President's Report
The Bethlehem Steel Foundation was formed by Bethlehem Steel Corporation for the purpose of developing and implementing a program of grants for charitable activities that contribute to the achievement of corporate strategic objectives and help enhance stockholder value in the company.� In 2000, the Foundation provided 272 grants to various organizations totaling $1,580,013.� This total includes $45,650 in Matching Gifts for Education payments that were made to 98 institutions of higher learning.
History
The Bethlehem Steel Foundation was founded in 1993.� Its principal office is located in the City of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.� The Foundation is funded solely by Bethlehem Steel Corporation and has been declared tax exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Areas of Interest
The Foundation concentrates its grantmaking in the areas of education, human services, health care, economic education, environment and safety, public policy research, culture and the arts, and civic and community improvement.� The objectives of the Foundation are to:
- Promote excellence in education.
- Enhance the quality of life in communities where Bethlehem Steel has operations or other important interests and where its employees and their families live.
- Support continuous improvement in the environment and safety in the workplace.
- Advance the discussion and development of public policy.
- Strengthen and sustain the economic, social and political environment necessary to nurture our free society.
2000 Grants
EDUCATION
For general operating support:
Baltimore County Public Schools Education Foundation,
Baltimore, MD ................................................. $2,000
Bethlehem Steel Scholars,
Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America, St. Peter, MN .... 46,800
Coatesville Area Senior High School, Coatesville, PA ........... 5,000
Discovery Center for Science and Technology, Bethlehem, PA .... 26,500
Foundation for Student Communications, Princeton, NJ ........... 5,000
Indiana Council for Economic Education, West Lafayette, IN ....... 750
Jason Foundation for Education, Waltham, MA ...................... 500
Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, PA ........ 1,000
Junior Achievement of Porter County, Chicago, IL ............... 1,000
Junior Achievement of the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA ......... 1,000
Lehigh University,
Diamond Center for Economic Education, Bethlehem, PA ........... 2,500
Lehigh University,
Dr. Daniel Kwasnoski Fellowship, Bethlehem, PA ................. 2,000
Lehigh Valley Business-Education Partnership,
Schnecksville, PA .............................................. 1,000
Lehigh Valley Summerbridge Program, Bethlehem, PA .............. 2,000
Maryland Business Roundtable for Education, Baltimore, MD ...... 2,500
Minsi Trails Council, BSA, Learning For Life,
Lehigh Valley, PA .............................................. 2,500
Pennsylvania Council on Economic Education,
Harrisburg, PA ................................................... 250
Purdue University-Calumet,
Engineering and Science Summer Program, Hammond, IN ............ 1,000
Purdue University,
Honors Program--Industrial Awareness Series, West Lafayette, IN 3,250
Purdue University North-Central, Westville, IN ................... 500
Southeastern Technical Magnet School, Baltimore, MD ............ 7,200
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, PA ......... 15,000
VICA, Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, PA ............................. 1,500
VISION 2000, Bloomfield Hills, MI ............................. 25,000
For employee matching gifts:
Matching Gifts for Education ................................. $45,650
(Addendum A lists recipients/grant amounts)
For capital grants:
Hispanic American Organization, Allentown, PA ................. $3,000
(Third and final payment of $9,000/3-year pledge)
Lafayette College, Easton, PA ................................. 10,000
(Third payment of $50,000/5-year pledge)
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, Lancaster, PA ......... 10,000
(Second payment of $30,000/3-year pledge)
Weller Health Education, Center, Easton, PA ................... 10,000
(Second payment of $30,000/3-year pledge)
For support of minority education programs:
Lafayette College, Easton, PA ................................... $500
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA ................................. 500
NACME, Inc., New York, NY ..................................... 12,500
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN .......................... 1,000
United Negro College Fund, Fairfax, VA ......................... 7,500
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL ............................. 1,000
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI .......................... 1,000
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN ....................... 1,000
Total Education Grants ...................................... $259,400
HUMAN SERVICES
For general operating support:
ALERT Partnership for a Drug-Free Lehigh Valley,
Allentown, PA ................................................. $1,500
