Penn for PILOTs will be holding an Update Session on March 22nd from 2-3pm EST to discuss strategies and next steps to ensure that that Penn’s pays its fair share to Philly’s underfunded schools. 
 
We last wrote all of you who signed the Penn faculty and staff statement in support of PILOTs to celebrate Penn’s $100 million commitment to the School District of Philadelphia in November as evidence of the impact of our campaign. We also underlined, however, that public schools are not charities, and public education cannot depend on donations. We, therefore, continue to support the citywide campaign for Penn—and Philadelphia’s other wealthy nonprofits—to make a yearly commitment to pay 40% of what they would in property taxes to support the city’s schools. In Penn’s case we estimate that obligation to be about $40 million—four times its current “gift.” 
  

We are, therefore, planning this PILOTs Update Session as a chance to review what we have accomplished, answer questions, and develop plans to make Penn’s “gift” an opportunity to hold Penn to account for meeting its obligations to the city’s schools in the year ahead. If you are interested in attending this session, please register for the zoom details. And please forward this invitation to any faculty and staff who might be interested in attending this session!  

Thanks again for your support on this important issue and we look forward to continuing our work together.