On April 26th, Joe Paese, Executive Vice President and Director of Trust and Wealth Management for Mid Penn bank presents a $10,000 donation to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation. Pictured L-R with Mr. Paese are CCCF Board members Vicki Myers, Shayne Lumadue, Jeb Soult, George Weidlein, Maureen Gathagan, John Harpster and CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken.
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Holds Annual Meeting and Reflects on Positive Year
Photo Caption: Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors – Front Row l-r Secretary/Treasurer Lisa Conrad, Chairman John G. Jeb Soult, Jamie Straub, Vice Chairman John Harpster, Back Row l-r Joe Valenza, Maureen Gathagan, Dana Beauseigneur, Lee Grace Valigorsky and Trustee Representative George Weidlein. Missing from photo – Lisa Kovalick, Vicki Myers and Shayne Lumadue.
The Board of Directors of the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation recently held their annual meeting to review activities during 2023 and reorganize the board for 2024.
During 2023, the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation recorded donations totaling $3,641,651.95, up from $2,116,797.33 collected during 2022. Trustee Mid Penn Bank reported the market value of all CCCF funds as of January 25th, 2024 totaled $17,106,213.20 up from $11,465,299.49 at the end of 2022. On the financial reporting side, the annual audit was completed for the 2022 year by Young, Oakes, Brown and Company PC Certified Public Accountants with no findings and all annual required filings to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Internal Revenue Service have been submitted and accepted.
For the year ending December 31st, 2023, the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation distributed back to communities across Clearfield County a total of $373,030.20 as follows: $57,150 in scholarship awards, $90,590 through the community grant program awards, $15,000 to community food banks through the Basic Needs Fund and $210,290.20 in annual distributions to the beneficiaries of various endowment funds.
New funds created during 2023 include the Clearfield Area High School Class of 72 Scholarship Fund, the Shirley Ann McKee Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Be the Kindness Fund in Memory of Westin Cantolina. Additionally, estate settlement work was completed for the Constance McGarry Estate to finalize creation of the Fred L. and Bernece C. Rhoads Nursing Scholarship Fund along with the legal work to gain court approval to transfer the PB Zentmyer Fund from the Masonic Lodge to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation. With the funds created in 2023, there are now 60 total endowment or scholarship funds under the Charitable Foundation.
Board Chairman John G. Soult Jr. stated “We appreciate all the individuals, families and organizations who have created scholarship or endowment funds with the Charitable Foundation. We are thankful to everyone who made donations in support of our funds during 2023 and we are looking forward to further success in 2024. The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation has seen tremendous growth in recent years which benefits many students, individuals and organizations throughout Clearfield County”.
Executive Director Mark McCracken reported to the board that discussions are ongoing with individuals, families and community organizations that could see several new scholarship or endowment funds established in 2024. McCracken advised that he is currently working with scholarship committees and high school guidance departments to accept applications for 2024 scholarship awards.
Board officers selected for the coming year are Chairman John G. Soult Jr., Vice Chairman John Harpster and Secretary / Treasurer Lisa Conrad. In addition to the board officers, current members of the CCCF Board of Directors are Dana Beauseigneur, Maureen Gathagan, Lisa Kovalick, Shayne Lumadue, Vicki Myers, Jamie Straub, Joe Valenza, Lee Grace Valigorsky, Trustee Representative George Weidlein and Directors Emeritus Robert M. Kurtz Jr. and Kevin McMillen.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation welcomes inquiries from any individuals, families or organizations interested in establishing an endowment or scholarship fund to benefit communities in Clearfield County. Information is available on the CCCF website www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org, or by contacting us at 814-592-7331 or emailing at cccfexecdir@outlook.com. Online donations to any of our funds can be made on the website or by mailing checks to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830. Checks should be made payable to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation and write the name of the fund donating to on the MEMO line.
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Announces Over $90,000 in Community Grant Awards
PHOTO CAPTION: 2023 Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Community Project Grant is presented to the Clearfield Regional Police Department to support the Community Policing Project. Accepting the award, Chief Vince McGinnis and Assistant Chief Julie Curry said “Community Policing is at the heart of the Clearfield Regional Police Department and our officers regularly engage with community members, especially children, which creates public trust. Engaging with children of the community early in life allows our officers to not only form a bond with the kids, but also by extension, create relationships with the parents and guardians of the children.” PICTURED L-R Lisa Kovalick – CCCF Grant Committee Chair, Dr. Michael McSkimming – CRPD Board, Assistant Chief Julie Curry, Supervisor Randy Powell – CRPD Board, Chief Vince McGinnis, Supervisor Jeremy Ruffner – CRPD Board, Boro Council Member Steve Livergood – CRPD Board Chairman, Boro Council Member Stephanie Tarbay – CRPD Board and Mark McCracken – CCCF Executive Director.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors recently approved the release of over $90,000 in community project grant funding. In announcing the awards, CCCF Board Chairman Jeb Soult said “we are pleased the total combined amount awarded through the 2023 CCCF Grant Program is a significant increase over what was awarded in 2022. The increase was made possible due to some significant donations made to the endowment funds that support the grant program combined with a positive year of investment earnings”. Soult continued “the Grant Committee recommended some very worthwhile projects benefiting communities and organizations from all over Clearfield County. The CCCF board of directors is confident the organizations receiving the grant awards will complete some beneficial projects with the funding they receive”.
