Tubapalooza
JOHNSTOWN -- The community came together September 6, 2015, for a little fun in the sun to support and raise money for the Allison N. Vaughn Memorial Fund. The fund is set up through the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies…
New & Improved
JOHNSTOWN -- If this website looks different to you, that’s because it is. We have exciting news here at the Community Foundation. This is our 25th Anniversary and we thought it was time to spruce things up. After months of hard…
Philanthropy Takes Flight
The Bedford County Endowments (BCE) of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies cordially invites you to don your finest whites and join us as we celebrate 25 years of serving our region by supporting the interests of our donors. Philanthropy…
Helping Hands
BOSWELL -- Helping Hands Food Pantry, in Boswell, will serve about 100 children each week this school year through its Backpack Program. “These kids are hungry. There are no jobs around here and it’s my mission to help feed these…
The Robert Waters Economic Development Fund
In 2012, the Community Foundation received a gift of $2.5 million to support community and economic development in Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset counties. The Robert Waters Economic Development Fund was formally established through the trust fund of Robert Waters, a Johnstown…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
