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A non-profit ministry helping local churches, agencies, and individuals manage their stewardship resources

Founded in 1970
Separately incorporated
A supporting organization of the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference Member, National Association of United Methodist Foundations

Our Services

Helping you develop endowment, bequest, or life-income gifts for new or continuing ministries

Providing long-term funds management services for your agency or church, large or small

Educating clergy and your church leaders about financial management approaches in keeping with UM doctrine

Awarding annual grants that enhance UM ministries

Sponsoring stewardship-related educational programs for you and your local church

Providing over $52 million in funds management services, and distributing over $2 million in dividends annually

Nearly 400 churches are clients for funds management and endowment development

Over 100 individuals are clients for gift-planning services

Since 2001, nearly $492,000 has been supplied in 130 grants to churches and 82 grants to agencies to start or continue UM ministries

Two Funds Management Approaches

Unified Balanced Account is a fund with $52 million in assets in common stock, fixed-income securities, and cash

Has returned an average of 6.0% per year over the last fifteen years

Fixed Fund has $1.3 million in assets invested solely in fixed-income securities

Has returned an average of 5.2% per year over the last fifteen years

All funds are invested in harmony with the Social Principles of The United Methodist Church.

Clients’ confidence in our services makes us the 3rd largest United Methodist foundation for funds management in the Northeastern Jurisdiction; the 17th largest in the United States.

Governance

Board of Directors
35 highly qualified members
Organized in committees
Susan W. Wesmiller, Chair
N. James Sekel, Vice Chair

Staff
The Rev. Frederick H. Leasure, CFRE, Executive Director
Joseph G. Reasinger, Director of Programs
Betsy D. Hohlfelder, Staff Accountant
Six other specialists provide skills, as needed

Contact Us

United Methodist Foundation of Western Pennsylvania
Benedum-Trees Building
Suite 707
223 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Email: info@umfoundation.org
Phone: (412) 232 0650 or (800) 743 2128
Fax: (412) 232 0675

www.umfoundation.org

United Methodist Foundation
of Western Pennsylvania
223 Fourth Avenue, Suite 707
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
1-800-743-2128

The Foundation is a ministry established to provide United Methodists with the resources to accomplish collectively more than can be accomplished alone. We act in accordance with our mission statement and a funds management approach that is based on a Biblical, theologically sound form of Christian stewardship.