The Sprout Fund Explained

The Sprout Fund
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Formation:2001
Type:Non-profit
Purpose:civic
Headquarters:5423 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Region Served:Southwestern Pennsylvania
Num Staff:8
Budget:$1.3 million

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

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".[4] [5] Most of that money funds the "Sprout Seed Awards", a series of small to moderate grants.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Projects funded

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Sprout Fund. The Sprout Fund. 2009-11-25. 2009-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20091130020842/http://www.sproutfund.org/about/. dead.
  2. Web site: History & Context. The Sprout Fund. 2009-11-25. 2008-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20080421203542/http://www.sproutfund.org/about/history. dead.
  3. News: Hoff. Al. Best Public Art: Sprout Fund Murals. Pittsburgh City Paper. December 14, 2006 .
  4. News: Uricchio . Marylynn . Sprout Fund's seventh annual Hothouse benefit . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 23, 2009 .
  5. News: Uricchio. Marylynn . Sprout Fund holds benefit at Bakery Square. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 1, 2009.
  6. Web site: Sprout Seed Award. Sprout Fund. 2009-11-25. 2010-03-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20100303082556/http://www.sproutfund.org/seedaward/. dead.
  7. News: Seidel. Colleen. Feature: Art sprouts up in the 'Burgh. The Pitt News. January 24, 2008.
  8. News: Klinker. Konrad. City buildings get new coats. The Pitt News. November 15, 2005.
  9. News: Hentges. Rochelle. Oakland gets A-Team help. The Pitt News. March 13, 2003.
  10. News: McCoy . Adrian . New Yinzer invites readers, writers online for local views . . March 18, 2003 . January 13, 2014 . January 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103529/http://old.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030318newyinzer0318fnp5.asp . dead .
  11. News: Supporters Contact. The Original.
  12. Web site: Weave Magazine . The Sprout Fund . 2008-09-12 . 2013-02-06 . 2013-04-16 . https://archive.today/20130416061719/http://www.sproutfund.org/project/seed-0953 . dead .
  13. News: Levine . Marty . Ten tenacious years for The Sprout Fund. So what's next? . . January 18, 2012 . February 10, 2013 . April 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130407123030/http://popcitymedia.com/features/sproutfund011812.aspx . dead .
  14. News: Moore . Andrew . Conflict Kitchen is moving Downtown, receives $25,000 Sprout Fund Root Award . . April 4, 2012 . August 29, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018222909/http://popcitymedia.com/devnews/conflictkitchen040412.aspx . October 18, 2012 .

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