Designated Funds
Abe and Janet Beerman Fund
Abe and Janet Beerman Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit the Holiday Meals Program provided by the Beth Sholom Congregation.
Abe Beerman Trust Fund
Abe Beerman Trust Fund The intent of this fund is Income to be distributed as follows; 50% to the United Jewish Appeal of Johnstown, 10% to Beth Sholom Temple for specific purposes as outlined in document and 40% to the Blanche Beerman Memorial Holocaust Museum Trip Fund.
Adams-Croyle Recreation Authority Fund
Adams-Croyle Recreation Authority Fund This fund supports all efforts of the Adams-Croyle Recreation Authority, including the 1889 Park, located in Sidman, Pennsylvania.
Alternative Community Resource Project (ACRP) Endowment Fund
Alternative Community Resource Project (ACRP) Endowment Fund The intent of this fund is to provide funds for support services for children and adolescents who have special emotional, educational, and social needs in Cambria and Somerset Counties.
Amy Wicks Fund for Leukemia Bone Marrow Transplants
Amy Wicks Fund for Leukemia Bone Marrow Transplants This fund provides financial assistance to a qualified individual(s) of the Johnstown area who have been diagnosed as having leukemia and who are in need of a bone marrow transplant and require assistance to pay for medical or other related expenses.
Andrew and Erma Margo Fund
Andrew and Erma Margo Fund The intent of this fund is to support worthwhile non-profit projects in the Portage region, including student scholarships.
Anna and Michael Mazur, Sr. and Margaret and Chester McGivney, Sr. Memorial Fund
Anna & Michael Mazur, Sr. and Margaret & Chester McGivney, Sr. Memorial Fund This fund supports educational expenses for seminary students at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Anonymous Charitable Fund
Anonymous Charitable Fund The purpose of this fund is to make an annual distribution to the Independent Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
Anonymous Fund
Anonymous Fund The intent of this fund is to support specific purposes at Camp Harmony.
Arbutus Park Retirement Community Fund
Arbutus Park Retirement Community Fund This fund supports services and programs of the Arbutus Park Retirement Community and its mission to provide care and services nurturing the mind, body and spirit of adults in the Laurel Highlands while remaining an independent nonprofit and faith-based organization
Art Burkett Memorial Award Fund
Art Burkett Memorial Award Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an annual $200.00 award each May to a Portage Area High School Senior Varsity Girls Basketball player who excelled on and off the basketball court. Contact your guidance counselor for more information on this scholarship.
Arts Patron Fund
Arts Patron Fund This fund supports designated arts and human service charities.
B. Elkins, Sr., MD and Margaret Griffith Longwell Fund I
B. Elkins, Sr., MD and Margaret Griffith Longwell Fund I The intent of this fund is to support the communities of Greater Johnstown, established in the tradition of Benjamin Franklin.
B. Elkins, Sr., MD and Margaret Griffith Longwell Fund II
B. Elkins, Sr., MD and Margaret Griffith Longwell Fund II The intent of this fund is to benefit Stackhouse Park.
Bedford County Arts Fund
Bedford County Arts Fund The intent of this fund is to support the endeavors of the committee to promote arts programming in the community of Bedford through the Bedford County Endowments.
Bedford County Bar Association Scholarship Fund
Bedford County Bar Association Scholarship Fund The purpose of the fund shall be to provide scholarships to selected eligible students who are accepted into and enroll in an accredited law school.
Bedford County Community Fund
Bedford County Community Fund The intent of this fund is to support Bedford County projects that deal with the arts, education, economic development, children and youth, health and human services, heritage programs, civic affairs, religious and environmental programs. A local advisory committee made of residents from throughout the county will decide what projects will receive funding.
Berlin Brothersvalley School District Foundation Fund
Berlin Brothersvalley School District Foundation Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that enhances the Berlin Brothersvalley School District, including supporting the Berlin Brothersvalley School District Foundation Scholarship program. Contact your guidance counselor for more information on this scholarship.
Birthright Endowment Fund
Birthright Endowment Fund The intent of this fund is to support the position of executive director of Birthright. Birthright’s mission is to reduce the number of abortions by offering support, both before and after birth, and positive alternatives to women distressed by unplanned pregnancies.
Birthright of Somerset Fund
Birthright of Somerset Fund This fund supports any endeavor to advance the mission of Birthright of Somerset, Pennsylvania in the organization’s support of mothers and their babies.
Blanche Beerman Holocaust Museum Fund
Blanche Beerman Holocaust Museum Fund The intent of this fund is to provide for yearly trips to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. for high school students in Cambria and Somerset counties.
Boys and Girls Club of Somerset County Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Somerset County Fund The intent of this fund is to support the programs, members, and future of the Boys and Girls Club of Somerset County.
Brian Swank Memorial Award Fund
Brian Swank Memorial Award Fund The intent of this fund is to provide a yearly $200.00 award to a Portage Area High School Senior Boys Basketball player.
Cambria/Somerset Easter Seals Fund
Cambria/Somerset Easter Seals Fund The intent of this fund is to provide funds for the care and treatment of people with communication disabilities, specifically hearing and speech, in Cambria and Somerset counties.
Camp Cadet of Somerset County Fund
Camp Cadet of Somerset County Fund The purpose of the Fund shall be to support any endeavor that benefits Camp Cadet of Somerset County.
Candida Martella and Sylvia Martella Webster Scholarship Fund
Candida Martella and Sylvia Martella Webster Scholarship Fund The intent of this fund is to help support local nonprofits.
