Heinz Company Foundation, H.J.

Overview: The foundation is committed to promoting the health and nutritional needs of children and families. The foundation supports organizations involved with arts and culture, education, nutrition, human services, and youth services.

Interest Areas

• Nutrition Promoting improvements in and a better understanding of good nutrition, and contributing to the health and well being of people and communities.

• Youth and Education Supporting the positive development of children and youth by strengthening systems that affect learning and by sustaining programs that supplement the formal education process.

• Diversity Promoting the advancement of minority populations and women, with focus on development opportunities for girls and minority youth.

• Healthy Children and Families Improving the overall well-being of people by ensuring children and families have the resources and services necessary to help them live healthy and happy lives.

• Quality of Life Promoting programs that support and add to the quality of our communities including increased accessibility for low-income and disadvantaged individuals through art, cultural, educational and outreach programs.

FISCAL NOTE The corporate foundation is under-endowed, that is, the foundation's annual payout is greater than the income produced by the foundation's endowment.

Recently, the corporation has been adding $1million or more annually to the foundation's endowment, doubling the size of the principal in the last three years. However, at the same time, the corporation has been reducing its contributions to the foundation's payout reducing the amount granted by the foundations from $4 million to $2.8 million during the last few years.

The corporation will probably continue to make contributions to the foundation's endowment until the endowment is capable of producing the amount the corporation wishes to payout annually, making the foundation a fully endowed foundation.

• Arts: Major performing and visual arts institutions in the Pittsburgh area.
• Disaster Relief: International and national disaster relief programs
• Diversity: Promoting the advancement of minority populations and women, with focus on development opportunities for girls and minority youth.
• Education: Supporting positive development of children an dyouth by strengthening systems that affect learning and by sustaining programs that supplment the formal education process
• Education, Higher Education:
• Food and Nutrition: Promoting improvements in and a better understanding of good nutrition, and contributing to the health and well being of people and communities.
• Health: The foundation works to improve the overall well-being of people by ensuring that children and families have the resources and services necessary to help them to live happy and healthy lives.
  
• Health & Wellness: Healthy Children and Families - Improving the overall well- being of people by ensuring children and families have the resources and services necessary to help them live healthy and happy lives .
• Health Care, Nutrition: The foundation promotes improvements in and a better understanding of nutrition, and contributes to the health and well-being of people and communities.
  
• Minorities: The foundation promotes the advancement of minority populations and women with focus on development opportunities for girls and minority youth.
  
• Quality of Life: Promoting programs that support and add to the quality of our communities including increased accessibility for low income and disadvantaged individuals through art, cultural, educational and outreach programs
• Women & Girls: Promoting the advancement of minority populations and women, with focus on development opportunities for girls and minority youth
• Youth Services: The foundation supports the positive development of children and youth by strengthening systems that affect learning and by sustaining programs that supplement the formal education process.
  

Sample Grants
$ 70,000 to Allegheny Conference on Community Development , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 5,000 to Allegheny County Library Association , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 50,000 to America's Second Harvest , IL
$ 100,000 to American Ireland Fund , Boston , MA
$ 10,000 to Good Samaritan Hospital , Portland , OR
$ 33,000 to Manchester Craftsmen's Guild , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 25,000 to Muscatine, City of , Muscatine , IA
$ 1,000 to National Aviary , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 25,000 to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 5,000 to Pittsburgh Musical Theatre , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 8,000 to Point Park College , Pittsburgh , PA
$ 150,000 to United Jewish Appeal
$ 5,000 to Women's Foodservice Forum , Chicago , IL

Application Procedures:: The Foundation considers requests from eligible organizations that fall within the described areas of interest. Organizations should indicate how their proposed project fits the areas of interest. Only organizations that have 501(c)(3) tax status under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code are eligible for support domestically. International organizations are encouraged to submit a letter of inquiry prior to preparing a full proposal to determine eligibility. International organizations will need to provide a 501(c) (3) determination letter from the United States Internal Revenue Service or sufficient documentation to demonstrate that the non-U.S. grantee is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity. Documentation should be provided in English.

All proposals must be submitted in writing. Electronic submissions are not accepted at this time.

I. PROGRAM INFORMATION
• Executive Summary.
• Organizational Background. Briefly described the organization’s
purposes and overall goals and plans for current year.
• Project Description. Describe the specific purpose for which you are
requesting funds (Example: problem to be solved, need to be met,
service to be provided).
• Measurable Goals and Objectives. Explain how the project will be
accomplished.
• Target Demographic. Indicate the population and/or geographic area
you intent to reach.
• Impact. Explain how the organization plans to evaluate the proposed
program.
• Sustainability. Specify how the project will be sustained after the grant
ends.
II. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Please send the following:
• The current operating budget for the organization.
• The project budget for the proposed grant.
• A copy of the most recent audited financial statement with management
letter.
III. VOLUNTEERS
• Indicate the extent to which Heinz employees, retirees, or directors are
involved with your organization.
• Outline volunteer opportunities that are available within your
organization.
• Outline volunteer opportunities that are available within your
organization.
IV. ATTACHMENTS
• IRS determination letter of 501(c)(3) status.
• A list of board members and their affiliations.
• Most recent annual report.
• Requested financial information.

Send applications to:
H. J. Heinz Company Foundation
P.O. Box 57
Pittsburgh, PA 15230
heinz.foundation@hjheinz.com

Grants Paid

2003 ($1,532,361 )

2005 ($4,123,097 )

2006 ($3,316,553 )

2007 ($2,795,129 )

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