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All We Need is Love

If you’ve been to any of the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra’s performances in the last few years, you’ve been treated to a unique blend of innovation and art. For nearly 90 years, this local treasure has survived the cycles of fashion…

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Outdoors for Everyone

We're excited to announce a new partnership with The Bedford Gazette, to share stories about good people doing good work throughout the county. Our inaugural column focuses on Dorothy Krupa, who runs the Shawnee-Blue Knob State Park Complex and works…

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Collaboration, Impact, & Milestones

The number are in: together, we're growing resources for local nonprofits, and growing the impact of local initiatives to make our region stronger. CFA hit a major milestone this past fiscal year, surpassing $71 million in assets. We now manage…

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Youth League for All Interests

CFA has welcomed a sports league for 1st and 2nd graders to our fund family, and Coach Eddie Taylor needs some help. Taylor has been running T&N Youth Sports on his own the past few years to give Johnstown kids…

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Impact of Good Corporate Citizenship

For 40 years, employees at the EADS Group corporate office in Altoona have quietly directed payroll deductions into their own charitable funds. A self-selected committee has met periodically, on their own time, to discuss co-workers who’d welcomed new babies or…

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Make a Difference in Your Hometown

Community Foundation for the Alleghenies has been collaborating with individuals, businesses, and local nonprofits for three decades, to bring about the changes we all want to see in our region. Fall grant applications are flowing into our offices this month,…

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Youth Philanthropy Interns Award $50k

Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ Youth Philanthropy Interns awarded $50,000 to three local organizations with projects aimed at strengthening arts for young people, and regional unity. The eight interns are 2018 graduates of local high schools. They are led by…

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Celebrating Growth, Impact, Collaborations

2018 Founders' Day Celebration It goes without saying that the people who collaborate with Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for charitable giving are, themselves, charitable. Now we know exactly how charitable. A survey of Community Foundations across the country –…

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Join Chillin for Charity

The Quemahoning Chillin' for Charity Fund is looking for nonprofits to join its Winter Festival and Arctic Splash! Does your organization want to do engage the community in a fundraiser? This annual mid-winter event, centered around a freezing lake plunge,…

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YPI Radio Documentaries

Youth Philanthropy Interns with Community Foundation for the Alleghenies released radio documentaries of their experiences learning about operating and funding nonprofits. Interns spend eight weeks exploring civic engagement and community building by meeting with nonprofit organizers, local business leaders, elected…

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