Make a secure, simple online donation today to any of the funds listed below, or use the search box and filters to find a fund by name, county, fund type, or the cause you’d like to support. Thank you for caring for our community in this special way.
Peter G. Lazzeri Football Scholarship Fund
To support graduating seniors in the Armstrong School District, from the attendance areas of Shannock Valley, Dayton, and Elderton, pursuing education through an accredited post-secondary institution.
Philip A. Marcinek Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarships to seniors graduating from Windber High School.
Picking Family Trust Fund
To support the effort of organizations working to continue to make this community a great place to live and raise a family.
Pine Grill Open FBO Somerset Volunteer Fire Department Fund
To benefit the Somerset Volunteer Fire Department and other Somerset County nonprofit organizations.
Pine Grill Open Scholarship Fund
To provide a golf scholarship to a deserving senior from Somerset High School and other community projects as requested by donor.
Pitcairn-Crabbe Foundation
To support organizations and individuals for religious and church work, for Christian education, for community welfare, and, generally, for the relief of distress and the improvement of the spiritual and material condition of humanity, especially in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Food Policy Council Fund
To provide support for the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council mission to implement a collective impact model to create a more just, sustainable, and equitable food system for all.
Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid Fund
To support the endeavors of the Pittsburgh Restaurant Workers Aid Group.
Point Stadium Award Banquet Fund
To provide support for the Point Stadium Award Banquet, an annual event that recognizes and awards young adult athletes in the Greater Johnstown region.
Polish Falcons Nest #97 Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarships to students at Windber Area Senior High School.
Portage Area Scholarship Fund
To provide a scholarship for a graduating senior public school student from Portage Borough, Portage Township, or Cassandra Borough.
Portage Regional Endowment Fund
To support non-profit activity and civic improvement projects that benefit the residents of Portage and the surrounding area.
Pouring Hope Foundation Fund
To provide support primarily to children struggling with health issues in the Greater Johnstown area, including Cambria and Somerset counties.
PRIDE Fund
To provide support for local volunteer fire departments who protect and educate Somerset County’s businesses and industries, maintaining their safety and enhancing the quality of life to further economic development.
Pride of Somerset County Fund
To provide support for programs that work to provide resources for and education about the LGBTQ+ population within Somerset County.
Project LOVE Coalition Building Fund
To provide support for the construction of a building in Pittsburgh’s Hill District to serve as the headquarters and resource center for Project LOVE Coalition.
Quarter Billion Celebration Fund
A fund created to celebrate the Community Foundation achieving the milestone of $250,000,000 in assets.
R. John Dawes Clean Water Fund
To provide support for the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds.
Rail City Pipes and Drums Fund
To provide support for Rail City Pipes and Drums, a musical group that works to foster and promote Scottish culture through performances and education in Blair, Cambria, Somerset, and Bedford counties and the surrounding area.
Rangers Becoming Rangers Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support to a Forest Hills School District graduating senior planning to attend an accredited post-secondary school to major in any field related to the preservation, protection, conservation, and/or management of parks, forests, open space, wildlife, natural or cultural resources, or the outdoor environment in general.
Ray DiBattista Charitable Fund
To support the Windber Public Library through an annual distribution of endowment income.
ReImagine Appalachia Fund
Reimagine Appalachia is a coalition of labor, policy experts and community leaders who are making sure that no matter what we look like or the size of our bank account, everyone who lives here can have a good job, is cared for, and can put down roots for the future. Congress is debating major funding packages that can create jobs, rebuild infrastructure, and address fires and floods caused by damage to our climate. We are demanding those plans prioritize us and our blueprint shows the way forward.
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REACH Service Award at St. Michael Catholic Church Fund
To benefit youth members of the St. Michael Catholic Church Parish who have achieved a certain number of community service hours.
Rebecca Lear Charitable Fund
To provide support for charitable interests as directed by the donor.
Preserving Patton Fund
To support all efforts and activities of Preserving Patton, an organization committed to preserving Patton Borough’s past, present, and future.
