The Sprout Fund

The Sprout Fund
Formation 2001
Type Non-profit
Purpose/focus civic
Headquarters 5423 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Region served Southwestern Pennsylvania
Budget $1.3 million[1]
Staff 8[1]

The Sprout Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding various programs designed to increase civic engagement in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2][1]

Sprout-funded murals were named the "Best Public Art" by the Pittsburgh City Paper in 2006.[3]

The Sprout Fund hosts an annual fundraiser called "Hothouse," a "roving party" through many of Pittsburgh's [4][5] Most of that money funds the "Sprout Seed Awards", a series to small to moderate grants.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "About the Sprout Fund". The Sprout Fund. http://www.sproutfund.org/about/. 
  2. ^ "History & Context". The Sprout Fund. http://www.sproutfund.org/about/history/. 
  3. ^ Hoff, Al (December 14, 2006). "Best Public Art: Sprout Fund Murals". Pittsburgh City Paper. http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A20486. 
  4. ^ Uricchio, Marylynn (September 23, 2009). "Sprout Fund's seventh annual Hothouse benefit". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09266/998183-478.stm. 
  5. ^ Uricchio, Marylynn (September 01, 2009). "Sprout Fund holds benefit at Bakery Square". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09244/994680-460.stm. 
  6. ^ "Sprout Seed Award". Sprout Fund. http://www.sproutfund.org/seedaward/. 
  7. ^ Seidel, Colleen (January 24, 2008). "Feature: Art sprouts up in the 'Burgh". The Pitt News. http://www.pittnews.com/node/18279. 
  8. ^ Klinker, Konrad (November 15, 2005). "City buildings get new coats". The Pitt News. http://www.pittnews.com/node/2191. 
  9. ^ Hentges, Rochelle (March 13, 2003). "Oakland gets A-Team help". The Pitt News. http://www.pittnews.com/node/8838.