Extra Mile Education Foundation

The Extra Mile Education Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit charity 501(3)(c) based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1989.^[1][2][3] The money raised by the charity is used to subsidize the tuition of low income students who attend several K-8 Catholic schools in the Pittsburgh area. Most of the students are African American. As of January 2011, five Pittsburgh schools are currently enrolled in the program.^[4]

Extra Mile Education Foundation

Formation	1989
Type	501(3)(c)
Purpose	Inner city education
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, PA
Parent organization	Catholic Church
Website	http://www.extramilefdn.org

Statistics

A January 28, 2007 article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cites the following information about The Extra Mile Education Foundation^[5]

• Of the 830 students whose education is funded by the program, most are non-Catholic.
• 70% of the students come from families whose income is low enough to qualify for free or reduced priced lunches.
• Of the students who graduate from the program (i.e., from 8th grade), not a single student has ever failed 9th grade, and 96% of the students graduate from high school within 4 years.
• The foundation spends $1.9 million per year for scholarships. The money comes from donations, and from interest on the foundation's $17 million endowment.

Mission statement

The following is an excerpt from their official mission statement: "Extra Mile Education Foundation supports the education of urban children in select Pittsburgh parochial elementary schools ... The schools – identified by the Diocese of Pittsburgh – are in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, and students are primarily African American and non-Catholic. Extra Mile is dedicated to sustaining these schools for their communities on an ongoing basis..." The entire mission statement can be read on the Foundation website.^[6]

Donors

Donors include:^[5]

• Heinz Endowments
• Westinghouse Electric

Board of directors

Notable members of the foundation's board include:^[7]

• Art Rooney II, President of the Pittsburgh Steelers
• Michael P. Tomlin, Head coach Pittsburgh Steelers
• David Shapira, Chairman and CEO of Giant Eagle
• Thomas Usher, former Chairman of Marathon Oil
• David Zubik, Bishop of Pittsburgh