The Heinz Foundations are several
charitable
The practice of charity is the voluntary giving of help to those in need, as a humanitarian act, unmotivated by self-interest. There are a number of philosophies about charity, often associated with religion.
Etymology
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foundations founded by members of the
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
-based
Heinz
The H. J. Heinz Company is an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869. Heinz manufactures thousands of food products in plants on six contin ...
Foods dynasty.
The Heinz Family Philanthropies
are based in Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., and include:
* The Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation
* The H. John Heinz III Foundation
* The Heinz Family Foundation
The
Heinz Endowments
are based in Pittsburgh and include:
* Howard Heinz Endowment
* Vira I. Heinz Endowment
External links
Heinz Family PhilanthropiesHeinz EndowmentsThe Heinz Awards
Foundations based in the United States
Heinz family
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