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Thank You Founders’ Day Sponsors!

Thank you to all who supported and attended our annual Founders' Day event at the Community Foundation Oilhouse. Special thanks to our generous sponsors, and our guest speaker Johnstown native Deputy Secretary Rich Verma. The future is bright - and…

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Founders’ Day 2023

Please join us for our annual Founders' Day celebration! Tickets are just $25 and include a picnic dinner, cocktail hour, live piano music, our annual report to the community, and remarks from Richard R. Verma, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State…

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2024-2028 Strategic Plan

The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is embarking on an aggressive five-year comprehensive strategic plan. More than 100 people from Bedford, Cambria, Indiana, and Somerset counties provided feedback through surveys, focus groups, and personal interviews–all of which helped to frame…

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Founders’ Day – The Future is Bright

Join us for our annual Founders' Day event on August 10, 2023, at the Community Foundation Oilhouse at People's Natural Gas Park! We'll have a picnic dinner, drinks, live piano music, and share our report to the community. Our prestigious…

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The Verma Family Sports and Activities Fund

The Verma Family Sports and Activities Fund has been established by Westmont graduate Richard Verma (Class of 1986) and his family to support Westmont Hilltop students who may need extra financial support to cover fees or other costs associated with…

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An Enduring Symbol Of Freedom

After a life-changing, near-death experience in Guatemala, Sandi McQuaide realized how much being an American meant. While traveling alone, Sandi ended up just barely boarding the last flight out of the airport before it was taken over by militants. “A…

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CFA Announces $215,000 in Early Childhood Education Grants

The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies (CFA) recently announced eight grant awards totaling $215,000 from its Early Childhood Education Fund at a press conference at the Community Action Partnership of Cambria County’s Johnstown City Center.  The ECE Fund aims to invest…

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