Grants Available for Projects and Workforce Development Specific to Sustainable Energy JOHNSTOWN, PA – The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund will distribute $270,000 in...
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2019 Bosler Academy for Growing Nonprofits
For the third year, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is pleased to provide grant funding to offer the Bosler Academy, a series of nonprofit capacity...
Growing Space for Growing Capacity
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is growing into new offices to match our growing impact. CFA opened its doors 29 years ago with one $300,000...
Paying it Forward Comes Full Circle
Since she was 8 years old, Kayla Jones has spent her spare time coming up with ways to cheer up other people. A lengthy hospital...
Saturday’s Kitchen Feeds Thousands
The Saturday’s Kitchen Fund distributed nearly $17,000 to local food pantries in November, ensuring families facing hard times will have warm meals — with meat...
The Most Meaningful Gifts
This is the time of year when we look for ways to show the people we love how much they mean to us. How about...
Identifying Charity Scams
During the holiday season, millions of us will open our hearts – and wallets – to worthy causes near and far. It’s a good time...
Have an Impact Here at Home
November 12-16 is Community Foundation Week, a time to celebrate the work of nearly 800 community foundations across the country. Here at Community Foundation for...
Fall Grants Empower 84 Local Initiatives
This fall, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is supporting 84 local nonprofit initiatives with a total of $225,642 in grant funding. More than a...
Tax Incentives for Good
If you’re at least 70.5 years young, you can use your IRA account to support the causes you care about — without suffering the usual...
Small Town Revolutions Lead the Way
CFA Somerset County Endowments Director Pamela Tokar-Ickes penned a column taking an optimistic look at the nationwide revolution toward stronger communities emerging from America’s small...
Online Tools to Make Giving Easier
We’re almost live! DonorCentral, our new software that will allow you online access to your fund information, is set to roll out the first week of...