Catherine Riley Johns Scholarship Fund
Catherine Riley Johns Scholarship Fund Provides a scholarship to one or more kindergarten students at Johnstown Christian School.
Cecil and Rose Sipe Memorial Fund
Cecil and Rose Sipe Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment to benefit Laurel View Village Endowment. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
Chestnut Ridge Christian Fund
Chestnut Ridge Christian Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit the Bedford County area through grants to human service organizations which respond to changing needs of churches, people, and non-profit groups in the area.
Christian Home of Johnstown, Inc. Fund
Christian Home of Johnstown, Inc. Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor of the Christian Home of Johnstown to provide youth with guidance, shelter, and opportunities inspiring hope, maturity, and independence.
Christian Science Fund
Christian Science Fund The intent of this fund is shall be for the promulgation of activities promoting the understanding and practice of Christian Science, as discovered by Mary Baker Eddy. Funds from this Trust may be distributed to individuals or groups in Cambria, Somerset, Bedford, Indiana, Blair, Westmoreland and Centre Counties, in accordance with the guidelines.
Christopher T. Macey Fund for Mentally Challenged Individuals Fund
Christopher T. Macey Fund for Mentally Challenged Individuals Fund The intent of this fund is to provide funds for camps or summer programs to benefit Cambria County ARC and Camp PARC in Somerset County.
Colt Foundation Fund
Colt Foundation Fund This fund provides support for all efforts and activities of Northern Cambria School District.
Community Action Partnership of Cambria County Fund
Community Action Partnership of Cambria County Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to provide support efforts of the Community Action Partnership of Cambria County to support the betterment of the lives of residents of Cambria County.
Conemaugh Township Area School District Fund
Conemaugh Township Area School District Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that benefits the Conemaugh Township Area School District.
Conemaugh Township Elementary Backpack Project Fund
Conemaugh Township Elementary Backpack Project Fund This fund supports the Conemaugh Township Elementary Backpack Project.
Conemaugh Valley Alumni Association
Conemaugh Valley Alumni Association The intent of this fund is to create a lifelong and worldwide community of alumni; to pay tribute to a school that has played and continues to play a significant role in our lives and our community; to reunite all the graduates, formers students, teachers, parents, administrative staff and everyone that participated in the successes of the school; to give back financially to the district that helped to make us what we are today; and to support the ongoing success of the school and its principles.
Copley Fund for Critters
Copley Fund for Critters The intent of this fund is to insure that the Bedford County Humane Society and/or other organizations with the same mission are adequately funded. The welfare of starving, abused and neglected animals is to be the focus of the fund.
Creator Square Fund
Creator Square Fund This fund is to support the effort of the Donors to support Creator Square, a living studio artisan residency and museum development based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Crown REIT Fund
Crown REIT Fund The intent of this fund is to support unrestricted grantmaking as determined by the Foundation's Distribution Committee.
Daniel and Marcia Glosser Fund
Daniel and Marcia Glosser Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit various local non-profits. This fund will also award a $1,000 scholarship annually to a full-time student at Greater Johnstown High School. The recipient of the Dan and Marcia Glosser Scholarship Award should be a student who exhibits excellence in studies, concern for others and one who is involved in some form of community service. A prime requisite of the student is a good moral character, evidence by a positive moral influence on others. The student must be one who works to the best of his/her ability and maintains a B average or better. With the foundation of an education in the Greater Johnstown School System, the student should be planning to further his/her education in a college, university, or a two-year trade school.
Darryl Myers Memorial Fund
Darryl Myers Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to support research and treatment of cancer patients in a local setting.
Darryl Myers Memorial Fund
Darryl Myers Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit Laurel Highlands Cancer Program.
Dave Seidel Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dave Seidel Memorial Scholarship Fund The intent of this fund is to provide assistance for students attending Bishop McCort High School and Our Mother of Sorrows School. In the event both designated Catholic schools are no longer operating, the Fund will support a scholarship for a Johnstown student who is attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dave Seidel volunteered, taught and coached for more than twenty years in the Johnstown Catholic School System. Dave was a Physical Education teacher, coach and loyal volunteer at OMOS for almost twenty years. Dave also coached football and track at BMHS for nearly two decades. Dave has always tried to encourage the students he taught and coached to expect the best from themselves.
David R. Madigan Fund I
David R. Madigan Fund I The intent of this fund is to be distributed annually to all or some of the following organizations in amounts determined by the Distribution Committee of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, taking into account the needs of each of these organizations. 1. St. John Gaulbert Church, Johnstown 2. Bishop McCort High School, Johnstown 3. Visitation Church, Johnstown 4. Our Mother of Sorrows Church, Johnstown.
David R. Madigan Fund II
David R. Madigan Fund II The intent of this fund is to be distributed annually in equal parts to the needs of following organizations. 1. St. John Gaulbert Church, Johnstown 2. Bishop McCort High School, Johnstown 3. Visitation Church, Johnstown 4. Our Mother of Sorrows Church, Johnstown.
Donald Costlow Memorial Fund
Donald Costlow Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to support Mom’s House, Inc. National Headquarters. “A Fund for Today and the Future.”
Donald L. Green Charitable Fund
Donald L. Green Charitable Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide support for the care and protection of animals in southwestern Pennsylvania, the continuation of the Bendel Award, and for the Laughlintown Community Center, Inc.
Donald L. Green Designated Fund II
Donald L. Green Designated Fund II The intent of this fund is to benefit the following four charities: Westmoreland County Historical Society, Foundation for IUP, Pride Center at Equality Park of South Florida, and St. Vincent College.
