Pieter and Lida Ouwehand are engaged with a number of local organizations, particularly those which support the arts and human services. The Ouwehands took advantage of a special IRS provision, the Qualified Charitable Distribution allowing traditional IRA owners to give up to $100,000 from their account directly to qualified charitable organizations, by establishing this fund with Centre Foundation. This fund supports local organizations the Ouwehands are passionate about, such as Special Olympics Centre County, Centre Volunteers in Medicine, Strawberry Fields, and Centre Safe.