Grant Committee Chair Lisa Kovalick noted “Grant Committee members did careful and detailed individual reviews of all submitted applications, then met as a group to make the final selections. Committee members considered the benefit and impact each project would have on a community or a group in need before making final recommendations to the CCCF Board of Directors”.
2023 CCCF Grant Funding is awarded as follows:
Regular CCCF Grant Funds awarded countywide – $61,950 TOTAL – Individual Awards: Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund $1,500 – Financial Assistance for Local Cancer Patients, Bucktail Council, BSA $1,200 – 2023 Workforce Development and BSA Merit Badge Program, Children’s Aid Society in Clearfield County $5,000 – School-Based Mentoring Clearfield/DuBois, CLEAR-CENTRE POOL $1,000 – HeartStart OnSite AED Package, Clearfield-Jefferson Drug & Alcohol Commission $1,000 – Too Good For Drugs Program, Cultural Resources, Inc. / Reitz Theatre $1,100 – Performance microphone purchase, DuBois Area Historical Society, Inc. $2,000 – DuBois Area Historic Society education room and technology equipment replacement, DuBois Central Catholic School Air Rifle Team $500 – DCC Air Rifle Enhancement – SOFTWARE, Foundation for Christian Counseling $2,500 – Mental Health and Addictions Counseling Grants, Free Medical Clinic of DuBois, Inc. $5,000 – Expansion of Oral Healthcare Program, Front and Centre Productions, Inc. $2,000 – IGNITE Youth Theatre Characters, Gethsemane United Methodist Church of the West Branch $2,000 – New AEDs, Life Line Pregnancy & Infant Services $2,000 – Project Safe Child, Little League Baseball Inc / Moshannon Valley Little League $3,500 – Ramey Softball Field Fence Project, Lydia Circle Faith United Lutheran Church $500 – Supplies and Gifts for the 80 and over dinner, Mature Resources Foundation, Inc. $850 – The Village of Hope Signage, New Life Ministries of Clearfield County $1,800 – Freedom House Kitchen Renovation, North Point Volunteer Fire Company – $5,000 – Rescue Tools and Training, Pennsylvania Wildlife Habitat Unlimited $1,000 – Clearfield County Youth Field Day, Pentz Run Youth Services Inc. $2,000 – Pentz Run Youth Services Classroom Update—Flooring, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Preschool $500 – Support our Bookworms, Steve Livergood Jr. Christmas Eve Dinner Foundation $2,000 – Supplies and Gifts for Christmas Eve Dinners, The Arc of Jefferson and Clearfield Counties $2,000 – Camp Friendship Renovation, The Bilger’s Rocks Association $1,500 – Final completion of Outdoor Classroom Project, The Chemo Care Bag Project $2,500 – Chemo Care Bag Supplies, We Care For Kids $1,000 – Feminine Product Dispensers in the girl’s restrooms in each of the school buildings, West Branch Elementary $1,000 – Vendy the Curiosity Cabinet, Winburne Fire Company Number One $2,500 – Simplified fire rescue operations and enhancement of personnel safety, Winkler Art Gallery and Art Education Center – $5,000 – Paint the Town Mural Project and Young Men’s Christian Association / YMCA of DuBois $2,500 – Security Cameras for DuBois Area YMCA.
Kurtz Clearfield, Curwensville, Lawrence Township Fund – funding is only awarded to organizations located in the 3 listed municipalities – $12,100 TOTAL – Individual Awards: Clearfield Regional Police Department $3,000 – Community Policing Project, Clearfield Swimming Pool Association $5,000 – Clearfield Community Pool Resurfacing Project, Lawrence Township Recreation Park $3,000 – Benches for public seating throughout LT Rec Park, God’s Cupboard – West Side United Methodist Church $500 – God’s Cupboard Food Project, and Curwensville / Pike Township Historical Society $600 – Computer Equipment for digital scanning of historical records collection.