Donald L. Green Designated Fund III
Donald L. Green Designated Fund III To benefit the following four charities: Valley School of Ligonier, Ligonier Valley Historical Society, Little Sisters of the Poor, and Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Dorothy Kunkle Charitable Fund
Dorothy Kunkle Charitable Fund The intent of this fund is to support local nonprofit organizations as determined by the Foundation's Distribution Committee, with preference given to the Girl Scouts.
Dorothy Pekala Scholarship Fund
Dorothy Pekala Scholarship Fund This donor designated scholarship fund is to provide a scholarship to a graduating senior from Richland High School who has been accepted to and will be attending St. Francis University, Loretto, Pennsylvania. Eligible students must have at least a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrate financial need. The scholarship will be paid to the school upon receipt of the student’s freshman year transcript. The scholarship recipient will be selected by the Richland School District Scholarship Committee based on established eligibility criteria. No application required.
Dr. B. Elkins Longwell, Jr. Memorial Fund
Dr. B. Elkins Longwell, Jr. Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to support the operation and maintenance of Stackhouse Park.
Dr. Edward Haluska Scholarship Fund for the Penn Highlands Community College
Dr. Edward Haluska Scholarship Fund for the Penn Highlands Community College The intent of this fund is to support Pennsylvania Highlands Community College students.
Dr. George Katter Honorary Fund
Dr. George Katter Honorary Fund The intent of this fund is to permanently benefit nonprofit organizations in the region.
Dr. James and Christine Richey Fund
Dr. James & Christine Richey Fund
Dr. James E. Jensen Scholarship Fund
Dr. James E. Jensen Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund is to shall be to provide scholarship support for graduating senior students at North Star High School who have participated in the forensics program. If there are no eligible senior students, the scholarship award will be held for that year and two awards will be made available in the next school year.
Dyak Family Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery Fund
Dyak Family Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery Fund This fund was established to support the maintenance and improvement of the Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Church Cemetery in East Taylor Township.
Edward and Susan Wagner Family Fund
Edward and Susan Wagner Family Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment restricted to benefit the economic development of Greater Johnstown.
Edward J. Sheehan Sr. Family Fund
Edward J. Sheehan Sr. Family Fund The purpose of this fund is to contribute to the betterment of Johnstown and to demonstrate the founders' faith and affection for the city. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
Everett Area Alumni Association Fund
Everett Area Alumni Association Fund The purpose of this fund is to support all efforts of the Everett Area Alumni Association.
Everett Area Better Business Association Fund
Everett Area Better Business Association Fund This fund supports the Everett Area Better Business Association's objective to promote local businesses in the Everett area.
Festival of Books in the Alleghenies Fund
Festival of Books in the Alleghenies Fund This fund supports community endeavors focusing on literacy, such as libraries, literacy councils and schools, through an annual festival of books that will rotate among Cambria, Bedford, and Somerset counties.
Foundation Distribution Fund – Partnership Grants
Foundation Distribution Fund – Partnership Grants The intent of this fund is Funds within the Foundation Distribution Fund.
FPL Energy Meyersdale Wind Power Fund
FPL Energy Meyersdale Wind Power Fund The intent of this fund is to support worthy projects in Meyersdale area as determined by a local advisory committee.
Frank and Assunta Yocca Family Endowment Fund
Frank and Assunta Yocca Family Endowment Fund The intent of this fund is for purchasing and maintaining food service equipment, founded by their descendents to provide ongoing support to St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Windber, PA.
Frank and Rosella Blackington Fund
Frank and Rosella Blackington Fund The intent of this fund is to provide for permanent operating support for the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
Frank T. Carney Medical School Scholarship Fund
Frank T. Carney Medical School Scholarship Fund To fund one (1) annual medical school scholarship to residents of Cambria and Somerset counties.
Friends of the Parks (Indiana County) Fund
Friends of the Parks (Indiana County) Fund The intent of this fund is to support the efforts of the Donor in providing environmental education programs in the parks of Indiana County including Yellow Creek State Park, and in encouraging people to use the parks for wholesome recreational activities.
Goodwill Industries of The Conemaugh Valley, Inc. Fund
Goodwill Industries of The Conemaugh Valley, Inc. Fund The intent of this fund is to further Goodwill Industries’ mission to assist persons with barriers to employment to become more self-sufficient through work.
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Fund
Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment, which will benefit students and recent graduates of Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center by providing scholarships for higher education and start-up business grants.
Greater Johnstown Community Chorus Fund
Greater Johnstown Community Chorus Fund The intent of this fund is to provide support for the activities of the Greater Johnstown Community Chorus, including concerts, programs, marketing and tours.
Greater Johnstown Economic Development Fund
Greater Johnstown Economic Development Fund The intent of this fund is to provide for the economic development of Greater Johnstown.
Greater Johnstown/ACRP Innovative Education Enrichment Program Fund
Greater Johnstown/ACRP Innovative Education Enrichment Program Fund The intent of this fund is to supplement the Greater Johnstown School District’s regular education, reading program. The program targets young children from the ages of birth through third grade. The project joins many agencies, which focus on early literacy, in an effort to (1) develop a common approach to ensuring all students will have readiness skills prior to entering kindergarten, and (2) supplement the efforts of the basic education system for students in grades kindergarten through grade three.
