Extra Mile Education Foundation
# 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. 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.

## Statistics

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

* 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.

## Donors

Donors include:

* Heinz Endowments
* Westinghouse Electric

## Board of directors

Notable members of the foundation's board include:

* 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