American Cancer Society, Great Lakes, Mishawaka, IN ............ 2,500
American Cancer Society, Valparaiso, IN .......................... 500
American Heart Association, Merrillville, IN ..................... 250
American Red Cross, Valparaiso, IN ............................... 500
Baltimore Regional Burn Center Foundation,
Baltimore, MD .................................................. 1,000
Brandywine YMCA, Coatesville, PA ............................... 2,000
Burn Prevention Foundation, Allentown, PA ..................... 30,000
Calumet Council, BSA, Munster, IN .............................. 1,200
Christmas in April, Valparaiso, IN ............................. 1,500
Coatesville CYWA, Coatesville, PA .............................. 7,500
Drug Free Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA ......................... 5,000
Fellowship House of Conshohocken, Conshohocken, PA ............. 2,500
Habitat for Humanity, Valparaiso, IN ........................... 1,000
Handicrafters, Inc., Thorndale, PA ............................... 500
IN-PACT, Crown Point, IN ....................................... 1,000
LaSalle Council, BSA, South Bend, IN ............................. 500
Lehigh Valley Legal Services, Bethlehem, PA .................... 2,500
Lehigh Valley Safety Council, Bethlehem, PA ...................... 500
Listen Community Crusade Against Drugs, Highspire, PA ............ 150
Literacy Council of Norristown, Norristown, PA ................... 500
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Lehigh Valley Chapter,
Bethlehem, PA .................................................... 500
Michiana Resources, Michigan City, IN ............................ 200
Miller Memorial Blood Center, Bethlehem, PA .................... 1,500
National Minority Suppliers Development Council,
New York, NY .................................................. 11,500
National Urban League, New York, NY ............................ 2,000
Northwest Indiana Minority Business Development Council,
Chicago, IL .................................................... 3,000
Operation Christmas, Coatesville, PA ........................... 1,000
Opportunity Enterprises, Inc., Valparaiso, IN .................. 1,000
Porter County Community Foundation/CAPABLE, Valparaiso, IN ..... 5,000
Senior Adults Activities Center of Montgomery County,
Norristown, PA ................................................... 500
Stepping Stone Shelter for Women, Michigan City, IN ............ 2,500
SUNY at Buffalo, Construction, Safety and Health Institute,
Buffalo, NY .................................................... 2,500
Valparaiso Family YMCA, Valparaiso, IN ......................... 5,600
YMCA, Bethlehem, PA .............................................. 500
For United Way support:
Catawba County United Way, Hickory, NC .......................... $500
Lake Area United Way, Griffith, IN ............................ 19,800
United Way & Community Chest of Greater Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, OH ................................................... 200
United Way Community Services, Detroit, MI ....................... 500
United Way of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA ................... 200
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, Buffalo, NY .............. 26,000
United Way of Central Maryland, Baltimore, MD ................ 250,000
United Way of Chester County, West Chester, PA ................ 60,000
United Way/Crusade of Mercy, Chicago, IL ......................... 700
United Way of Greater LaPorte County, LaPorte, IN ............. 26,850
United Way of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI ................... 300
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Atlanta, GA .................. 200
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Dallas, TX .................... 100
United Way of Middle Tennessee, Nashville, TN .................... 350
United Way of Mid-South, Memphis, TN ............................. 250
United Way of North Essex, Montclair, NJ ......................... 200
United Way of Porter County, Valparaiso, IN .................. 127,450
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA .............................................. 16,200
United Way of the Capital Region, Harrisburg, PA .............. 44,500
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley,
Bethlehem, PA ................................................ 237,500
United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, Houston, TX .................. 300
United Way Services, Cleveland, OH ............................... 250
For capital grants:
YWCA, Bethlehem, PA ............................................ 5,000
(Third and final payment of $15,000/3-year pledge)
Total Human Services Grants ................................. $917,250
HEALTH CARE
For general operating support:
Montgomery Hospital Foundation, Norristown, PA ................. 1,000
Portage Township Community Health Care Clinic, Portage, IN ..... 3,000
For capital grants:
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD .......... $10,000
(Third and final payment of $30,000/3-year grant)
St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, PA ......................... 5,000
(First payment of $35,000/4-year grant)