Harry Henderson Cornell Scholarship Fund
Harry Henderson Cornell Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to provide scholarship support for senior students at Blairsville High School attending any type of post-secondary education, including trade/technical schools and traditional colleges and universities. Two scholarships will be awarded each year at $15,000 each to students meeting certain geographic requirements and demonstrating a motivation to succeed and achieve their personal goals.
Hastings Public Library Fund
Hastings Public Library Fund The intent of this fund is to support all endeavors of the Hastings Public Library.
Hauger-Zeigler Memorial Fund
Hauger-Zeigler Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to support numerous tax exempt nonprofits, community and/or religious organizations in the Somerset and Cambria County areas, as well as national relief organizations.
Helen L. Maruhnich Memorial Fund
Helen L. Maruhnich Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to purchase new works of fiction for the Cambria County Library.
Helping Hands of Cambria County Fund
Helping Hands of Cambria County Fund To assist the building efforts of Habitat for Humanity of Cambria County (now Helping Hands of Cambria County), a non-profit Christian ministry that assists low income families. Originally established by Attorney D. C. Nokes.
Homer Center Public Library Fund
Homer Center Public Library Fund This fund provides support for the Homer Center Public Library.
Howard Picking, Jr. Memorial Fund
Howard Picking, Jr. Memorial Fund The intent of this fund is to enable community non-profit organizations to further their work.
Inclined Plane Flag Fund
Inclined Plane Flag Fund The intent of this fund is to provide for operational costs of the Johnstown Centennial Flag atop the Mound in Westmont.
Indiana Community Garden Fund
Indiana Community Garden Fund This fund supports the Indiana Community Garden, a community organization that promotes gardening and education, located in Indiana, PA.
Indiana Community Garden Youth Garden Fund
Indiana Community Garden Youth Garden Fund This fund support the efforts of the Indiana Community Garden to engage and nurture children's interest in gardening and nutritional food choices.
iPACT Fund
iPACT Fund The iPACT Fund's purpose is to support patient recovery through the use of technology.
Isadore Suchman Fund
Isadore Suchman Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit the David A. Glosser Memorial Library by providing an honorary bookshelf that will hold reference books on genealogy, and a computer that can be used by local residents and visitors to track their historical roots.
James E. Mayer and William S. Mayer, Jr. Fund
James E. Mayer and William S. Mayer, Jr. Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an annual benefit to the Johnstown Flood Museum. The Mayer brothers supported the formation of the Flood Museum.
James Ellis Opera House Fund
James Ellis Opera House Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an annual benefit to the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Ellis owned an Opera House on Locust Street in Johnstown in the early 1900s.
Janet Beerman Free Dental Clinic Fund
Janet Beerman Free Dental Clinic Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment, which will benefit the Johnstown Free Dental Clinic, established by Community Foundation board member Abe Beerman, in memory of Janet Beerman.
Jeff Maurer Memorial Award Fund
Jeff Maurer Memorial Award Fund The purpose of this fund is to recognize individuals in Somerset County who make a difference in their school or hometown. Award winners may be high school students, who will receive scholarships to be used in their post-secondary education, or adults, who will be able to direct the award to a nonprofit organization of their choice.
Jenner Community Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund
Jenner Community Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to provide scholarship support for a graduating senior from North Star High School who plans to pursue any type of post-secondary educational program, ranging from one to four years, who lives in the community of Jenners.
Johanna M. LaBuda Trust/Estate Fund
Johanna M. LaBuda Trust/Estate Fund The intent of this fund is to provide scholarships to students to attend Bishop McCort High School.
John and Joyce Murtha Educational Fund
John and Joyce Murtha Educational Fund The intent of this fund is to provide for annual operating funds for part-time graduate study at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
John and Vanessa Wozniak Tricentennial Investment Fund
John and Vanessa Wozniak Tricentennial Investment Fund The intent of this fund is to be utilized for the common good of Johnstown’s Third Century, after continuous reinvestment for 100 years.
John P. Murtha Memorial Statue Project Fund
John P. Murtha Memorial Statue Project Fund The intent of this fund is to support the effort of the Donors to design, erect and maintain a statue in memory of John P. Murtha to commemorate his 30 years of service and dedication to this community and our country through public office and military service.
Johnstown Area Heritage Association Fund
Johnstown Area Heritage Association Fund The intent of this fund is to ensure the continued viability of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association programs which preserve our past.
Johnstown Christian School Fund
Johnstown Christian School Fund The intent of this fund is to support general operations of the Johnstown Christian School.
Johnstown FolkFest Endowment Fund
Johnstown FolkFest Endowment Fund The intent of this fund is to support the efforts of the FolkFest.
Johnstown High School Alumni Association Fund
Johnstown High School Alumni Association Fund The intent of this fund is to provide support for school projects sponsored by the Johnstown High School Alumni Association.
Johnstown High School Class of 1969 Launch Fund
Johnstown High School Class of 1969 Launch Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to provide support for Greater Johnstown School District and students participating in the high school vocational studies program to help meet the most critical needs of those students so that when they graduate they will have the ability to enter into their chosen profession fully prepared and ready to succeed.
Johnstown Police Support Fund
Johnstown Police Support Fund This fund supports programs, services, and activities that benefit the Johnstown Police Department.
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Fund
Johnstown Symphony Orchestra Fund The intent of this fund is to assure the orchestra’s continued financial stability.
Kaye Bird Visiting Writer Series Fund
Kaye Bird Visiting Writer Series This fund supports the Kaye Bird Visiting Writer Series at Indiana Area Junior High School, to educate and inspire young and/or aspiring writers to pursue and practice their craft.
