FOUNDATIONNORTH ALLEGHENY

2016-2017 Annual Report

Sylvana Bonner

MaryJo Caruso

Rebecca Gibbs

Ann Helgerman

Marcie Johnson

Joon Sup Lee, M.D.

Lori Roberts

Heather Schwartzbauer

Laurel Schreiber

Carole Shepard

Amy Soergel

Barb Tarhi

Eric Voll

Jeremy Zeman

Jon A. Henderson, Chair

Alice Beckett-Rumberger, Vice-Chair

Sam Ditka, Secretary

Jeff Spengler, Treasurer

Robert J. Scherrer, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools

Mike Meyer North Allegheny School Board

Rick McClure North Allegheny School Board (Alt.)

Dear Friends,

As the new Executive Director of North Allegheny Foundation, I’m delighted to recognize and celebrate your life-changing support for our students and our work. Together we enrich the educational experience of North Allegheny students, create vital connections with the wider community by supporting North Allegheny schools, and provide scholarship monies to graduating seniors.

We’re proud of all we’ve accomplished with your help and we are heartened by the resurgence of support we’ve seen this year. Over 350 community members, teachers, alumni, and parents have joined us to support the mission of the Foundation. With an eye to continued growth, we look forward to providing more program grants, expanding STEAM education, and increasing scholarship opportunities. With your help, we can continue to better support the work of our students, teachers, staff, and administration.

When principals and teachers share how the Foundation’s funding made it possible for a student to stay after school for extra support or for families to gather and learn about STEAM careers, I remember how special the North Allegheny community is. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the ongoing work of preparing every student for success in a changing world.

Thank you! We simply can’t do it without you. Sincerely,

Abigayle Tobia, MNM, CFRE, GPC Executive Director

Letter from the Executive Director

Trustees

$42,125in grants to schools

$54,000for STEAM Education

Funding

$24,500in scholarships

$2,000to Financial Opportunity

Fund

$122,625for North Allegheny

students

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Mission

Impact

What we doWho We are

To enhance and enrich the educational experience of North Allegheny students, create vital connections with the wider

community in supporting North Allegheny schools, and provide scholarship monies to graduating seniors.

North Allegheny Foundation pursues its mission and strategic goals through three primary activities:

• Grant Making: Distributing funds to North Allegheny teachers, schools, and the District in support of the District’s six strategic goals.

• Connecting: Builds relationships with community members, parents, alumni, and business leaders in support of the Foundation’s mission.

• Scholarships: Provides scholarships to exceptional students graduating from North Allegheny High School. The Foundation also facilitates scholarships through donor restricted scholarships and community partnerships.

North Allegheny Foundation (NAF) is a broad-based community organization founded in 1989. The Foundation is governed by a 23-member Board of Trustees representing a diverse group of community and business leaders who are dedicated to supporting excellence in education. In 28 years, NAF has distributed over $300,000 in grants to NA Schools and thousands more in scholarships to outstanding graduating seniors.

Peebles Elementary received $1,700 to replicate McKnight Elementary’s successful ukulele program. Peebles also used the Drums Alive program to engage students in music and movement.

Middle Schools received a total of $2,400 for Keva sets. They were used in the foyers of the Schools to encourage students to interact without technology before school and during lunch.

Funds were provided to NAI for new murals in the lower gym to improve the learning environment.

NA Foundation provided $900, while the Class of 1966 contributed $2,125.

The award-winning North Allegheny Marching Band received $10,000 for new instruments.

Grants

Franklin Elementary received $7,761 in support of a pilot of Hummingbird/Art, and Bots. The program brought robotics, programming, and engineering into the second and third grade classrooms.

NA Foundation supports all 12 schools through grants to teachers and innovative programs. Over $40,000 was given directly to schools for a variety of innovative

programming, building improvements, and student support.

NASH received $4,000 for new banners to enhance branding and school pride.

Go Tigers!

Nearly all schools asked that NA Foundation provide flexible funding that could be made

available when students need financial assistance to participate in educational

opportunities. When requested by school principals or administrators, the Executive

Director can authorize immediate funding for students struggling to participate in regular

school activities.

Transportation was added to Carson Middle after school,

allowing for additional academic support time.

$6,000

Students in the Life Skills Education Program at Marshall

Middle started their own coffee shop! The Foundation

funded this project, field trips, and programs designed to further develop Life Skills.

$1,500

Carson Middle, McKnight Elementary, Bradford Woods

Elementary, and Franklin Elementary each received

$500 for sensory room furniture and equipment.

$2,000

Marshall Elementary received funds to purchase storage

for fragile string large instruments.

