Building a Stronger Fayette Fund

The Community Foundation of Fayette County’s Building a Stronger Fayette Fund is an endowment used for general grantmaking to support the community. Grants are awarded to local nonprofits, with funding priorities of arts and culture; education; community and economic development; health and human services; nonprofit capacity building; and other areas of interest.

This endowment will help the foundation address the ever-changing needs of the community in perpetuity. Contact the CFFC office at 724-437-8600 x1 to learn more about how this endowment is building a stronger Fayette.

Donate Now

You can help make a difference in the community by donating to the Building a Stronger Fayette Fund.

Donate online: Donate online now through CFFC’s donation portal by selecting the Building a Stronger Fayette Fund.

Donate by check: Please make checks payable to CFFC with “BASF Fund” on the memo line and mail to CFFC, 5 South Mt. Vernon Ave., Uniontown, PA 15401.

Building a Stronger Fayette Series

The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) is “Building a Stronger Fayette” through philanthropy.

The “Building a Stronger Fayette” series highlights nonprofits and programs that have received CFFC funding, in an effort to promote the work of local nonprofits and provide examples of CFFC’s impact in the community. These grants are made from a variety of funds held at the foundation, all supporting the community through charitable giving.

CFFC Grantee Spotlight: Uniontown Area YMCA

CFFC Grantee Spotlight: Uniontown Area YMCA

Uniontown Area YMCA For Youth Development, For Healthy Living, For Social Responsibility The Uniontown Area YMCA was awarded a grant from the Community Foundation of Fayette County in the spring of 2018. The grant funded a program that addressed food insecurity,...

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Fayette Co. Assoc. for the Blind

Fayette Co. Assoc. for the Blind

Protecting eyesight and serving people who are vision impaired since 1946 In the spring of 2018, the Fayette County Association for the Blind was awarded a grant from the Community Foundation of Fayette County to help cover some of the costs of child vision screenings...

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180 Degree About Face

180 Degree About Face

A Female Re-entry Program Joyce Thornton was inspired by her own experiences when she started 180 Degree About Face in 2015. After being arrested on a drug charge, she spent six months in a boot camp. When she came home, no one believed that she could be a nurse. But...

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