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The Community Foundation is pleased to now offer an online grant application. The Fall 2014 Grant Round will be the first opportunity for applicants to apply online. Click here to visit our online application site. You can preview the application,…

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Broad Horizons Fund

This summer, Kaitlyn Josephson, a 16-year-old junior at Forest Hills High School, traveled from Johnstown to Sante Fe, New Mexico by herself, toured the nation’s capital for the very first time, and made lifelong friends with teens from China, Belgium…

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Tranquility Gardens

Foundation donor and volunteer Steve Purich's Community Intervention Mentoring Program connects caring adults with young people through mentoring. His commitment to our young people led to his creation of Tranquility Gardens, an inspirational and spiritual retreat for young people to…

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Community Credit Cards

Did you know that you can support the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies just by shopping with a Visa card? Somerset Trust Company offers two Visa affinity cards; one for the Friends of the Incline Fund and one in support…

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Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds

For a time, the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds (FPW) was a donor-advised fund at the Community Foundation, supported primarily by The Heinz Endowments and the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Because of its growth, FPW incorporated in 2007 as a supporting…

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Bedford County Endowments

News from Kay Reynolds, Bedford County Endowments Successful Diamonds & Ice Gala (see photo, above) The Diamonds & Ice Gala is an annual black-tie optional fundraiser, hosted by Omni Bedford Springs Resort and Spa, to benefit three not-for-profit organizations. The 6th…

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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…

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Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund

The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies and Berks County Community Foundation manage the Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund. They are seeking an intern to assist the organizations with marketing and communication efforts related to the Sustainable Energy Fund, which provides grants,…

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Somerset County Community Funds

News from Carol Stern, Somerset County Community Funds Community Garden at Rockwood (see photo, above) With a very modest grant from the Benjamin Bosler Fund, the Life Skills students at Rockwood Area School District embarked on a new program this…

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