The recipients
Dozens of Western Pennsylvania organizations have received donations from businesses to help fund scholarships or education programs. Following is a list of regional groups that benefited from the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program in fiscal 2002, ended in June.
Scholarship Organizations	2001-02
Scholastic Opportunity Scholarship Fund	$1,982,864
Pittsburgh Jewish Educational Foundation	631,122
Scholarship Partners Foundation(Greensburg)	361,750
Shady Side Academy	360,444
Crossroads Foundation	259,311
Young Scholars Foundation, Inc.	227,222
Sewickley Academy	226,366
Valley School of Ligonier	153,000
Imani Christian Academy	107,055
Armstrong County Community Foundation	100,000
The Holy Family Foundation	100,000
Fund for the Advancement of Minorities through Education, The Ellis School	69,000
Winchster Thurston School	68,689
The DePaul Institute	57,000
Children's Scholarship Fund	40,000
The Ellis School	39,000
Indian Creek Valley Christian Family & Children's Center (Champion)	2,000
Pittsburgh Area Lutheran Schools	1,800
Beaver County Christian School Association	1,000
Educational Improvement Organizations
Junior Achievement of SW Pa.	456,333
Center for School & Community Alliance (Aliquippa)	286,572
Mon Valley Education Consortium	151,400
Alliance for Career Education	141,216
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County	115,011
ASSET Inc.	101,037
Pittsburgh Opera	68,000
Armstrong County Educational Trust	55,000
Communities in Schools, Pittsburgh-Allegheny County	41,500
Mt. Lebanon Foundation for Education	37,500
Civic Light Opera	31,275
North Hills Foundation	26,000
Manchester Youth Development Center	16,500
Allegheny West Business Education Foundation	10,000
Boy Scouts of America, Moraine Trails Council	10,000
Fay-Pen Economic Development Corp. (Uniontown)	5,000
Avonworth Communities Together	2,500
Total	$ 6,342,467
The donors
Following is a list of businesses and organizations in Western Pennsylvania that gave $100,000 or more to a single scholarship organization in fiscal 2002, ended in June, using the Educational Improvement Tax Credit. Others chose to spread their money around or give a lesser amount. Most of the money stayed in the region; the gift to the Emsworth-based Holy Family Foundation was sent to the Holy Family's school in Ambler, Montgomery County.
Business ... Scholarship organization	Amount
Bradford Capital Funds Inc. ... Crossroads Foundation	$133,333
Giant Eagle ... Pittsburgh Jewish Educational Improvement Fund	100,000
Tamarkin Co. ... Pittsburgh Jewish Educational Improvement Fund	111,111
Genco Inc. ... Pittsburgh Jewish Educational Improvement Fund	111,111
Federated Investments ... Scholastic Opportunity Scholarship Fund	111,111
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. ... Scholastic Opportunity Scholarship Fund	111,110
Hamill Manufacturing Co. ... Scholastic Opportunity Scholarship Fund	111,111
Frank B. Fuhrer Holdings Inc. ... Scholastic Opportunity Scholarship Fund	111,111
NCO Financial Systems ... The Holy Family Foundation	100,000
Maronda Homes Inc. ...Young Scholars Foundation	111,111
Maronda Inc. ... Young Scholars Foundation	111,111