The first winner of the new Marsha Novey Scholarship is Peyton Priester of Clearfield who is pictured here with Marty Novey, on right.

The Janet McCracken Hansard Scholarship winner is Kristen Graham, shown with her mother.

The Gerald Reed Memorial Scholarship winner is Nathan Brubaker.  He was presented the check by Jim Ricotta.

The Class of 1975 Scholarship winners are from left to right, Ben Fye, Maci Coleman, and Ryan S. Spencer.

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The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation was formed on November 4, 2001.  It came into being as a result of the work of many interested Clearfield County residents over a number of years.  The final push came in 2004, the Bicentennial year of the founding of Clearfield County.

          The Foundation benefits the Clearfield Community through the collection of private gifts and endowments that support charitable works throughout the county.  Its funds can respond to the emerging and changing needs of Clearfield County, provide a conduit for gifts from donors with varied interests and enable any individual, corporation, association, no matter the size, to become a philanthropist.

          The Foundation strives to serve as a resource broker and catalyst all over Clearfield County through leveraging other funds to support worthy local projects, stimulating public-private partnerships and assisting other area grant makers.  It also serves as a politically neutral community leader and convener and is often the “eyes and ears” discovering ways to support the fund from various other local, regional, state and federal sources.

          Through its many efforts, the Foundation hopes to enhance the quality of living in Clearfield County.  This will be accomplished by nurturing and sustaining a broad range of community services that promote health, education, social welfare, fine arts, conservation and ecology.

          Board members are civic-minded county residents, representing a broad spectrum of public and private interests.  All serve without remuneration and share a common interest in keeping Clearfield County a wonderful place to live and work.