OUR HISTORY The Leon H. Sullivan Charitable Trust
Leon H. Sullivan Charitable Trust Formerly Known As:
Zion Non Profit Charitable Trust
Chartered: December 20,1966
Our Purpose
The purpose of the Trust is to use the income and principal of moneys and property received by it for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes, based on the principles of self-help, social responsibility and human rights, embedded in the legacy of Reverend Dr. Leon H. Sullivan.
HOW HAS THIS PURPOSE BEEN ACHIEVED?
Since 1966, the Trust has concentrated on activities designed to bring members of the minority community into the economic mainstream of the United States by (a) sponsoring business management, ownership and development training programs, (b) providing technical and financial assistance to entrepreneurs and community groups interested in economic development, and (c) giving financial and tutorial assistance to high school, trade school and college students.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
In 1969, the Trust initiated a research and development team called Progress Creative Analysis (PCA). PCA was created to discover viable business opportunities and devise methods for developing such opportunities. PCA employed thirteen (13) professionals that included skills such as law, architecture, business and financial management, management training, business development and real estate.
PCA assisted in the development of a shopping center in Phoenix, Arizona; an urban study for land development in Cincinnati, Ohio; and a study and recommendation for business development in Indianapolis, Indiana. PCA assisted in developing training programs and writing proposals for public and private funding.