EQT makes $50,000 contribution to education fund
WAYNESBURG – EQT Corp. recently made a $50,000 contribution to the Community Foundation of Greene County Educational Improvement Fund. The contribution was made through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit program.
The Educational Improvement Fund provides grants for innovative educational programs in the public schools.
“Educational initiatives are an important priority for EQT,” said J.L. Carpenter, community adviser for EQT Corp. “Partnering with CFGC to encourage innovative educational initiatives for Greene County schools helps us give back to the community where many of us live and work.”
“We are so pleased to work with EQT to support public school curriculum projects which benefit our Greene County students,” said Bettie Stammerjohn, executive director of the foundation. “This contribution will help support new and existing programs that help students succeed in the workplace.”
The Greene County Educational Improvement Fund was established in 2005 when the foundation was approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s EITC program. Businesses receive Pennsylvania tax credits for their contributions – 90 percent tax credit if the business makes a two-year gift, or a 75 percent tax credit for a single year gift, up to a maximum of $300,000 in credits per taxable year, for the innovative Educational Improvement and K-12 scholarship programs.
The EITC Educational Improvement Fund supports innovative, advanced-academic educational projects that enhance the curriculum or academic program of a public school. Teachers and administrators in Greene County school districts may submit grant proposals to the foundation at any time during the year to be considered for an EITC Educational Improvement Fund award. Criteria and application information can be found on the CFGC Web page at http://www.cfgcpa.org/schoolgrants.html.
“The Educational Improvement Fund supports a wide range of projects in Greene County schools,” said Nancy Davis, chair of the foundation’s board of directors. “Because of EQT’s support during the past year, we made grants to purchase equipment for the EMT and media classes at Carmichaels and build an Outdoor Classroom at Mapletown.”
Other EITC grants made by the foundation have been used to support computer labs and software, Smart Boards, natural gas exploration, production and geology curriculum, forensic science curriculum, greenhouse/outdoor learning centers and a natural gas industry career exploration program.
For more information on the EITC program, call the Community Foundation at 724-627-2010 or email cfgcpa@gmail.com.