Grant Announcements
The Distribution Committee of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies approved $127,521 in support of worthy community projects in Cambria, Somerset, Bedford and Indiana counties from its unrestricted funds for its fall round of funding. Ninety-four nonprofit organizations had applied for a total of more than $770,000, and 56 of those organizations were approved for funding.
“People sometimes ask about the rationale behind which programs gets funded and why – and it’s really different from round to round. Just because a certain project is supported once does not mean that it will be supported again at another time. The committee very carefully takes a number of factors into consideration, including the overall sense of the community’s needs, as well as other available sources of revenue for each individual project,” said Mike Kane, executive director. “Our donors have entrusted us with a tremendous responsibility that we take very seriously, and we look to allocate their money judiciously. This year, the Distribution Committee saw a great demand in the area of immediate human service needs, such as home heating, and therefore nearly 30% of our grantmaking for this round went to those causes.”
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Organizations that received funding during this round are: |
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Beginnings, Inc. |
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Everett Free Library |
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Portage Public Library |
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Portage Borough-Portage Area Summerfest |
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Best of Friends |
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Forest Hills Area Ambulance Association, Inc. |
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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Foundation |
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Somerset County Chamber of Commerce |
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ART WORKS in Johnstown! |
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Presbyterian Home of Redstone Persbytery |
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Redevelopment Authority of the City of Johnstown |
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Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County, Inc. |
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West End Improvement Group |
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United Way of Bedford County |
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Quecreek Mine Rescue Foundation |
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Roxbury Bandshell Preservation Alliance |
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Boy Scout Troop 4482 |
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Center for Community Action |
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Your Safe Haven |
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Arbutus Park Manor |
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Somerset Therapeutic Association for Riding |
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The National Museum of the American Coverlet, Inc. |
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Wings of Change, Inc. |
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Women’s Help Center |
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City of Johnstown, Department of Community and Economic Development |
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Boys & Girls Club of Somerset County, Inc. |
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The Pennsylvania Consort Society |
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Catholic Charities |
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Meyersdale Drama/Musical Boosters |
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Portage Area Joint Recreation Commission |
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Bedford County Humane Society |
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Laurel Highlands Council-Boy Scouts of America |
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Alternative Community Resource Program, Inc. |
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Behavioral Health Services of Somerset and Bedford |
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Church of the Brethren |
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United Methodist Human Services |
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Indiana County Community Action Program, Inc. |
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Alice Paul House |
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Somerset Community Clinic |
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Armaugh & East Wheatfield Volunteer Fire Department |
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United Methodist Church of Strongstown |
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Cambria County Library Association-Johnstown District Library |
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Jefferson Memorial Church |
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Homer City United Presbyterian Church |
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University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown |
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County of Indiana, Department of Human Services |
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Habitat for Humanity Indiana County |
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The Learning Lamp, Inc. |
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The Salvation Army Somerset Service Center |
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Windber Area School District |
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Lifesteps, Inc. |
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Creekside Volunteer Fire Company |
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Community Guidance Center |
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New Day, Inc. |
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Meyersdale Public Library |
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Blairsville Library Association |
The unrestricted funds that contributed to these organizations’ projects were: Alan L. and Lana J. Miller Family Fund, Benjamin Bosler Fund, Bork Family Fund, FPL Energy Meyersdale Wind Power Fund, Jeanne Allen Memorial Fund, Birthday Fund, Penelec Fund for the Future of Greater Johnstown, Robert Waters Charitable Trust, and the Somerset County Community Fund.
In addition to the applications that were approved by the Distribution Committee, the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, through its Community Initiatives Fund, awarded a total of $383,000to these community projects: Greater Johnstown School District/Natural Biodiversity’s Earth Friendly Schools; University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown’s STEM Summer Institute; St. Francis University’s Robotics Competition; Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Sports & Recreation Commission Study; Johnstown Area Regional Industries’ High Priority Occupations Outreach; Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s Inclined Plane AMD Geothermal Project; the Greater Prospect Co-op; and the Alternative Community Resource Program/Lift Johnstown’s Urban Blight/Community Garden program. The Community Initiatives Fund is a donor-directed field of interest fund at the Foundation that focuses on community and economic development, education, conservation and, secondarily, human services.
Grants considered by the Distribution Committee for unrestricted funds are based upon applications from charitable organizations. The deadline for applications for the next round of funding is Friday, January 27. Below is a list of grants from the unrestricted grantmaking.
Posted on January 4, 2012 at 3:08 PM by Angie Berzonski