Total Health Care Grants ..................................... $19,000
ARTS AND CULTURAL
For general operating support:
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA ........................... $6,000
Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA ......................... 6,250
(Fourth and final payment of $25,000/4-year pledge)
Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore, MD .................... 1,000
Bethlehem Musikfest Association, Bethlehem, PA ................. 5,000
Celtic Fest, Inc., Bethlehem, PA ................................. 750
Chester County Iron and Steel Heritage Region Initiative,
West Chester, PA ............................................... 5,000
Coatesville Cultural Society, Coatesville, PA .................... 500
Easton Heritage Day, Inc., Easton, PA ............................ 500
First Night Bethlehem, Inc., Bethlehem, PA ..................... 1,000
Graystone Society, Coatesville, PA ............................ 28,000
Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Inc., Bethlehem, PA ............ 7,500
Hugh Moore Historical Park & Museums, Easton, PA ............... 1,000
John G. Blank Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN ............. 500
J. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC ... 5,000
Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra, Lehigh Valley, PA ............. 1,000
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY ........... 2,500
Locust Street Neighborhood Art Classes, Buffalo, NY ............ 2,000
Mayfair, Allentown, PA ........................................... 500
Nightingale Productions, Philadelphia, PA ..................... 10,000
Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra, Munster, IN ................ 500
Pennsylvania Youth Theatre, Bethlehem, PA ........................ 250
Rose Garden Children's Festival, Bethlehem, PA ................... 500
Sinai Sunday Evening Forum, Michigan City, IN .................... 600
State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, PA .................. 1,000
Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem, PA .............................. 1,000
Valparaiso Community Concert Association, Valparaiso, IN ......... 500
WDIY-FM, Bethlehem, PA ......................................... 1,000
WLVT-TV, Channel 39, Bethlehem, PA ............................. 5,000
WYIN, Channel 56, Merrillville, IN ............................. 1,000
For capital grants:
Bethlehem Steelworkers Memorial, Bethlehem, PA ................$10,000
(First payment on $25,000/3-year pledge)
Historic Bethlehem Inc., Bethlehem, PA ........................ 20,000
(Fourth payment on $100,000/5-year pledge)
World War II Memorial Fund, Arlington, VA ..................... 25,000
(Second payment on $100,000/4-year pledge)
Total Arts and Cultural Grants .............................. $150,350
PUBLIC POLICY, JUSTICE AND LAW
For general operating support:
American Council for Capital Formation-Center for Policy Research,
Washington, DC ................................................ $2,500
Atlantic Legal Foundation, New York, NY ........................ 1,500
Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies, Tempe, AZ ................ 500
Commonwealth Foundation, Harrisburg, PA ........................ 1,000
Economic Institutes for State Judges, Lawrence, KS ............. 1,000
Economic Strategy Institute, Washington, DC ................... 75,000
Employment Policy Foundation, Washington, DC ................... 3,500
Financial Executives Research Foundation, Morristown, NJ ....... 1,000
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, New York, NY ...... 500
National Center for State Courts, Williamsburg, VA ............... 500
National Policy Association, Washington, DC .................... 5,000
Pennsylvania Economy League, Wilkes-Barre, PA .................. 1,700
People's Medical Society, Allentown, PA .......................... 100
Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA ...................... 3,000
Tax Foundation, Washington, DC ................................... 500
Total Public Policy, Justice and Law Grants .................. $97,300
ENVIRONMENTAL
For general operating support:
Brandywine Valley Association, West Chester, PA ............... $3,500
Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo, NY ............... 2,500
CERES, Boston, MA ............................................. 16,400
Conemaugh Valley Conservancy, Johnstown, PA ...................... 500
Enterprising Environmental Solutions, Inc., Philadelphia, PA .. 10,000
Global Environmental Management Initiative, Washington, DC .... 10,000
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center, Chesterton, IN .... 5,000
Indiana Environmental Institute, Indianapolis, IN .............. 5,000
International Friendship Gardens, Michigan City, IN ............ 2,500
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, ENDZONE Partners,
Washington, DC ................................................. 1,000
National Environmental Development Association Foundation,
Washington, DC ................................................. 5,000
National Environmental Policy Institute, Washington, DC ........ 2,500
Nature Conservancy, Long Pond, PA .............................. 2,500
