Damon Aherne The welcoming Hazelwood doors to local children. Carol R. Brown of solutions to challenges that are philanthropy. Today, the Endowments Center opened in June in the Hazelwood has lacked a Jared L. Cohon national in scope. Although the majority is committed to doing the same. heart of the community’s neighborhood school since Judith M. Davenport of our giving is concentrated within Our charge is to be diligent, thoughtful struggling business district. Burgwin Elementary closed in Franco Harris southwestern Pennsylvania, we work and creative in continually working It contains the library, an early 2006. The Endowments- learning program and family supported Hazelwood Wendy Mackenzie wherever necessary, including to set new standards of philanthropic Shirley M. Malcom support services. The center Initiative purchased the school state wide and nationally, to fulfi ll excellence. Recognizing that none was constructed according to building from Pittsburgh Public James E. Rohr our mission. of our work would be possible without rigorous Passive House energy- Schools earlier this year, Drue Heinz That mission is to help our region a sound fi nancial base, we also are effi ciency guidelines. ACTION- enabling Propel Schools to use Housing, a housing assistance the facility for the 10th school Director emeritus thrive as a whole community— committed to preserving and enhancing nonprofi t, purchased and in its decade-old charter economically, ecologically, educationally the Endowments’ assets through renovated the building for system. and culturally—while advancing the prudent investment management. about $2.4 million with the Over the next year, the support of The PNC Financial Clean Pittsburgh Commission Services Group, the Urban will bring its coalition of city Redevelopment Authority of agencies and nonprofi t Annie O’Neill Pittsburgh and The Heinz organizations into Hazelwood Endowments. The foundation to address building code The new “green” home of has been working with Hazel - violations, litter, graffi ti, the Hazelwood branch of wood leaders and residents in dump sites and other forms of h magazine is a publication of The Heinz Endowments. At the Endowments, we are HAZELWOOD committed to promoting learning in philanthropy and in the specifi c fi elds represented the Carnegie Library of its fi rst community–foundation blight. Formed in 2005, the by our grantmaking programs. As an expression of that commitment, this publication UPDATES Pittsburgh, above, is just one revitalization partnership, commission’s recent strategic is intended to share information about signifi cant lessons and insights we are deriving recent good-news story in which is part of a place-based plan calls for selecting one from our work. that community. Others initiative launched four neighborhood each year for Editorial team Jennifer Bails, Linda Braund, John Ellis, Donna Evans Sebastian, include the rebirth of a years ago. improvements. Hazelwood Carmen Lee, Grant Oliphant, Courtney Tolmer. Design: Landesberg Design neighborhood elementary In August, Propel will be the fi rst community school and plans for a Hazel wood, a charter to receive a makeover under About the cover Although the iconic Point State Park fountain has been a hallmark of needed cosmetic cleanup. elemen tary school with grades this new approach. Pittsburgh’s distinctive skyline for decades, recent foundation-supported renovations have one through four, opened its made the fountain and the park even more picturesque. The postcard overlay on the cover highlights how both, along with the rest of Downtown Pittsburgh, appeal to residents and visitors. Photo by Dave DiCello. 4 Girl Power Middle school is often portrayed as a challenging phase in the lives of many students, but a Heinz Endowments grantmaking strategy is betting that it’s the right time to encourage girls to reach their fullest potential. 12 Downtown and Upbeat Downtown Pittsburgh is on the upswing, vol. 13 issue 2 2014 attracting an increasing number of people and investors to the heart of the city. That’s been a big plus for Pittsburgh’s economy, reputation and even its self-image. 24 Creative Assets A growing number of talented artists are fi nding their niche and making their mark in Pittsburgh, thanks to support from an innovative grantmaking partnership between The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation. 2 Perspectives 3 Celebrate 32 Here & There Creative, Page 24 perspectives 22 n Issue 1 of h this year, the story “Rebound,” by former Endowments the environment and the second the economy, communications intern David Golebiewski, looked at the Pittsburgh region’s what is the challenge for the generation to recovery after the collapse of the steel industry, with a focus on young adults. come? The Allegheny Conference on I Community Development is increasingly The article examined the economic resurgence, but also discussed some ongoing challenges, including persistent air quality problems. Jamin Bogi, policy and convinced that it will center on people. Local population dynamics have changed; outreach coordinator for Group Against Smog and Pollution—GASP—and more people are moving to Pittsburgh than Bill Flanagan, executive vice president of corporate relations for the Allegheny are leaving each year. But the death rate Conference on Community Development, describe their organizations’ views exceeds the birth rate, and we’re experiencing on how environmental conditions and economic opportunities aff ect eff orts a Baby Boom “bulge”: Our region is home to to attract young people to the region. about 140,000 more people ages 45 to 64 than those ages 25 to 44 who must replace them. To meet this challenge, we need to better Getting a “soft” edge on the competition factor carries more weight with a young educate and train people who live here, and Pittsburgh’s recent history provides a rich homebuyer, proximity to transit or increased we must attract and retain young people. fi eld of study for those interested in under- cancer risk from inhaling air toxics? The Allegheny Conference has been standing how a city can weather a sustained, Pittsburgh wrestles with some of the paying close attention to emerging leaders.
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