The Sprout Fund
Formation | 2001 |
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Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | civic |
Headquarters |
5423 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Region served | Southwestern Pennsylvania |
Budget | $1.3 million[1] |
Staff | 8[1] |
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 to small to moderate grants.[6][7][8][9]
Projects funded
- The New Yinzer[10]
- 'The Original Magazine[11]
- Weave Magazine[12]
- Handmade Arcade[13]
- Conflict Kitchen[14]
See also
- Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia mural program
References
- 1 2 3 "About the Sprout Fund". The Sprout Fund.
- ↑ "History & Context". The Sprout Fund.
- ↑ Hoff, Al (December 14, 2006). "Best Public Art: Sprout Fund Murals". Pittsburgh City Paper.
- ↑ Uricchio, Marylynn (September 23, 2009). "Sprout Fund's seventh annual Hothouse benefit". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
- ↑ Uricchio, Marylynn (September 1, 2009). "Sprout Fund holds benefit at Bakery Square". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
- ↑ "Sprout Seed Award". Sprout Fund.
- ↑ Seidel, Colleen (January 24, 2008). "Feature: Art sprouts up in the 'Burgh". The Pitt News.
- ↑ Klinker, Konrad (November 15, 2005). "City buildings get new coats". The Pitt News.
- ↑ Hentges, Rochelle (March 13, 2003). "Oakland gets A-Team help". The Pitt News.
- ↑ McCoy, Adrian (March 18, 2003). "New Yinzer invites readers, writers online for local views". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Supporters Contact". The Original.
- ↑ "Weave Magazine". The Sprout Fund. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
- ↑ Levine, Marty (January 18, 2012). "Ten tenacious years for The Sprout Fund. So what's next?". Pop City Media. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ Moore, Andrew (April 4, 2012). "Conflict Kitchen is moving Downtown, receives $25,000 Sprout Fund Root Award". Pop City Media. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
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