$1,500

Scholarship Recipients McCandless Industrial Development Authority Scholarship (CCAC)

Joshua Gataric

McCandless Industrial Development Authority Scholarship (La Roche) Anna DeArmit

NA Foundation Extra Effort Scholarship Sara Abuhamad

NA Foundation Scholarship for Excellence in ServiceJoshua Thomas

NA Foundation Scholarship for Excellence in ArtsJulia Maruca

NA Foundation Scholarship for Excellence in LeadershipJulie Chen

Kyle Chase Johnson Memorial ScholarshipLogan Glace

James R. Wall Humanitarian ScholarshipGrace Jin, Sean Braithwaite, & Joshua Thomas

NA Foundation Scholarship for Excellence in AcademicsRebecca Avigad

Frank J. Farina Award for Musical Excellence Richard Palermo

Joseph Wissinger Memorial Biology/Science ScholarshipAdam McNeill

Peter Wei Cai Memorial ScholarshipLauren McGrath

Christine Loverti Memorial ScholarshipRichard Palermo

Coach Charles Sabatos ScholarshipLeah Mensch & Ethan Sansosti

Robert & Margaret Miller ScholarshipMichael Barton

Dr. Thomas Carson ScholarshipCaleb Yip

The Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)

off ers businesses the chance to support North Allegheny

Foundation and receive a tax credit up to 90% of its contribution. These

funds are essential in providing opportunities for students to explore science, technology,

engineering, and mathematics through hands-on learning.

Applications for tax credits are accepted the fi rst business day in July and are approved on a fi rst-come, fi rst-serve basis. For more information on the

EITC program, contact the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED);

the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program Center for Business

Financing- Tax Credit Division at (717) 787-7120 or ra-eitc@pa.gov.

If your employer participates in a workplace giving campaign through the United Way, you

can use the Contributor’s Choice option to direct your gift to North

Allegheny Foundation using Contributor’s Choice code 3567.

Over 245 runners participated in the Trick or Trot 5K/1 Miler on October 29.

More than 150 guests enjoyed a night of food and wine from around the community at A Taste of North Allegheny held March 18.

North Allegheny Foundation Golf Classic was held Monday, June 26 at the Shannopin Country Club. Ninety-six golfers participated in the daylong event.

$160,416Educational

Improvement Tax Credit$51,500

Class of 1966 Gift $2,125

School & PFA Partnerships$1,900

Golf Classic$48,505

Restricted Scholarships$16,183

A Taste of NA$14,778

A Taste of NA

Trick or Trot 5K/1 Mile Run$10,503

Other$707 Annual Fund & United Way Contributor’s Choice

$14,215

Sources of support Ways to

Support

Thank you for your

generous support!

Up to $99 (cont.)Rob & Carrol PetrichevichShannon & Michael Poleto IICynthia & Robert Potter Jr. Judy Ann & Thomas PriceMelissa RicheyCynda & Douglas RobbinsLori RogersRose Mary & Bob RyanKatherine SalpietroKaren & Kevin SanguigniJames SakrisSally ScherlingPriscilla & Edward SchmidtThomas SchwartzmierIvan ShabalovJennifer & Alan SchuckrowNicholas Simons Amber SmithChantel & Steven SnodgrassLaurie & Jeff SpenglerEmily SkopovRichard & Bethany SprunkMatthew SteensonMina Stephanou DuroskoPeter SuJianguang Sun & Yongjie ZhangKenichi TamamaLynn & Bruce TitusSami Vattula Samantha WaldoMary & James WarmbrodtRobert White Jr.Ann WicksMary & James WrightSaba Zaidi

Honor SomeoneAFSCME Local 1551, North Allegheny, in honor of Chester RosenbergerHoward, Rose, Marilyn & Marty Baltus, in honor of JoAnne Grace McAteeThe Dibiasi Family, in honor of Lou PisaniHosack Elementary Staff, in honor of Debora Sundo

Matching Gift EmployersEQT CorporationThermo Scientific

Education Improvement Tax Credit DonorsMassMutual PittsburghDLJ 2Waste ManagementUPMC Health Plan

Over $5,000Julie & John Henderson

$1,000 - $5,000Ashley DoudsEQT Matching GiftsFranklin Elementary PFA-Staff vs. Parents Volleyball GameSam & Anthony DitkaAnnmarie & Michael LyonsAbigayle & Adam TobiaBeth & Jeremy ZemanCarole & Mark Shepard

$500 - $999Scott MangeneThomas QuinlanLori & Fred RobertsMegan Wotherspoon & Schien Hou

$250 - $499Roberto CeccarelliSuzanne FilliagiKelly & Ed GillCol Kenneth Hillman USMC (Ret.)Joon Sup Lee & Grace J. LeeAnn & Eric HelgermanCarleen & Douglas PapaJen & Bob ScherrerDarlene & John Wisniewski

$100 - $249Tammy AndreykoJeffrey BalzerAlice Beckett-RumbergerLee BelitskyKirk BishSylvana & Kenyon BonnerJamie Bishop & Mike FeeneyBradford Woods Elementary PFACarson Middle School StaffKendra & Robert CodolGreeta CohenGrady & Carol GasparJohn & Dawn GoodmanJing-Zhou HouSamantha & Mark JablonskiMarian & Robert KaiserChase KarsmanThe Pittsburgh FoundationJanet & Paul LongYimin LuYing LuGuinevere MaximoPatti & Rick McClureMichael McConnellAllyson & Gabe MintonThomas & Ellyn MuellerRosemary O’NeillMary PagnottoJames & Debra PingpankJanet Potter

