Thank you to everyone who attended the Community Foundation Fall Carnival! We hope you had a blast! We had over $18,000 worth of prizes, including 37 raffle baskets and 11 silent auction items. With the carnival games, food, alcohol tastings, and beautiful weather, it was a FUN-raiser as much as it was a fund-raiser! Thank you to Ohiopyle Vacation Rentals, everyone who donated, the volunteers, and the vendors!
Visit our Facebook page for the full photo album!
The CFFC’s 2018 Annual Report is now available!
Download: 2018 Annual Report
Today’s CFFC newsletter introduces the 2019 Fayette Philanthropy Project participants!
They are fundraising for a variety of causes close to their hearts, all of which will help the Fayette County community and beyond. We wish them luck as they continue to gain support and spread their messages!
The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) and the Chevron Community
Fund are now accepting applications for the Fall 2019 Grant Cycle. The deadline to
apply for both the CFFC and the Chevron Community Fund grants is September 1st.
The CFFC’s Grantmaking Program gives priority to programs in the following areas:
Arts and Culture, Education, Economic Development and Health and Human
Services. Requests of up to $5,000 will be accepted. Non-profit organizations located
in Fayette County, or those that provide services to Fayette County, are welcome to
apply. In addition, grants from the following funds will be awarded for programs in
these specific areas: Jack and Diane Hughes Family Fund: education and
community gardens ($3,116); Mary and John J. Deprcrymski Memorial Fund:
transportation for the elderly ($654); and the Burchinal Family Endowment: medical
and health care for Fayette County residents ($13,829).
The Chevron Community Fund awards grants to non-profit organizations located in
or serving the residents of Fayette County, Greene County, or areas in and around
Hermine, Smithton, Sewickley Township, South Huntingdon Township and West
Newton located in Westmoreland County. Funding priorities include: STEM
Education, Workforce Development and Basic Human Needs. Other funding areas
may be considered. Requests of up to $10,000 will be considered.
The Idea Fund is accepting grant applications, with requests of up to $1,500, from
teachers at St. John the Evangelist Regional Catholic School, Geibel Catholic
Junior-Senior High School, Laurel Highlands School District, and Albert Gallatin
School District. These awards may be used to enhance traditional classroom
learning in any subject, to show creativity in teaching, and to expand the horizons of
the students. Funds may not be used for books, magazines, or field trips.
Applications are due September 30th.
The Arthur and Millicent Gabriel Legacy Fund is accepting grant applications from
schools in the Laurel Highlands School District and the Uniontown Area School
District. The application deadline is October 1st. Any teacher, school counselor, or
administrator is encouraged to apply for reusable items that will enhance the
classrooms. Minimum requests of $500 will be accepted, and a total of up to $20,000
may be awarded to the School Districts.
Visit the Grants page at www.cffayettepa.org for all applications.