Kriak Family Fund
Kriak Family Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to annually provide equal support for the following five nonprofit organizations: Community Foundation for the Alleghenies (specifically, operating support), Cambria County Library Association, Stackhouse Park, Greater Johnstown Community YMCA, and the Salvation Army Johnstown Service Center.
Laurel Highlands Region Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Fund
Laurel Highlands Region Police Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Fund The intent of this fund is to enable citizens, police, county crisis teams, the mental health care system, and the criminal justice system to work together effectively and promote more appropriate responses to individuals who have mental illness that become justice-involved.
Laurel View Village Fund
Laurel View Village Fund The intent of this fund is to provide for expansion of services and provide benefits to residents of the Laurel View Village retirement community, owned and operated by the Allegheny Christian Ministries.
Lift Johnstown Fund
Lift Johnstown Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor to enhance the program “Lift Johnstown”.
Linda Diamond Fund
Linda Diamond Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit the treatment of diabetes or other appropriate medical services at UPMC Lee Regional or its successor.
LivRed Foundation Fund
LivRed Foundation Fund This fund provides support for causes that educate, inspire, and encourage people to choose kindness, which celebrates the memory of Olivia Catherine Red, who was tragically killed by a drunk driver in 2018, including providing funding for the Side-by-Side Award, a scholarship to recognize outstanding individuals who dedicate their time to fighting indifference, intolerance, and injustice. Apply online year-round. Apply online by April 30.
Majerski Fund
Majerski Fund The intent of this fund is to provide support in equal amounts which will benefit the following specified agencies, including the Honduran Interfaith Ministries at the Conemaugh Health System Ministry, the Covenant House, EWTN, Food for the Poor, and the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
Makayla’s Dream Scholarship Fund
Makayla's Dream Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to provide support for cosmetology students from low income families to obtain equipment & licences required to enter into professional work. Apply online by April 30.
Mark and Sophie Gojmerac Family Fund
Mark and Sophie Gojmerac Family Fund The intent of this fund is to support Greater Johnstown Economic Development. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
Marlin Stephens Beautification Fund
Marlin Stephens Beautification Fund The purpose of this fund is to beautify Cambria and Somerset counties.
Mary A. DeArmitt Scholarship Endowment for Shade-Central City H.S. Fund
Mary A. DeArmitt Scholarship Endowment for Shade-Central City H.S. Fund The purpose of the Fund shall be to provide a scholarship for a graduating senior of Shade H.S. from Shade Township or Central City Boro. who will be attending college with a declared major in education (preferable elementary or primary education).
Mary Madigan Bishop McCort Fund
Mary Madigan Bishop McCort Fund The intent of this fund is to provide general support for Bishop McCort High School.
Mary Madigan Lee Hospital Fund
Mary Madigan Lee Hospital Fund The intent of this fund is to aid indigent patients at UPMC Lee Regional Hospital.
Mazur Family Fund
Mazur Family Fund This fund provides annual support for Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, located in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.
McKenzie-Raupach Scholarship Fund
McKenzie-Raupach Scholarship Fund Provides scholarships for seniors from Berlin-Brothersvalley High School. Contact your guidance counselor for more information on this scholarship.
Memorial Community Center of Lilly-Washington Fund
To provide financial support for costs associated with the Memorial Community Center of Lilly-Washington.
Memorial Community Center of Lilly-Washington Fund
To provide financial support for costs associated with the Memorial Community Center of Lilly-Washington.
Meyersdale Area Rompin Raiders Fund
Meyersdale Area Rompin' Raiders Fund The purpose of this fund is to support the Meyersdale Area Rompin Raiders program to engage elementary students in after school physical education and healthy living activites.
Meyersdale Area School District Awards Fund
Meyersdale Area School District Awards Fund This fund was created to support annual scholarships for graduating seniors at Meyersdale School District.
Meyersdale Area School District Fund
Meyersdale Area School District Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that enhances the Meyersdale School District.
Meyersdale Elementary School Educational Boosters Fund
Meyersdale Elementary School Educational Boosters Fund This fund supports endeavors that enhance the Meyersdale Elementary School educational activities.
Meyersdale Lion’s Club Flag Fund
Meyersdale Lion’s Club Flag Fund The intent of this fund is to provide funds on an ongoing basis for the purchase and maintenance of an American Flag on the monument square flag pole located adjacent to the Dough Boy Monument in Meyersdale, PA.
Michael and Mary Locke Dorosh Trust Fund
Michael and Mary Locke Dorosh Trust Fund The intent of this fund is to provide financial support for Habitat for Humanity of Cambria County, New Day, Inc., St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church, and the Community Foundation.
Michael’s Fund
Michael’s Fund The intent of this fund is to provide assistance to underserved elementary students of United School District. Student eligibility is determined by participation in the government subsidized lunch program.
NAACP Johnstown Legacy Fund
NAACP Johnstown Legacy Fund This fund supports the operating costs of the NAACP Johnstown Unit #2266.
Nicholas and Donna Antonazzo Fund
Nicholas and Donna Antonazzo Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment restricted to benefit equally the St. John Gaulbert Cathedral Johnstown, Greater Johnstown YMCA, Bishop McCort High School, and the Community Foundation. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
North Star School District Foundation Fund
North Star School District Foundation Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that enhances the North Star School District students, faculty and programs.
Northern Cambria Public Library Fund
Northern Cambria Public Library Fund The intent of this fund is to support the endeavors of the Library, to enhance the programs and capabilities of the library to serve the community.
