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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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CFA’s Beerman Fund Recognized at Holocaust Commemoration

State Representative Dan Frankel Recognizing Beerman Fund On April 23, the Community Foundation’s Blanche Beerman Holocaust Museum Fund was recognized at the 2025 Civic Commemoration of the Holocaust. The commemoration, which took place at the Governor’s Reception Room at the State Capitol, is an annual event remembering the survivors and the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust. This year’s commemoration emphasized the importance of the phrase, “Never Again”; that it is not just a slogan, but a promise to ourselves and to future generations that we have a responsibility to uphold. Many of the speakers issued a call to action for us to not only remember the cruelty that occurred during the Holocaust, but to understand what led to it, and commit ourselves to ensuring it does not happen again to any group of people. Among those speakers, was State Representative Dan Frankel, who recognized the late Abe and Jan…

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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