Edinboro Foundation

Our Mission

The Edinboro University Foundation was founded in 1998 to support the mission of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, now PennWest Edinboro, through the cultivation and management of gifts, grants, and other resources for the benefit of the students and faculty.

Our Vision

Our Major Programs Include

Scholarships to University Students

The Edinboro University Foundation currently invests more than $37 million of endowment funds which create the scholarships available to PennWest Edinboro Students.

For academic year 2022-2023, the Foundation will make available $1,290,400 for scholarships, drawing from university and foundation endowments, an increase of $115,800 over the prior academic year.

Donor Gifts and Grants to Edinboro University

The Foundation takes an active role in seeking donor gifts and grants to benefit programs at PennWest, Edinboro. For fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, this category of support totaled $682,008.

Program Support

Program support for the benefit of PennWest Edinboro, Edinboro University Alumni Association, and other charitable organizations.

How Gifts Are Managed

The Edinboro University Foundation is accountable to PennWest Edinboro, the Alumni Association, private benefactors, and the public. The Foundation is committed to managing and investing private gifts to the University with professionalism and integrity.

To accomplish this, the Foundation:

Accurately records receipts for tax purposes and acknowledges each gift;

Distributes all gifts directly to the University programs and colleges designated by the benefactors;
Invests endowed gifts to provide a perpetual source of income for the program or college of the benefactor's choosing.

Endowed gifts provide a dependable, perpetual source of income for a designated University program. 

The Foundation's endowment is managed by the Investment Committee, a sub-committee of the Foundation Board of Directors. The Investment Committee meets regularly to assess the endowment's performance and to make adjustments as needed to maximize the endowment's financial potential.

A management fee exists to cover a portion of Edinboro University Foundation operation expenses.

Foundation Board of Directors

Mr. Larry S Johnson, Board Member

Mr. Aamir Anwar, Alumni Association Liason
Ms. Marilyn Goellner, Chair
Ms. Patricia "Pat" Davis, Secretary
Mr. Daniel Walsh, Treasurer
Mr. Patrick J Santelli, Immediate Past Chair
Mr. Matthew O'Malley
Mr. David Sheneman, Immediate Past Vice Chair
Ms. Mary Timashenka
Mr. Gabriel Veliz
Mr. William Rothenbach