Northern Cambria Sensory Room Fund
Northern Cambria Sensory Room Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide support for the Sensory Room at Northern Cambria School District.
Otrosina Fund
Otrosina Fund This fund supports the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra.
Paul and Catherine Mangarella Endowment Fund in Memory of Father Canice Welsh, O.S.B.
Paul and Catherine Mangarella Endowment Fund in Memory of Father Canice Welsh, O.S.B. The intent of this fund is to financially assist members of St. Bernard Parish and/or parish family members who are in a direct line of descendants of those members and who reside within St. Bernard’s Parish.
Paul Carbaugh Memorial Award Fund
Paul Carbaugh Memorial Award Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an annual grant for an 11th Grade member of the Future Farmers of America at Northern Bedford County High School to support a personal growth opportunity during the summer between the student’s junior and senior year at NBC HS. This fund is part of the Bedford County Endowments.
Paul Monteleone Fund for Business and Financial Material Acquisitions for the Cambria County Library
Paul Monteleone Fund for Business & Financial Material Acquisitions for the Cambria County Library The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment which will benefit the Cambria County David A. Glosser Library to purchase business and financial periodicals, software, books and related material. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
People for Parks Fund
People for Parks Fund The intent of this fund is to establish a playground at The Green in Bedford Borough, assisting in fundraising, maintenance and upkeep. As well as assisting in additional park/playground initiatives in and around Bedford Borough, to be used by visitors and residents in Bedford County.
Pine Grill Open FBO Somerset Volunteer Fire Department Fund
Pine Grill Open FBO Somerset Volunteer Fire Department Fund The purpose of the fund shall be to benefit the Somerset Volunteer Fire Department.
Point Stadium Preservation Fund
Point Stadium Preservation Fund The intent of this fund is to cover ongoing maintenance of the Point Stadium.
PRIDE Fund
PRIDE Fund This fund supports local volunteer fire departments who protect and educate Somerset County’s businesses and industries, maintaining their safety, and enhancing the quality of life to further economic development.
REACH Service Award at St. Michael Catholic Church Fund
REACH Service Award at St. Michael Catholic Church Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit the REACH (Religious Education and Christian Helping) Service Award at St. Michael Catholic Church, St. Michael, PA benefits youth members of the St. Michael Catholic Church Parish, St. Michael, who have achieved a certain number of community service hours.
Richland School District Foundation Fund
Richland School District Foundation Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that benefits the students, faculty, and programs of the Richland School District. This fund also awards three scholarships to graduating seniors exemplifying excellence in Art, Athletics, or Academics. The scholarship recipients will be selected by the Richland School District Scholarship Committee based on established eligibility criteria. No application required.
Ridley Banks Memorial Fund to Benefit the Students of Ferndale Area School District
Ridley Banks Memorial Fund to Benefit the Students of Ferndale Area School District The intent of this fund is to provide opportunities for the students of the Ferndale Elementary School for educational exploration through activities and school programs that exemplify not just education but by experience. It was also established for the students of the Ferndale High School for career development possibly through field trips and other programs that provide educational opportunities.
Robert T. Koveleskie Family Endowment Fund
A future-value endowment established to fund recreational, educational, and cultural activities in the Borough of Ebensburg, the Borough of West Newton, the Village of Augustaville and the City of Greensburg. It will also provide funding for the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and Franciscan University of Steubenville. It currently funds the Ann Buffoni Award at Central Cambria High School.
Rockwood Area School District Fund
Rockwood Area School District Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that enhances the Rockwood Area School District students, faculty and programs as determined by the Rockwood Area School District Committee and accepted and approved under Community Foundation policies.
Rockwood Area School District Fund: Kids Come First
Rockwood Area School District Fund: Kids Come First This fund is to support Rockwood Area School District programs including Emergency Fund and Cafeteria Fund.
Rockwood Area School District Fund: Rocket Fuel Backpack Food Program
Rockwood Area School District Fund: Rocket Fuel Backpack Food Program This fund is intended to help eliminate hunger during the weekends for "food-insecure" students.
Roxbury Park Bandshell Restoration Fund, aka “Jump on the Bandshell”
Roxbury Park Bandshell Restoration Fund, aka "Jump on the Bandshell" The intent of this fund is to preserve the history, tradition, and cultural values of the Johnstown community by restoring the Roxbury Bandshell to its original beauty.
Saint Rochus Parish Family Fund
Saint Rochus Parish Family Fund The intent of this fund is to create support to benefit the Johnstown Free Medical Clinic. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
Salisbury-Elk Lick School District Elementary STEAM Program Fund
Salisbury-Elk Lick School District Elementary STEAM Program Fund The intent of this fund is to award funding to elementary teachers in the Salisbury-Elk Lick School District who propose a hands-on leaning project in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, or Mathematics, that has been approved by the Salisbury-Elk Lick School Fund Committee.
Salisbury-Elk Lick School District Fund
Salisbury-Elk Lick School District Fund The intent of this fund is to develop, promote and finance educational programs, scholarships, activities and projects for the Salisbury-Elk Lick School District.
Salsgiver Family Scholarship Fund
Salsgiver Family Scholarship Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to provide scholarship support for a graduating senior at Indiana Area High School who has been accepted into a post-secondary institution to study an allied health or science-related field. Eligible students should have a GPA of at least 3.0.
