Panther Funds
Convenient
Panther Funds are a safe, convenient alternative to carrying cash. The Panther Fund program is free and available to all University students, faculty, and staff. Use your Panther Card to access pre-paid funds to purchase food, beverages, merchandise, and services on and off campus. There are no transaction fees or minimum balances with Panther Funds.
Your account is active and funds are available to you as soon as you “load” funds onto your card.
Loading Funds
Adding Panther Funds to your account is easy and convenient:
- Online: Students can visit the Panther Central Community at http://my.pitt.edu.
- Guest Deposit: Parents and guests, have your students' first and last names (exactly as it appears on their ID card), their official University-issued e-mail address, and a valid MasterCard or Visa credit card to make a guest deposit.
- In
person: Come into Panther Central in the Litchfield Towers Lobby with cash, a check, or a valid MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit card and we’ll add funds to your account on the spot.
- By phone: Call Panther Central at 412-648-1100 with a valid MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit card.
- Cash Management Center: Use the CMC (Cash Management Center) kiosks in the Cathedral of Learning, the Barco Law Building, Victoria Hall, Hillman Library, Litchfield towers Lobby, Sutherland Hall, Lothrop Hall, or Bevier Engineering Library to load Panther Funds with cash, a check, or a valid MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit cards.
- By mail: send a check and letter
of instruction to:
University of Pittsburgh
Panther Central
Litchfield Towers Lobby
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 - Payroll Deduction (faculty and staff only): Enroll once and have Panther Funds loaded automatically onto your ID after each payday. Funds can be loaded in increments of $25, $50, $75, $100, and $150. Panther Funds can be changed or cancelled at any time.
Safe
You cannot use your Panther Card to withdraw Panther Funds in cash. Panther Funds can only be used to purchase goods and services.
Your photo on your Panther Card means only you can use your Panther Funds to make a purchase.
Report lost or stolen cards to Panther Central immediately at the Panther Central Online Community at http://my.pitt.edu. Your card will be automatically deactivated.
Balances and Transaction History
Each time you use your Panther Funds for a purchase, your remaining balance is displayed on the register or vending machine.
You can also check your balance online and transaction history at the Panther Central Community at http://my.pitt.edu or at the CMC kiosks in Sutherland Hall, the Cathedral of Learning, the Barco Law Building, Victoria Hall, Hillman Library, Bevier Engineering Libaray, GSPIA/Economics Library, or Information Sciences Library.
Process of Checking Balances and Viewwing Transactions:
1) Logy into My.Pitt.edu
2) Click My Resources
- Panther Central
3) Panther Funds
- Panther Funds Load
4) Enter Credentials
5) Account Transactions
Books and Burgers, Copies and Cappuccino
Use Panther Funds to purchase meals and snacks at all campus dining locations and coffee carts; for books and Pitt merchandise in The Book Center, The Health Book, and
The Pitt Shop; for copying and other services at Copy Cat, and the University Library System; for postage and mailing supplies at University Mailing Services; to purchase Pitt athletic gear and memorabilia at the Team Store; in vending machines across campus; and residence hall laundry facilities.*
- * Students using Panther Funds will be charged $1.00 per load of laundry
- * Students using cash will be charged $1.25 per load of laundry
Panther Funds are also accepted at over 50 off-campus merchants.
Panther Funds Accepted Here
See the current list of participating merchants or pick up a list at Panther Central.
