Help Pitt Business Grow and Succeed
Your philanthropic support ensures the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration will continue to grow and succeed. You are crucial to our efforts to develop tomorrow’s business leaders.
Areas of Greatest Need
Scholarships
Dean’s Excellence Fund
A gift to this fund provides an immediate and essential source of funding. By making an unrestricted contribution, you allow the school to direct the funding toward the areas of greatest need. Annual, expendable gifts provide Pitt Business vital flexibility to support a variety of areas and remain at the forefront of business education.
Experiential Learning
The best way to learn business is through hands-on experience. Gifts to these funds will support internships and global experiences at all levels. Internships enable students to hit the ground running when starting their careers. Global experiences introduce students to working in diverse and inclusive environments. Our goal is that every Pitt Business student who wants to do so can participate in an internship and a global experience. Your gift will play a key role in achieving that goal.
Impact Stories
Faculty Perspectives – PhD Program
Leming Lin, Associate Professor of Finance PhD, University of Florida What are your interactions with the PhD Program? Ie. Teaching a specific course, Doctoral and Research Committee, etc. I currently serve as the finance area representative on the Doctoral and...
Q&A with Andy Koch and Leming Lin
Andy Koch, Associate Professor of Finance, and Leming Lin, Associate Professor of Finance Koch: BS, Georgia Tech; PhD, University of Texas Lin: PhD, University of Florida For decades, politicians and pundits have repeated the line “it’s the economy, stupid,” when it...
Meet PhD Student Courtney Stefanick
Previous academic degrees: BSBA in Marketing with Certificates in Leadership and Ethics and Communications from the University of Pittsburgh School of Business; Master of Arts in Corporate Communication from Duquesne University What motivated you to pursue a PhD in...
Ways to Give
Customize Your Contribution
There are many powerful ways to give to Pitt Business. From the annual fund to creating an endowment to making a planned gift, your philanthropy has a profound impact on students, faculty, and the Pitt Business experience.
Questions?
Contact Jodi Weisfield, Executive Director of Development at 412-514-4361 or jweisfield@katz.pitt.edu
Online & Recurring Gifts
Gifts can be made to Pitt Business using our secure online giving form. Questions? Contact Melody Tisinger at melody.tisinger@pitt.edu
Corporate Matching
Many employers match charitable contributions made by their employees. Find out how you can double or even triple the size of your gift to Pitt by participating in a workplace matching gift program.
Endowed Funds
Endowed funds are charitable contributions that provide a perpetual stream of income in support of scholarships, fellowships, faculty chairs, instruction, and other important programs or services. They allow major gift donors to establish named funds that will exist in perpetuity and provide permanent support for students within a particular area or for a specific purpose. Minimum endowment levels guarantee that sufficient income will be available to fulfill the donor’s specific intentions.
Current Funds
Unlike endowed funds, current funds can be distributed in the same year they are received. They are a terrific alternative for those who might have excess funds available each year but who do not have the full endowment minimum to make a gift in perpetuity. Similarly, they are ideal for annual IRA disbursements or lump-sum gifts to fund research projects, travel, or faculty and student awards for a designated number of years.
Planned Giving
Planned Giving options allow you to amplify the impact of your generosity to the University of Pittsburgh and to potentially create lifetime income streams and reduce your taxes. You can leave a legacy through bequests, retirement plans, and life insurance.
Send your gift directly to Pitt Business by making a check out to the University of Pittsburgh and mailing it to:
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
PO BOX 640093
PITTSBURGH PA 15264-0093
Contact Us
Have a question about giving to Pitt Business? About opportunities or resources for alumni? Reach a member of our staff.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
I wish to give back to society and one day sponsor another student like me who could dare to dream big. This award has allowed my dream to come true – which was to pursue higher studies from the U.S. I thank you!
Your support has encouraged me to work and study my hardest to earn the best grades. I hope one day that I am able to pay your generosity forward and support the next generation of Pitt students. I had the most amazing opportunities at Pitt due to donors like you and support from the Pitt community.