Salvation Army Supowitz Fund
The Salvation Army Supowitz Fund The intent of this fund is to provide contributions to the Salvation Army for support of the homeless in the region, inspired by Mr. Supowitz’s encounter with the organization following the 1977 Johnstown Flood.
Sandyvale Memorial Gardens Fund
Sandyvale Memorial Gardens Fund The intent of this fund is to provide for the programs and objectives of the Memorial Gardens. The Sandyvale Cemetery is located on the outskirts of the Hornerstown Industrial Park in Johnstown. Since 1840, it has been the final resting-place for many of Johnstown’s former families, elected officials, City Fathers, flood victims and veterans of nine wars.
Saturdays Kitchen
Saturdays Kitchen The intent of this fund is to be directed to the Family Kitchen to have meals provided on weekends and to provide for operation on weekends. As a contingent, the fund may also provide support to area food pantries and the Food Bank.
Saul and Eva Glosser Fund
Saul and Eva Glosser Fund The intent of this fund is to provide support for charitable and progressive projects in the Greater Johnstown Area. This memorial fund was established in the name of Saul and Eva Glosser.
Shade Creek Watershed Association Fund
Shade Creek Watershed Association Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide support for all activities and efforts of the Shade Creek Watershed Association, which works to protect and restore the water and fish habitat of the Dark Shade Creek and its tributaries.
Shade-Central City School District Fund
Shade-Central City School District Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that benefits the Shade-Central City School District.
Shanksville Stonycreek School District Education Foundation Viking Family Fund
Shanksville-Stonycreek School District Education Foundation Viking Family Fund This fund provides support for any endeavor that enhances Shanksville-Stonycreek School District students, faculty and programs as determined by the Shanksville-Stonycreek School District Education Foundation Committee and accepted and approved under Community Foundation policies.
Sheldon Bowman Scholarship Fund
This fund will be used to support graduating seniors from the Meyersdale Area School District, who participate in the vocational agriculture program and who have been accepted to attend an accredited post-secondary education institution. Contact your guidance counselor for more information on this scholarship.
Sidney Fund
Sidney Fund The purpose of this fund shall be to provide support for Somerset, Inc., Children's Aid Home Programs of Somerset Co., Somerset County Community Fund, and animal welfare organizations in Somerset Co.
Slep Woodlands Maintenance Fund
Slep Woodlands Maintenance Fund The intent of this fund is to support and preserve the woodland property deeded to the Community Foundation and known as the “Slep Woodlands.”
Snyder Library Fund
Snyder Library Fund This fund was created to support the Snyder Library at Somerset Area High School.
Somerset Area Athletic Foundation Fund
Somerset Area Athletic Foundation Fund The intent of this fund is to specifically include the soliciting of funds and accepting donations to improve the facilities, obtain equipment, foster the success and endeavors of the athletic programs of the Somerset Area School District for charitable purposes.
Somerset Area School District Foundation Fund
Somerset Area School District Foundation Fund The intent of this fund is to support any endeavor that enhances the Somerset Area School District students, faculty and programs as determined by the Somerset Area School District Foundation Committee.
Somerset Christian School Awards Fund, In Memory of Michael Shaffer
Somerset Christian School Awards Fund, In Memory of Michael Shaffer The intent of this fund is to benefit the students at the Somerset Christian School in Somerset, Pa., who are physically and/or mentally disadvantaged.
Somerset Christian School Foundation Fund
Somerset Christian School Foundation Fund, established in honor of Susan Harshbarger This fund supports any endeavor that enhances the Somerset Christian School and its students, faculty, and programs as determined by the Foundation Committee and accepted and approved under CFA policies.
Somerset Conservation District Oven Run Treatment Sites, A, D, E, and F Trust Fund
To provide monetary support costs for the ongoing operation, maintenance and reconstruction of Oven Run AMD Passive Treatment systems located in Somerset County.
Somerset County Community Fund
Somerset County Community Fund The intent of this fund is to support Somerset County projects that deal with the arts, education, economic development, children and youth, health and human services, heritage programs, civic affairs, religious and environmental programs. A local advisory committee made of residents from throughout the county will decide what projects will receive funding.
Somerset County Rails-To-Trails Fund for Emergency Trail Maintenance
Somerset County Rails-To-Trails Fund for Emergency Trail Maintenance The intent of this fund is to provide support for emergency maintenance of the Great Allegheny Passage trail system.
Somerset County Technology Center Building Maintenance Fund
Somerset County Technology Center Building Maintenance Fund The purpose of this fund is to support building maintenance and upkeep at Somerset County Technology Center.
Spirit of Johnstown Fund
Spirit of Johnstown Fund The intent of this fund is to build a combination unit truck for donation to City of New Orleans started by GapVax, Inc.
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple of Pittsburgh Fund
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple of Pittsburgh Fund This fund provides support to create a place of worship for Hindus in southwestern Pennsylvania, in order to teach Hindu philosophy and conduct and sponsor religious, cultural, educational, and wellness activities for the benefit of the local Hindu community and their family and friends.
Stephen Deal Memorial Fund
Stephen Deal Memorial Fund The purpose of the fund is to support costs associated with sending students from Meyersdale Area School District to the annual Future Farmers of America national convention each year, especially for students who are in financial need and cannot afford to attend otherwise.
