Directed Donations
BWEF accepts directed donations in consultation with the Baldwin-Whitehall School District. A directed donation is a donation that supports a specific project or purpose that aligns with the mission of the Foundation. Donors should contact us via email at [email protected] in advance so that any specific terms and conditions of the donation meet what is required for the school district and foundation. Donations can be made via check or electronic transfer. Thank you to our community partners below for their generous directed gifts.
Edward Lutz, BHS '59, HOF '17
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Edward Lutz (BHS '59, HOF '17) donated $5,000 to the Baldwin-Whitehall Educational Foundation in 2023. The gift will be used to convert the industrial shop at Baldwin Middle School into a modernized multipurpose laboratory that supports creative and collaborative exploration in technology, engineering, and fine arts. As a junior, Mr. Lutz helped establish the first printing program at Baldwin High School. In 1967, he founded Cold Comp. Inc., the first computer typesetting business in Pittsburgh, where he worked until he retired in 1994. He was inducted into the Distinguished Highlander Alumni Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Dorothy "Dotty" (Hutchins) Forman
In 2022, Robert Forman, PhD, a resident of Baldwin Borough, donated $4,000 in memory of his late wife, Dorothy "Dotty" (Hutchins) Forman, a professional visual artist for 40 years and a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Society of Artists, and the Pittsburgh Group. The Formans moved to Baldwin from New Hampshire and sons Peter and Andrew (BHS '05) attended school in the District.
The gift will be used to convert the industrial shop at Baldwin Middle School into a modernized multipurpose laboratory that supports creative and collaborative exploration in technology, engineering, and fine arts. We will create an online photo journal to illustrate the transformation in the middle school space as a result of this gift.
The gift will be used to convert the industrial shop at Baldwin Middle School into a modernized multipurpose laboratory that supports creative and collaborative exploration in technology, engineering, and fine arts. We will create an online photo journal to illustrate the transformation in the middle school space as a result of this gift.
Capt. Robert Conrad, U.S. Navy (Ret., at left) delivers a scholarship check to BWEF on behalf of Baldwin High School Class of 1971.
The Baldwin High School Class of 1971 donated a $1,000 gift as part of their 50th reunion weekend to fund an annual scholarship during the 2021-22 school year. "We wanted to do something for those who are following 50 years behind in our footsteps," said Capt. Robert Conrad, U.S. Navy (Ret.). "The alumni were happy to contribute to a scholarship fund that would help a student today." Capt. Conrad and the reunion committee hopes this will start a new trend for future class reunions.
The Pittsburgh Steelers honor Susan Orsega's service to America with a donation to BWEF.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the United States Steel Corporation jointly honored U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Rear Admiral Susan Orsega (BHS '86) on Nov. 8, 2021, with a $5,000 donation to support STEM activities at Baldwin High School.
The Herbert G. Feldman Charitable Foundation donated $2,500 in 2021 to eliminate the district's school lunch debt accumulated during the 2019-20 school year. The charitable foundation's generosity helped support the District's effort to achieve a balanced ledger by reducing their debt.
Day Automotive Group donated $10,000 in 2018 to support the creation of the district's Mobile Fab Lab. The funds helped to equip the maker space with 3D printers, laser engravers, and vinyl cutting technologies. Students throughout the district have the opportunity to interact with the lab technologies for class projects and special assignments.
Dr. Anthony DiCesaro, former president of the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board of Directors, donated the mobile trailer that was used to create the Mobile Fab Lab. The Lab was dedicated on May 8, 2018, at a special ceremony at Baldwin High School. It has since become an integral part of faculty curriculum as it facilitates active and creative learning through problem-solving and design.
