The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation recently (Jan. 2018) awarded grants to 27 local community agencies and organizations.
This year the Foundation gave out over
$18,000. The grant recipients were selected through a competitive review
process from all applications submitted from throughout Clearfield
County.
According to Kevin McMillen,
Foundation President, “the Foundation has reached an asset size that allows us
to continue to increase the amount of money we distribute, through our
competitive grant program, to Clearfield
County charities. Thanks to all who
have generously given (donations) to the Foundation.”
This year’s recipients are:
- Agape Community Services in DuBois
got $500 for a Fresh Start program to teach money management skills.
- The Bob Perks Cancer Assistance
Fund in State College got $500 to provide gift
cards for food to Clearfield County
cancer patients.
- Bucktail Council, Boy Scouts of America,
DuBois got $500 for a nutritional and exercise program to combat childhood
obesity.
- Catholic Charities Adoption
Services in DuBois got $500 for a pregnancy and parent support program.
- Children’s Aid Society, Clearfield,
received $500 to help them repair their playground.
- Clearfield Arts Studio Theatre
(CAST), Clearfield, got $500
for their Seeds of Art Summer Camp.
- Clearfield County League on Social
Services received $500 for professional development classes for the public.
- The Clearfield County Cancer
Support Group received $500 to provide support to area cancer patients.
- Curwensville High School Local
History Class got $500 to create local history signs about the Pennsylvania
Bucktails for Rails to Trails.
- Curwensville-Pike Township
Historical Society got $500 to help with the renovations of their museum at the
Korb House.
- DuBois Area Historical Society got
$400 to build shelving to store large books, manuscripts and maps.
- DuBois Concert Association
received $500 for a student outreach program.
- DuBois Nursing Home Auxiliary
received $500 to provide gifts and a Christmas party for residents.
- Friends of Curwensville
Lake got $500 to repair their
pavilions and restrooms.
- Glen Richey Fireman’s Recreational
Park got $500 to create another
baseball field at their park.
- Grampian Lions Club received $500
to provide hearing aids and glasses to people without insurance.
- Greater Clearfield Area Chamber of
Commerce will get $500 for a program to help educate 8th grade
students in the Clearfield School
District about employment opportunities in the
area.
- Haven House, DuBois, got $500 to
help build a gazebo at their facility.
- Living Bread Ministries in Clearfield
received $500 for a refrigerator for their facility.
- Orphans of the Storm in
Curwensville received $500 for their pet spay and neuter program.
- Penn Highlands Clearfield got $500
for a clinical simulation center for healthcare students.
- The Salvation Army posts in Clearfield
and DuBois will each receive $500 for their Ark of Learning programs.
- Serving Hands Ministry in DuBois
got $350 to provide support for elderly residents who need help with lawn work
and maintenance for their home.
- Susquehanna River Arts Center of
Clearfield County (SRACC) received $385 for Clearfield
School District students to paint
murals in Downtown Clearfield.
- West Branch
Elementary School was awarded $500 for
their Summer READ Challenge program.
These grants were made possible
from money held by the foundation in its Community Fund and the CCL Donor
Designated Fund for organizations in Clearfield Borough/Curwensville
Borough/Lawrence Township.
These funds were established for
the specific purpose of making grants to worthwhile projects benefiting Clearfield
County communities.
The total amount given this year
includes $5,300 for four groups in Osceola Mills from the Sara Jane Mattern
Fund. Each year the Osceola Mills
United Methodist
Church, the Columbia Fire Company,
the Osceola Mills Historical Society and Library are eligible to apply for
these funds.
The
CCCF itself is a local charitable endowment that funds charities within Clearfield County allowing them to grow and benefit the local community
forever. It provides a simple way to fulfill multiple charitable interests
while keeping administrative expenses to a minimum. All funds go to the local
charities.
Currently the Foundation has 44 different funds including
many local charitable groups and 12 scholarship funds. As of December 2017, the
Foundation’s assets have a market value close to $4 million.
Contributions
to the Community Fund, the CCL Donor Designated Fund, the Mattern Fund or any
of the foundation’s endowment funds may be made at the website
www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org through
Paypal or can be mailed to: P.O. Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830.
Anyone interested
in starting a fund can call 592-7331.
Last Updated: May 13, 2019 by Mark McCracken
CCCF awards local grants 2018
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation recently (Jan. 2018) awarded grants to 27 local community agencies and organizations.
This year the Foundation gave out over $18,000. The grant recipients were selected through a competitive review process from all applications submitted from throughout Clearfield County.
According to Kevin McMillen, Foundation President, “the Foundation has reached an asset size that allows us to continue to increase the amount of money we distribute, through our competitive grant program, to Clearfield County charities. Thanks to all who have generously given (donations) to the Foundation.”
This year’s recipients are:
These grants were made possible from money held by the foundation in its Community Fund and the CCL Donor Designated Fund for organizations in Clearfield Borough/Curwensville Borough/Lawrence Township.
These funds were established for the specific purpose of making grants to worthwhile projects benefiting Clearfield County communities.
The total amount given this year includes $5,300 for four groups in Osceola Mills from the Sara Jane Mattern Fund. Each year the Osceola Mills United Methodist Church, the Columbia Fire Company, the Osceola Mills Historical Society and Library are eligible to apply for these funds.
The CCCF itself is a local charitable endowment that funds charities within Clearfield County allowing them to grow and benefit the local community forever. It provides a simple way to fulfill multiple charitable interests while keeping administrative expenses to a minimum. All funds go to the local charities.
Currently the Foundation has 44 different funds including many local charitable groups and 12 scholarship funds. As of December 2017, the Foundation’s assets have a market value close to $4 million.
Contributions to the Community Fund, the CCL Donor Designated Fund, the Mattern Fund or any of the foundation’s endowment funds may be made at the website www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org through Paypal or can be mailed to: P.O. Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830.
Anyone interested in starting a fund can call 592-7331.
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