Princeton Theological Seminary Receives Generous Grant from the William A. and Eugenie H. Sullivan Trust of The Philadelphia Foundation

Princeton, NJ, July 6, 2007–Princeton Theological Seminary has received a grant of $26,632.76 given to the William Albert and Eugenie Hummel Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund by the William A. and Eugenie H. Sullivan Trust of The Philadelphia Foundation. The scholarship endowment fund supports students who are preparing for ministry.

The William A. and Eugenie H. Sullivan Funds were started in 1942 as trusts under Mr. Sullivan’s deed and will. It is the oldest fund managed by The Philadelphia Foundation. The income has been distributed to Princeton Theological Seminary, Lankenau Hospital, Presbyterian University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Friend’s Hospital, House of the Merciful Saviour for Crippled Children, Inglis House, the Pennsylvania Industrial Home for Blind Women, and the Edith R. Rudolphy Residence for the Blind.

As southeastern Pennsylvania’s primary provider of philanthropic services, The Philadelphia Foundation manages more than 700 charitable funds established by caring families who want to give something back to their communities. Revenues generated from these funds provide grants and scholarships to more than 1,000 cultural, educational, and humanitarian programs, exactly as the donors intended.

Princeton Theological Seminary was founded in 1812 as the first seminary established by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. It is the largest Presbyterian seminary in the country, with more than 700 students in seven graduate degree programs.