Steve Petro Scholarship Fund for Bishop McCort
Steve Petro Scholarship Fund for Bishop McCort The intent of this fund is to support students attending Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, PA. Should Bishop McCort High School cease to exist, this fund shall support scholarships to the University of Pittsburgh for deserving students from the city of Johnstown as determined by the Foundation’s scholarship committee. Steve Petro was one of the first athletes to receive a college scholarship from the Johnstown area. He played college and professional football and later served more than 50 years as a coach and athletic administrator at Pitt. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and the Cambria County Hall of Fame. This scholarship recognizes his commitment to his family, friends and the Johnstown community.
Stone Bridge Lights Maintenance Fund
Stone Bridge Lights Maintenance Fund The purpose of the Fund shall be to support maintenance and upkeep of the Stone Bridge Lights.
Sylvia T. Pasquerilla Good Shepherd Fund for Social Services and Spiritual Care
Sylvia T. Pasquerilla Good Shepherd Fund for Social Services & Spiritual Care The intent of this fund is to provide funds to help people who are hungry, poor, homeless, or sick and without medical insurance.
Terry and Vivian Dunkle Fund
Terry and Vivian Dunkle Fund The intent of this fund is to provide support for economic development projects in Greater Johnstown area. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
The Jessie Tree Fund
The Jessie Tree Fund, in memory of Jessie Sutherland Gordon This fund will provide support to all branches of nonprofit arts organizations and initiatives in the local community, including student scholarships.
Tom and Linda Fleming Family Endowment Fund
Tom and Linda Fleming Family Endowment Fund The intent of this fund is to assist deserving students to receive a quality education at Bishop McCort. Thomas P. Fleming, Jr. is proud to be the current Principal and Chief Administrative Officer of Bishop McCort Catholic High School. Tom and his wife, Linda, are Catholics by birth and Crushers by choice. They recognize the value of a Catholic education to develop a student’s mind, body, and soul. As lifelong residents of Johnstown, the Flemings established this endowment to give back to the community they love.
Tom Hoover Excellence Award Scholarship Fund
Tom Hoover Excellence Award Scholarship Fund This fund provides a $500.00 scholarship to a United High School Basketball player. Contact your guidance counselor for more information on this scholarship.
Tribune-Democrat Family Fund
Tribune-Democrat Family Fund The intent of this fund is to support the Walter W. Krebs Fund for Community Foundation operations and for community projects and to support worthy non-profit organizations. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
Tribune-Democrat Santa Fund
Tribune-Democrat Santa Fund The intent of this fund is to support the effort of the donors to provide charitable gifts of toys to underserved children.
Turkeyfoot Valley Historical Society
Turkeyfoot Valley Historical Society The intent of this fund is to support the endeavors of the Turkeyfoot Valley Historical Society to study, collect and preserve documents, buildings, sites, landmarks, and other items of historical interest and aesthetic and social value relating to the history of the Turkeyfoot Valley area and it’s people and to foster interest in and appreciation for the history of our area and to carry on research regarding that history.
Vintondale AMD and ART Park Treatment System and Wetland Fund
Vintondale AMD and ART Park Treatment System and Wetland Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment that will benefit primarily the Vintondale AMD&ART Park Treatment System and secondarily the immediately adjacent wetlands.
Virginia Jean Wright Endowment for Tenley Park Fund
Virginia Jean Wright Endowment for Tenley Park Fund The intent of this fund is to benefit Tenley Park, a public park owned by the Borough of Everett in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Voices of Hope Fund
Voices of Hope Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide support for Voices of Hope’s mission of creating awareness about rape culture from the survivors of sexual violence in order to prevent sexual assault from occurring. This fund also provides two scholarships. The Unveil Your Voice Award is available to graduating high school seniors, and the Compassionate Roxanne Award is available to qualified college sophomores and juniors pursuing a career in the human services field.
VOMA Accelerator Fund
VOMA Accelerator Fund The intent of this fund is to develop infrastructure and programs for the integration and expansion of performance art, visual art, fine art and education in the arts.
Walter C. Allen, Jr. Fund U/W FBO Memorial Hospital of Bedford County Fund
Walter C. Allen, Jr. Fund U/W FBO Memorial Hospital of Bedford County Fund The purpose of the Fund shall be to benefit the Memorial Hospital of Bedford County to be used only for improvements to the hospital facility in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in memory of Walter C Allen and Ethelle Allen, husband and wife of Bedford, Pennsylvania. This fund was established by their son, Walter C. Allen, Jr.UPMC Bedford provides scholarship funding to full-time employees who are seeking to advance their healthcare careers and meet certain eligibility requirements. Apply online by March 31.
Walter Morris Fund
Walter Morris Fund The purpose of this fund is to provide financial support for UPMC Bedford.
Wendy Hollern Spencer Memorial Fund
Wendy Hollern Spencer Memorial Fund This is a donor advised fund in support of those with cancer.
Westmont Hilltop School District Endowment Fund
Westmont Hilltop School District Endowment Fund The intent of this fund is to provide an endowment which will benefit the educational, athletic and related extracurricular interests of the Westmont Hilltop School District.
William L. Glosser Family Fund
William L. Glosser Family Fund The intent of this fund is to provide support for charitable and progressive projects in the Greater Johnstown Area. Created as part of the 100 Families Project.
WWII Commemorative Committee Fund
WWII Commemorative Committee Fund The intent of this fund is for replacement of flags and maintenance and upkeep of the static display in Veterans Memorial Park located at the Jefferson Ave. Extension, Windber, Pa. 15963.
WWII Monument Preservation Fund
WWII Monument Preservation Fund This fund is to provide for the maintenance of the WWII statue dedicated on September 6, 2014, located near the corner of Penn Street and Juliana Street in Bedford, PA.