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A Milestone Moment

A Milestone Moment for Our Community By June 30, 2021, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies passed the $100 million threshold in total assets. $101,635,551 to be exact. While reaching the $100 million threshold is admirable, what does it really…

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Making Change in Bedford County

Making Change in Bedford County Bedford County Endowments was able to further boost its impact and support for nonprofit groups in Bedford County in 2020 and 2021. The 2020 Fall Grant round was the first time that Bedford County Endowments…

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Somerset County: A Legacy of Caring

A Legacy of Caring Somerset County residents have once again stepped up to unexpected challenges and heartily supported the Community Foundation and the #SomersetCountyGives endowment campaign. Over the past year, new Somerset County funds and legacies have helped to ensure…

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Cultivating Place and Building Community

Building Community and Cultivating Place CFA has been a longtime proponent and funder of placemaking projects for their potential as economic drivers and as a means to improve quality of life for residents who call our region home. Two local…

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Responding to Current and Future Needs

Responding to Real Needs, Now and Always Community Foundation for the Alleghenies was established to be agile, adaptive, and forward-looking, and the Foundation’s grantmaking and initiatives over the past fiscal year demonstrate the capacity of that intention. The COVID-19 Rapid…

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Making Roxbury Park a Destination

How Partnership, Grantmaking Helped Make Roxbury Park a Destination As summer opens up into full swing, more local residents are heading to the City of Johnstown’s largest park to enjoy a growing list of amenities and improved facilities. Over the…

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Destination Recovery Grantmaking

'An Unusual and Creative Avenue' Unique CFA Grantmaking Supports Tourism, Recreation Marketing & Recovery Endeavors Thanks to a $150,000 grant awarded in 2020 from CFA’s Community Initiatives Fund, local businesses and organizations are finding help marketing their offerings and our…

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Supporting Org. Spotlight: A River Reborn

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFtleQ8AJkQ   A River Reborn This year, Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds (a supporting organization of CFA) released an environmental short film, which shares the dramatic, true story of "seven deadly discharges," and extensive efforts by the Foundation and others…

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