Cathy Lewis Long
The Sprout Fund Executive Director and President
Pittsburgh USA
Cathy Lewis Long is the founding Executive Director of The Sprout Fund, a non-profit organization that supports innovative ideas and grassroots community projects that are catalyzing change in Pittsburgh and the surrounding communities of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Over the last 16 years, Sprout has worked successfully across political and geographic boundaries to make community-decided investments totaling more than $7 million in more than 1,000 early-stage projects, organizations, innovators, and activities in areas as varied as learning, arts and culture, transportation, biodiversity, and civic engagement.
From 2011 to 2016, Sprout served as strategic steward for Remake Learning, an interdisciplinary network of leading civic, commercial, cultural, and academic organizations and institutions working to create remarkable learning experiences for children and youth—forging a 21st century ecosystem for learning, innovation, and creativity.