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Opportunity Goes Golfing in Davidsville

Where some people saw nothing more than an unusable, run-down basement, Adam Thomas saw opportunity. Thomas saw the rolling green hills of golf courses that could be played year-round. He saw putting greens and strength training. He saw an opportunity…

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Sustainable Energy Grants Available

Grants Available for Projects and Workforce Development Specific to Sustainable Energy JOHNSTOWN, PA – The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund will distribute $270,000 in grants throughout the Pennsylvania service territories of the Met-Ed and Penelec energy companies in 2019.…

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2019 Bosler Academy for Growing Nonprofits

For the third year, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is pleased to provide grant funding to offer the Bosler Academy, a series of nonprofit capacity building workshops to help strengthen our local nonprofit partners. The 2019 Academy addresses six building…

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Growing Space for Growing Capacity

Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is growing into new offices to match our growing impact. CFA opened its doors 29 years ago with one $300,000 fund and a board made up of local business and civic leaders who understood the…

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Paying it Forward Comes Full Circle

Since she was 8 years old, Kayla Jones has spent her spare time coming up with ways to cheer up other people. A lengthy hospital stay plus the kindness of a thoughtful nurse showed Kayla how precious it can be…

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Saturday’s Kitchen Feeds Thousands

The Saturday's Kitchen Fund distributed nearly $17,000 to local food pantries in November, ensuring families facing hard times will have warm meals -- with meat -- for the holidays. "It’s a joyous time of the year," says Saturday's Kitchen founder…

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The Most Meaningful Gifts

This is the time of year when we look for ways to show the people we love how much they mean to us. How about paying that love forward by helping someone in need? Community Foundation for the Alleghenies has…

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Identifying Charity Scams

During the holiday season, millions of us will open our hearts - and wallets - to worthy causes near and far. It's a good time to remember some best practices when choosing where to send your hard-earned resources. The Federal…

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Fall Grants Empower 84 Local Initiatives

This fall, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is supporting 84 local nonprofit initiatives with a total of $225,642 in grant funding. More than a fifth of the grants went to programs administered through local schools. From weekend food programs…

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