The Pitterich Foundation works to improve the health and well being of people in the Pittsburgh region by promoting both Corporate and Individual Social Responsibility.  We are a registered 501c3 and have been here since 2008.  Our founder, Mike Pitterich, established the foundation when his brother Joseph died from leukemia at age 53.  His sister, Susan, was diagnosed with the disease at age 57.  Her disease went into remission after treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA aided by research performed at Johns Hopkins University.  Since then,  the Pitterich foundation has funded related research at Johns Hopkins and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

In 2013, Mr. Pitterich was diagnosed with chronic liver disease and told he would need a liver transplant.  His personal struggle with liver disease caused him to include raising money for the UPMC Center for liver Diseases.  In 2015, he underwent successful transplant surgery at UPMC.