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2016 Apollo Award Ceremony

The 2016 Apollo Award Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 9th at the Holiday Inn in downtown Johnstown beginning at 6:30 p.m. Two fourth-year medical students will each receive $20,000, the greatest amount ever awarded for the Apollo Scholarship. The…

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2016 Annual Report Survey

We hope you noticed that our most recent annual report is a little bit different than what you are used to seeing, and we’d love to know what you think! You can access the short survey by clicking here.

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Sustainable Energy Means a Sustainable Community

INDIANA COUNTY – The Clyde Volunteer Fire Company made significant improvements to the firehouse this past year thanks, in part, to two grants from the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. First, the Foundation’s Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund provided an Energy…

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2016 Annual Report

The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies is making a difference. That’s the message from this year’s Annual Report, released today. This year alone, 5,000 donors impacted their communities through CFA administered funds. Grants and charitable distributions reached nearly $6 million.…

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Pink Ribbon Book Sale

Donate your old books or buy some new ones! Either way, you’re supporting a great cause. The Pink Ribbon Book Sale takes place October 13th through 15th in Windber. All proceeds from this annual fundraiser go to the Wendy Hollern Spencer Memorial…

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Old Bedford Goes High Tech

BEDFORD COUNTY - Visitors to Old Bedford Village are enjoying a new app along with their walking tours. As you walk through the village with your smart phone, the app lets you tap a photo of the building you’re visiting, and…

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Johnstown Concert Series Kick-off

CAMBRIA COUNTY - Enjoy an evening of world-class music, right here in Johnstown! The Johnstown Concert Series hosts internationally acclaimed organist and composer Albert Ahlstrom this weekend. Dr. Ahlstrom opens the season with a lively program including two famous pieces: Bach’s…

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Entrepreneurial Alchemy

Please, Join Us! Entrepreneurial Alchemy is a group of successful business, community, academic, and nonprofit leaders in the Johnstown region, who have been working with support from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to develop a “regional” alumni network to help catalyze relationships…

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The Robert Waters Economic Development Fund

In 2012, the Community Foundation received a gift of $2.5 million to support community and economic development in Bedford, Cambria, and Somerset counties. The Robert Waters Economic Development Fund was formally established through the trust fund of Robert Waters, a Johnstown…

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Interns to Award Grants

JOHNSTOWN -- The Community Foundation for the Alleghenies’ Youth Philanthropy Interns have released two Requests for Proposals – each of which will award up to $25,000. The interns have been assessing community needs through research, site visits, and interviews and…

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