$100 - $249 (cont.)Wendy Roehrich HallLaurel SchreiberThomas SchwartzmierJohn SieminskiAmy SoergelKelly & Matt SoriceHeidi StarkHeather SchwartzbauerMichele TallaricoMegan & Eric VollJoy Zick

Up to $99Carolyn AlesantrinoJackson AlexanderNaomi AndersonAnthony BattilanaAudrey & Robert Benton Jr. Perrin BooneDominick BorreggineJamie BowersXiukai ChenMary & Harold CookFrank Corona & Anease Wahlah-CoronaSandra CrapisNancy CreasyJason CudaMary Anne & David DilleKimberly & Gerald DimarcoNaomi DriverElla EisenreichJulie & Alan EvanishMarcie & Ron FilliaggiRebecca FinchTerri FraleyNancy & Kenneth FraserKenneth FriesJonathan FulesdayElizabeth GallagherRebecca & Chris GibbsEleanor GorskiLynn GraperBryan HindsJoseph HowardSayed Jafri & Shagufta DojaBetty & William JonesKamala Kannan Jaganathan & Vanitha Sengal RaoKatherine JenkinsBalijit Kaur Molly & Robert KlaichKimberly & Brian KoahArne KotteBarbara LochHugn McCauleyFavio Marchi & Vanessa De Borba GurpilharesRoss MatlackJudith MermigasUrmila & Jashwant ModiMarjorie & Mark MurphyKeith NellisJean Oppedal

Sponsors Annual SponsorsPNC Bank (Title)UPMC Health Plan (Platinum)PiperJaffray (Gold)

Trick or Trot 2016 5K/1 MileMassMutual of Pittsburgh (Silver)SSB Bank (Silver)MedExpress (Bronze)Baierl Toyota (Bronze)

A Taste of NAPNC BankDinsmoreUPMC Health PlanSir Pizza

A Taste of NA Supporting VendorsA.W. Beattie Culinary ArtsBellissimo’s Pizza & DeliDitka’s WexfordFranklin InnGraeter’s Ice CreamNakamaPeace, Love, & Little Donuts Pretzel CrazyShannopin Country ClubSoergel’s Catering & BakeryOne Hope WineCoffee & Tea provided by TuroFamily ChiropracticBlend Cigar Bar

North Allegheny Foundation Golf Classic Maiello Brungo & Maiello (Title)PNC Bank (Title)

UPMC Health Plan

PiperJaffray

All Lines/LantecMetz Culinary ManagementHenderson Brothers

Apostolou Associates Babst Calland Clements & Zomnir P.C. La Roche College MassMutual PittsburghMariner Oil & Gas

CM RegentElderCare Transitions, LLCLaurel CapitalLori & Fred RobertsSheetzW L Roenigk

Annual Fund Contributors

Scholarship Contributors

FOUNDATIONNORTH ALLEGHENY

Extra Eff ort ScholarshipJohn Tate

Frank J. Farina Jr. Award for Musi-cal ExcellenceFarina Foundation

Peter Wei Cai Swimming & Diving ScholarshipSusan & Edward ScheidAllegheny North Swim Club- ANSC

Peter Wei Cai Academic Memorial ScholarshipPittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemsitry & Applied Spectroscopy

MCC Industrial Development ScholarshipsMcCandless Industrial Development Authority

Joseph Wissinger ScholarshipGeorgia Vlahakis Holm

James R. Wall Humanitarian ScholarshipJennifer AntonioBeth BlockJordan CottenSandra CrapisKathleen Cross HollandCourtney DalessandroCarol DavisGeorge DeaugustinoAmy Unks DegregorioMark DemkeeJudith DulembaMegan GaudinoHaller ContractingMorgan HowardCharity IstoneCynthia LangSherron & Patrick LynchTh omas ManganKristen Beth Manson FerruchieRose Mantella Kyle Prentice Morrow & Rachael MorrowCarissa SchottCindy StackhouseKylene StroudRoger Whisler

Kyle Chase Johnson ScholarshipBelinda BucciKathleen & Steven GuttmanWalt Harris & Barbara SternDavid MatesicJeannine & James PattonRudy PlanavskyCynthia PrucnalCindy Whiting

Nathan Trappazano ScholarshipLorett & David Porter

Christine Loverti ScholarshipNorth Allegheny Orchestra Parents Association

Class of 1966 Gift to North Allegheny IntermediateJay BishopCurtis ChandlerJames ChisholmJean ConyersKathleen Cypher

Class of 1966 Gift to North Allegheny Intermediate (cont.)David FallsDouglas FisherCarol GrazianoVirginia HelgermanCol. Kenneth Hillman USMC (Ret.)David HosickRobert HutchinsonFrederick HyleAlan KurtzGreg LawJanice MartinDeborah McMullenPhyllis MetzMark NordenbergJo PinderJeanne Price Tom RedderSuzette ReedJohn RennelsJeanne RickTodd StevensonJohn Van SicklinLinda Visosky

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