Rev. Robert G. Whisler Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarships for members of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church who intend to continue their education.
Ric Szelong Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for graduating senior students at United High School in order to remember an individual’s impact on the United community. In Mr. Szelong’s memory, we want to continue to support the students of United on their journey of academic learning into post-secondary education.
Richie Thomas Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for graduating senior students from schools within the Greater Johnstown region who plan to enroll in post-secondary education and major in psychology or social work or a related major which would lead to a career in counseling (adults or children), addiction recovery, or other job related to preventing people from using drugs and helping those addicted to get sober.
Richland ALPR Fund
To purchase Richland Township Police Department advanced license plate reader (ALPR) equipment.
Richland Ram Leadership Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for graduating senior football players at Richland High School who have demonstrated leadership on and off the field in the spirit of the Rams.
Richland School District Foundation Fund
To support any endeavor that benefits the students, faculty, and programs of the Richland School District as determined by the Richland School District Foundation Committee.
Richland Township Volunteer Fire Company Live-In Program Scholarship Fund
To provide scholarship support for students that are accepted into the live-in firefighter program at Richland Township Volunteer Fire Company.
Rick and Trudy Barefoot Fund
To support any endeavor that enhances Chestnut Ridge High School students’ education.
Ridley Banks Memorial Fund to Benefit the Students of Ferndale Area School District
To provide opportunities for the students of the Ferndale Elementary School for educational exploration through activities (e.g. field trips) and from in school programs that exemplify not just education by rote, but by experience. (e.g. The giant globe from the Learning Lamp.) Also for the students of Ferndale High School for career development, possibly through field trips and other programs that provide educational opportunities.
Riggs Family Foundation Fund
The Riggs Family Foundation Fund supports a pre-identified list of Somerset County-based nonprofits. We’re not currently accepting outside requests at this time. However, organizations seeking funding are encouraged to apply for consideration by the Somerset County Community Fund as part of the Community Foundation’s Fall Grant Round. More information, including the online application, is available HERE.
Riordan Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide tuition assistance to an Indiana University of Pennsylvania student who exhibits leadership and displays respect and kindness towards others. Recipients must be involved in social activities, demonstrate athletic skills, and intend to continue their education.
Robert A. Allen Memorial Fund
To support unrestricted grantmaking as determined by the Foundation’s Distribution Committee, through the Fund for the Future.
Robert A. Funari Sr. Scholarship Fund
To provide a scholarship for a senior at Portage Area School District intending to pursue a degree in the medical profession.
Robert and Beverly Eyer Family Fund
A donor advised fund created as part of the 100 Families Project.
Robert B. and Frances C. Hornick Family Scholarship Fund
To provide a scholarship to a senior from a school in the Greater Johnstown area who intends to pursue a bachelor’s degree at any campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the fall after graduation. Financial need and proof of acceptance by a campus of the University of Pittsburgh are required. Eligible schools are Bishop McCort, Conemaugh Valley, Ferndale, Greater Johnstown, Richland, and Westmont.
Robert E. and Theodore R. Shahade Scholarship Fund
To provide a minimum of one annual scholarship award for a student to attend the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus.
Robert Lee Veney, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
To provide an annual scholarship to an outstanding senior track athlete at Greater Johnstown School District
Robert Mishler Sr. and Doris Mishler Memorial Scholarship Fund
To award a $500.00 scholarship to a graduating senior of the Conemaugh Township Area School District pursuing post-secondary training in the health professions or a degree leading to the practice of medicine or nursing.
Robert T. Koveleskie Family Endowment Fund
A future-value endowment established to fund recreational, educational, and cultural activities in the Borough of Ebensburg, the Borough of West Newton, the Village of Augustaville and the City of Greensburg. It will also provide funding for the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and Franciscan University of Steubenville. It currently funds the Ann Buffoni Award at Central Cambria High School.
Robert Waters Economic Development Fund
To provide groups and organizations with support in conjunction with economic development.