Patapsco High School and Center for the Arts, Baltimore, MD .... 2,500
Porter County Parks Foundation, Valparaiso, IN ................... 500
Schuylkill River Greenway Association, Wyomissing, PA .......... 1,000
Steelton Community Development Foundation, Steelton, PA ........ 2,500
Wildlands Conservancy, Lehigh Valley, Emmaus, PA ............... 2,500
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Council, Silver Spring, MD ........ 3,750
In-kind support:
University of Florida, Botanical Gardens, Gainesville, FL ..... $7,313
(9 tons of hot-dipped galvanized sheets)
Total Environmental Grants ................................... $86,463
CIVIC
For general operating support:
Chester County Community Foundation, Coatesville, PA ............ $500
City of Coatesville, Coatesville, PA ........................... 2,000
City of Lackawanna, Lackawanna, NY ............................. 1,250
Leadership Northwest Indiana, Portage, IN ........................ 500
North Point/Edgemere Volunteer Fire Company, Baltimore, MD ....... 750
Team Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA .............................. 5,000
Wise Avenue Volunteer Fire Department, Baltimore, MD ............. 250
For capital grants:
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, Lehigh Valley, PA ........ $10,000
(Second payment of $30,000/3-year pledge)
Northwest Indiana Forum, Envision 2000, Portage, IN ........... 30,000
(Fifth and final payment of $150,000/5-year pledge)
Total Civic Grants ........................................... $50,250
SUMMARY OF GRANTS BY CATEGORY
Education Grants ............................................ $259,400
Human Services Grants ....................................... $917,250
Health Care Grants ........................................... $19,000
Arts and Cultural Grants .................................... $150,350
Public Policy, Justice and Law Grants ........................ $97,300
Environmental Grants ......................................... $86,463
Civic Grants ................................................. $50,250
GRAND TOTAL ............................................... $1,580,013
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Statement of Revenue, Expense and Fund Balance
Bethlehem Steel Foundation
| Year Ended December 31 |
2000 |
1999 |
| Revenue |
| Contributions Received |
$1,584,555.16 |
$1,789,884.97 |
| Total Revenue |
$1,584,555.16 |
$1,789,884.97 |
| |
| Expense |
| Grants Made |
$1,580,013.00 |
$1,786,600.00 |
| Association(s) Dues |
2,470.00 |
2,350.00 |
| Meetings and Seminars |
1,666.72 |
462.16 |
| Legal Fees |
174.53 |
69.00 |
| Printing & Stationery |
71.54 |
312.81 |
| Publications |
114.00 |
91.00 |
| Miscellaneous |
45.37 |
0.00 |
| Total Expense |
$1,584,555.16 |
$1,789,884.97 |
| |
| Excess of Revenue Over Expense |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
| |
| Fund Balance at Beginning of Year |
$223,674.27 |
$0.00 |
| |
| Assets Acquired |
| The Lukens Foundation |
871.80 |
148,719.66 |
| The Charles Lukens Huston Foundation |
281.11 |
74,954.61 |
| Income dividends |
14,130.21 |
0.00 |
| |
| Fund Balance at End of Year |
$238,957.39 |
$223,674.27 |
GRANT APPLICATIONS
The Foundation does not have a standard application form or an application deadline. Requests are reviewed periodically. Initial inquiries to the Bethlehem Steel Foundation should be in the form of a brief letter and proposal which should include the following information:
- A complete description of the organization and a statement of objectives.
- An explanation of the purpose or goals of the activity for which support is requested.
- A description of the benefits and geographic area to be served.
- Financial information, including an explanation of disbursements as well as contributions and other sources of revenue.
- Plans for reporting and measuring results.
- Amount requested from the Bethlehem Steel Foundation, justification for the request and how the funding will be used.
- Verification of 501(c)(3) status.
All inquiries should be directed to James F. Kostecky, Executive Director, Bethlehem Steel Foundation, in Bethlehem, PA 18016-7699.
GRANT LIMITATIONS
In accordance with established policy, preference will be given to organizations serving communities where Bethlehem Steel has operations or where a significant number of its employees and their families live. The Foundation will not provide support to:
- Organizations not exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
- Political organizations.
- Organizations which are engaged in, or may be engaged in, influencing legislation.
- Foreign institutions and organizations.
- Individuals.
- Religious organizations (except for programs sponsored by religious groups that will provide services or facilities to the community on a broad basis, without restrictions by reason of religion).
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Foundation Staff
Stephen G. Donches, President
James F. Kostecky, Executive Director
Frank L. Fisher, Administrator
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Bethlehem Steel Foundation
1170 Eighth Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18016-7699
Phone: (610) 694-6940
Fax: (610) 694-1509
e-mail: [email protected]
