The PBC Education Foundation is a charitable organization approved by the IRS under section 501(c)(3) of the Code  (EIN 20-0771774).  The PBC Education Foundation is registered with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Charitable Organizations (certificate 36887). The PBC Education Foundation stimulates and encourages Pennsylvania citizens, and especially business persons, to take a more active part in civic and political affairs.  The PBC Education Foundation commissions research, publishes reports and conducts seminars to disseminate unbiased information on issues of civic affairs.  The PBC Education Foundation does not advocate the adoption of any public policy proposal, or the election or defeat of any candidate.  The PBC Education Foundation works for increased and better informed voter participation.  The PBC Education Foundation often employs college and graduate interns as research analysts.  Many PBC interns go on to careers in public or government affairs.

The PBC Education Foundation is the successor corporation to the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable Education Foundation.  The name and bylaws were changed in September 2007 as part of the merger of the Pennsylvania Business Roundtable and Pennsylvanians for Effective Government (PEG) to form the Pennsylvania Business Council.  The research traditions and interests of the PBC Education Foundation are a direct lineage of the PEG Education Foundation first formed in 1974.