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…
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…
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…
CFA Earns 2022 Platinum Seal of Transparency We are proud to announce that the Community Foundation has again been recognized with a 2022 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest rank for transparency through GuideStar by Candid, a nationally established source…
Because of the grant from the Community Foundation, we can continue to make continuous improvement plans to keep up to date with the latest information to benefit our children and parents, helping us serve two generations at one time." Mom’s…
‘A Gentle, Kind-Hearted Person’ Honoring the legacy of an influential engineer and businessperson As a kid growing up in the ‘50s and ‘60s in Cairnbrook, George David Dooley never allowed himself to be bored. He’d sift through junkyard scrap looking…
Why Are Donor Advised Funds Catching Attention? Donors are drawn toward potential growth (and tax savings) for charitable contributions For nearly 90 years, charitably-minded individuals and families have established Donor Advised Funds to help carry out their philanthropic wishes. Employment…
Former Student Honors Beloved United English Teacher With little interest in English or writing, Ian Kordish-Murdick didn’t expect much from his first class of the day when he started his freshman year of high school. Longtime English teacher Richard “Ric”…
$230,000 Grant Awarded to Pitt-Bradford Green Building Project The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund has awarded a $230,000 grant toward a green building project at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. The $22 million project includes a new…
Somerset County insurance agency provides support for 10th year in a row For the past decade, BDH/Konhaus LLC, a Meyersdale-based insurance agency, has employed Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program to save on taxes and make a difference for…
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