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Alex Bear Fund

Alex Bear Fund Helping Families Deal With Grief What should have been a joyful appointment turned into a nightmare for Alexis and Josh Capouellez.The 20-week ultrasound would tell them the gender of the child they were expecting. Joy was replaced…

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CFA Awards Fall 2022 Grants

CFA Awards Fall 2022 Grants The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies (CFA) has announced $314,935 in Fall 2022 grant awards for 90 nonprofit organizations that serve Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, and Somerset counties. This grant round is one of the Foundation’s…

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New Scholarship Fund Honors Local Woman’s Impact

Judi and Buddha James Judi Eckenrode Judi and Cowher Looking Out For Animals Local woman honored through new CFA scholarship fund While suffering from chronic illnesses for most of her adult life, Judi Eckenrode lived with kindness and grace. Though…

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Scholarship Season Is Open!

Scholarship Season Opens Try our EASY APPLY Scholarship Application Scholarship season has officially begun! This year, students can apply for scholarships beginning Nov. 1, with most applications due by March 8. With more than 300 scholarship funds available, our donors…

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Founders’ Day 2022

Founders' Day: Moving Our Community Forward Founders' Day 2022, with guest speaker City of Lancaster Mayor Danene Sorace, celebrates donors and community partners The Community Foundation highlighted regionwide projects and progress—made possible by more than 6,000 donors over the past…

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Re-imagining Our Region’s Future

Broad-Reaching Branding Initiative to Help Build a Brighter Future for Residents and Businesses Community Foundation donors provided funding and support for an initiative led by Visit Johnstown to help our community determine what it wants to be known for. After…

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About CFA’s Volunteer Scholarship Review Committee

Fulfilling Our Scholarship Donors' Wishes About CFA's Scholarship Review Process May is graduation season, and for us, this means scholarships! We administer more than 250 scholarship funds annually for all types of students. Have you ever wondered about how these…

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CFA Announces Spring 2022 Grants

CFA Awards More Than $200K in Spring Grants This May, CFA announced $201,949 in Spring 2022 Grant awards to support nonprofits across the region, including a $5,000 grant to help local high school students repair 11 little libraries that serve…

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