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The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies has been helping people in our community help each other for more than 30 years. We put our donors’ generosity to work through strategic grantmaking and connect individuals with opportunities to make an impact. We support grassroots efforts, collaborate with community partners, and facilitate philanthropy across the region.

We can help you design a lasting legacy aligned with your particular passion: the arts, education, economic development, or any cause close to your heart. 

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Total Funds
$186.8 Million
In Cumulative Grants & Charitable Distributions
$143 Million
In Assets
$11.2 Million
In Cumulative Scholarships

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Somerset County Disaster Recovery Fund

CFA has partnered with Somerset County commissioners to establish the Somerset County Disaster Recovery Fund in response to the recent flooding in the southern part of the county. “As the cleanup and recovery process gets into its next phase, this fund will provide needed financial support to local organizations assisting our friends and neighbors impacted by the flooding with unmet needs and provide a place to donate for all who have asked us how they can help,” said Chair of Somerset County Board of Commissioners Brian Fochtman. The fund is now accepting donations, which will be disbursed immediately to nonprofits that are assisting Somerset County residents with flooding response and recovery. Following the current flooding recovery, the fund will remain open in support of future natural disasters and other crisis situations in Somerset County. To oversee the distribution of these grant funds, the Commissioners are working closely with the Somerset County Emergency Management Agency…

Strategic Grantmaking

The Community Foundation supports hundreds of local nonprofits, awarding more than $116 million in grant awards so far. From special initiatives like the Early Childhood Education Fund to regular fall and spring grant rounds, we provide local nonprofits with resources and funding to make the greatest possible impact in our communities, today and for future generations.

the Fund for the future

The Fund for the Future was established at the Community Foundation to address the needs of our region today, tomorrow, and forever. Because it’s one of our endowments, only earnings are used to make grants. The principal is invested and designed to grow in perpetuity. That means that any gift you make will be there for future grantmaking, forever.

The Fund for the Future is also one of the funds that our Distribution Committee uses to make grants twice each year to local nonprofits. A gift to the Fund for the Future is a unique way to care for our community no matter what the future may hold.

Legacy creation

The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies can work with you to create permanent funding for whatever causes you’d like to empower. We’ll walk you through every step of starting a fund or help you explore established efforts you may want to support. No matter what you choose, we will ensure that your charitable intent is always honored. We can also work with your wealth advisor to help you design a giving strategy that is tax-efficient and tailored to your needs and desires.

Our Legacy Society is our way of acknowledging your commitment to the future—today. Becoming a member is simple: Include the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies as a beneficiary of a gift from your estate and notify us of your plan.

Pathfinder funds

At the Community Foundation, our mission is to help people support the local causes they care most about. Our Pathfinder Funds allow you to easily donate to a cause that matches your own personal interests. These funds are a permanent resource that will help respond to the changing needs of our community not only today, but for generations to come. We invite you to join us on a journey that will lead to a better future for all members of our community.

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