Colcom Foundation
Motto | "The primary mission of the Colcom Foundation is to foster a sustainable environment to ensure quality of life for all Americans by addressing major causes and consequences of overpopulation and its adverse effects on natural resources." |
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Formation | 1996 |
Type | Charitable organization |
Headquarters | Pittsburgh, PA, United States |
President | Timothy M. Inglis |
Revenue (2014) | $36,529,725[1] |
Expenses (2014) | $30,016,575[1] |
Website | colcomfdn.org |
Colcom Foundation is a charitable organization established in 1996 by Cordelia Scaife May, a Mellon family heiress.
The foundation's website[2] indicates principal funding interests reflect a concern for quality of life and environmental sustainability due to rapid population growth.
Grants have supported projects such as the planters throughout Downtown Pittsburgh,[3] recycling hard-to-dispose waste,[4] conservation of Sycamore Island in the Allegheny River,[5] matching funds to activate Pittsburgh’s downtown streets in the Paris to Pittsburgh Project,[6] water quality studies in the Monongahela River,[7] revolving loan fund enabling land trusts to rapidly consummate vital land conservancy projects,[8][9] Marcellus Environmental Fund to assess and address risks of shale drilling,[10][11] Mt. Washington land conservation,[12] Tribute to Children monument honoring Mister Rogers,[13][14][15] Kids Zone at the Three Rivers Regatta,[16] support for the G-20 in Pittsburgh,[17] completing a bridge for bicyclists on the Great Allegheny Passage near Pittsburgh,[18] curatorial salaries for the Carnegie Museum of Natural History,[19] and matching funds to renovate the fountain at historic Point State Park.[20]
Colcom Foundation has been a large donor to the anti-immigration cause, providing more than $76 million.[21]
References
- 1 2 "Colcom Foundation" (PDF). Foundation Center. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ↑ "Colcom Foundation – Index". Colcomfdn.org. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Downtown Planters". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Resources Council – Collections for Hard-to-Dispose Items". Prc.org. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Sycamore Island". Allegheny Land Trust. January 28, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Paris to Pittsburgh". Downtownpittsburgh.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Carnegie Mellon's Jean VanBriesen leads research team on Monongahela River". Eurekalert.org. August 6, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | WPC Introduces Colcom Revolving Fund for Local Land Trusts". Paconserve.org. December 29, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Colcom Foundation fund to provide loans for land conservation". Postgazette.com. December 30, 2009. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ Pittsburgh Business Times by Anya Litvak (December 20, 2010). "Colcom Foundation launches Marcellus fund – Pittsburgh Business Times". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Grant to educate public on Marcellus Shale issues". Postgazette.com. December 22, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Mount Washington park continues expansion". Postgazette.com. November 29, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ Wednesday, March 26, 2008 (March 26, 2008). "$4M Colcom Foundation grant to support overlook on Pittsburgh's North Shore". Popcitymedia.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Fred Rogers – A Tribute to Children". Fci.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ Archived February 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Cleaning Up. Greening Up. And New Web Sites.". Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
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- ↑ "Carnegie Online". Carnegiemuseums.org. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ Turnbull, Jessica (October 15, 2009). "Pittsburgh News, Sports, and Events – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review". Pittsburghlive.com. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
- ↑ Tanfani, Joseph (July 25, 2013). "Late heiress' anti-immigration efforts live on". Los Angeles Times.