Josephine, Vitalina and Fiorindo Scipione Endowment Fund
To support worthy projects of nonprofit organizations in the Portage region as determined by the Portage Regional Endowment Committee.
To support worthy projects of nonprofit organizations in the Portage region as determined by the Portage Regional Endowment Committee.
To support charitable efforts in the Greater Johnstown region.
To provide Community Foundation for the Alleghenies a resource to address economic and business development strategies to include recreation housing and other social-fabric elements that will help bring the community out of its distressed status.
To provide the Foundation a resource to address specified charitable purposes related to early childhood education and care in Cambria and Somerset counties.
To support arts and heritage organizations in Somerset and Bedford counties.
To provide support for cancer patients and promote wellness education for the residents of Somerset County.
To provide the Foundation a resource to address specified charitable purposes related to economic and community development in Cambria and Somerset counties
To benefit organizations working to preserve the Pennsylvania Canal. Mr. Ellis owned two canal boats that traveled between Johnstown and Pittsburgh on the Pennsylvania Canal.
To provide support for children who have been adopted, live in foster care, or are being raised by a single mother or their grandparents, either through grants to non-profit organizations or scholarships to students.
To provide funding for small farmers in Indiana and Cambria counties to support business plan development that focuses on sustainable farming models, including providing match funding for sustainable farming projects and the development of conservation best management practices.