CFFC News
2018-2019 Scholarships Now Available
Please refer to the Scholarships Page for a complete list.
The Sturge W. Hughes Memorial Fund
The Sturge W. Hughes Memorial Fund was started in 2016 by his wife Regina. Sturge, a Vietnam veteran and carpenter, never let his disabilities and special needs of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, ankylosing spondylitis, and coronary artery disease dictate his...
Celebrating Community Foundation Week: Melvin J. & Beatrice Vance Keller Memorial Scholarship
The Melvin J. and Beatrice Vance Keller Memorial Scholarship, originally named the Melvin J. Keller Memorial Scholarship, was started in 2008 by Beatrice Keller. “When my father passed away in 2008, my mother wanted to honor him with a scholarship fund that would help...
The 2016 Annual Report Is Now Available
The 2016 Annual Report, published by the Herald Standard is now available. If you would like to receive a copy, please contact the CFFC Office.
2017 Fayette Philanthropy Winner Announced
Congratulations to Jill Taylor and the Deana Martorella Memorial Scholarship Team and To All Of The 2017 Participants! Jill Taylor and the Deana Martorella Memorial Scholarship Team, raised $9,605 for their scholarship fund created in memory of Deana Martorella. The...
Fayette Philanthropy Dinner – October 5, 2017
Sponsorship Opportunities The Fayette Philanthropy Project was created to promote charitable giving, to honor the region’s established philanthropists and to encourage new ones. The Philanthropy Project is a competition among individuals or teams to win the title of...
Current Grant Opportunities
Idea Fund - Deadline September 30 Chevron Community Fund - Deadline October 15 Charity Fund - Deadline October 30
2017 Fayette Philanthropist – Dr. Norma Thomas
The inspiration to create this endowed Fund at the Community Foundation comes from a long legacy of service. My parents (Queen Ester and Edward Thomas) instilled in their children the words from scripture that essentially read “To whom much is given, much is...
2017 Fayette Philanthropist – Bill Poninsky
I am entering the 2017 Fayette Philanthropy Project Contest to help raise funds for the Uniontown Area YMCA, which will enable the YMCA to continue to serve the Uniontown area and surrounding communities. The YMCA has provided opportunities for people of all ages to...
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Community Foundation of Fayette County
250 West Main Street
Uniontown, PA 15401
Phone: 724-437-8600
Fax: 724-438-3856
