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Surfs Up

JOHNSTOWN -- A new program has paddled its way into the Johnstown region thanks to a grant through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ Community Initiatives Fund. It’s changing lives and challenging teens to surf into uncharted territory. First Waves,…

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YPI Grants Awarded

JOHNSTOWN -- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ 2015 Youth Philanthropy Interns announced on Thursday afternoon (August 13, 2015) that they awarded three grants in the amounts of $25,000, $20,000, and $5,000. Kylee Farabaugh, David Saylor, Hayden Spangler, Tabitha Weaver,…

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This Fund is Personal

By Danielle Krout-Kaza EBENSBURG -- Did you ever want to help or give back to your community but didn’t know how or even where to start? This was the big dilemma my husband Ryan had been facing. The solution turned…

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Inclined to Care

Inclined to Care: Lifting the Alleghenies to New Heights JOHNSTOWN -- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies welcomed ten Youth Philanthropy Interns this summer for an eight-week program that was made possible through a grant from The Heinz Endowments, based…

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Celebrating Zahorchak

JOHNSTOWN -- The Zahorchak Economic Endowment Fund, named in honor of Dr. Gerald Zahorchak, is a dual education fund that provides scholarship aid for low-income youths who are committed to pursuing education for in-demand professions—that is, where the need for…

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Improving Education

HOLLSOPPLE -- It’s been five years in the making and finally, the new addition at the Johnstown Christian School are one step closer to being complete. “It’s been a lot of hard work,” said Dr. Kathy Keafer, Johnstown Christian School…

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Energy Audit Grants

We have just extended the application deadline for our Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund's Energy Audit Grant Program! This program is open to any 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that is located within the Penelec or Penn Power service territory. Nonprofit organizations within the…

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