Sarah Jane Mattern Fund awarded to 4 organizations in Osceola Mills – $16,540 TOTAL – Individual Awards: Columbia Volunteer Fire Company $4,135 – Multi Purpose Upgrade Project, Osceola Mills Community Historical Foundation $4,135 – Preservation of Brisbin House for Community Use, Osceola Mills Community Library $4,135 – Operations, Equipment, Books and Supplies, Osceola Mills United Methodist Church $4,125 – Replacement of Dining Room Windows.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken said “the comprehensive list of grant awards recommended by the Grant Committee and approved by the CCCF Board of Directors meets a broad set of goals and criteria including, projects must be funded in communities across all of Clearfield County, the projects should bring improvement and benefit to the entire community and its citizens while addressing specific needs within the community or remedying a community or countywide problem. The CCCF Board has always strived to fund projects that will positively impact overall public safety, the lives of children, the elderly and those with special needs”. Soult, Kovalick and McCraken thanked the individuals who served on the Grant Committee and added their appreciation to all the organizations that took the time to file grant applications.
Anyone interested in supporting CCCF Endowment Funds that provide funding for the Community Grant Program can visit the CCCF website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org and do a secure online donation or donations can be mailed to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830 with checks made payable to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation and note on the check memo line “Support CCCF Grant Program”. The Charitable Foundation also welcomes inquiries from anyone interested in starting an endowment or scholarship fund that will benefit their community or a specific area of need.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken was interviewed on August 3rd by Micheal Clement on Sunny 106 in DuBois. The interview focused mainly on the opening of the online grant application portal for the 2023 CCCF Community Grant Program and the distribution approved by the CCCF Board of Directors of $15,000 for food banks across Clearfield County.
The 2023 Scott Beers Memorial ATV Run raised almost $4,000 for the Scott Beers Memorial Scholarship Funds that provide annual scholarships through the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation to students at the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center and to students at Moshannon Valley High School. Valerie and Gordon Beers reported everyone had a great day attending the event and sharing memories of Scott. Pictured below is a group photo of those who attended the 2023 event.
The family and friends of Scott Beers will be holding the annual ATV Run to benefit the Scott Beers Memorial Scholarship Fund on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023. See attached flyer for the details.
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Holds Annual Meeting and Elects Board Officers
Photo Caption: CCCF Board Members sitting L-R Lisa Conrad Board Secretary, Jeb Soult Board Chairman, Jamie Straub and John Harpster Board Vice Chairman. Standing L-R Joe Valenza, Maureen Gathagan, Dana Beauseigneur, Lee Grace Valigorsky and George Weidlein Trustee Representative for Mid Penn Bank. Missing from photo – Lisa Kovalick, Chair of Grant Committee.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors recently held their annual reorganization meeting for 2023. Appointed as board officers for the coming year were Jeb Soult as Chairman, John Harpster as Vice Chairman and Lisa Conrad as Board Secretary. Board members also noted the passing in December of board member Bill Williams and shared that he was a great advocate for his hometown of Curwensville as well as those in need throughout Clearfield County.
During the annual meeting, board members discussed the overall status of the charitable foundation and noted the growth the organization achieved during 2022. Most notable, the charitable foundation saw donations totaling over $2.1 million dollars with distributions going out to communities and individuals in Clearfield County totaling $245,950 through community grants, scholarship awards, annual distributions from endowment funds and special requested distributions. The organization also saw several new scholarship funds established during 2022 and there are several endowment and scholarship funds that are currently in the process of being established for 2023. The organization also introduced an online application system for the community grant program during 2022 that is being expanded to include scholarships in 2023.
Board Chairman Soult stated “we are very pleased to report another positive year of growth for the Charitable Foundation. During 2022 we were able to award community grants for projects in the Clearfield and DuBois areas, as well as significant grants to projects in Winburne and Houtzdale for emergency services projects, Curwensville for inclusive playground equipment and in Osceola Mills to help the community library, historical foundation, the Methodist Church, and the Columbia Volunteer Fire Company. Through grants, scholarships, and annual allocations, the Charitable Foundation was able to award almost a quarter of a million dollars to Clearfield County communities. The Charitable Foundation looks forward to an exciting and active year in 2023 with new endowments and scholarship funds that will be announced as soon as they are finalized”.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken added “The Charitable Foundation Board greatly appreciates our individual clients, families and organizations that have set up endowment and scholarship funds with us. We are always available to meet with anyone who is interested in setting up an endowment or scholarship fund to benefit their community or a particular organization. We are also available to assist local attorneys, accountants and financial advisors as they work with their clients on estate planning and wills”.
Anyone interested in learning about the Charitable Foundation should visit the website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org. Secure online donations to any of the Charitable Foundation endowment or scholarship funds can be made through the website or by check made payable to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, with the fund name written in the memo line, and mailed to Clearfield Charitable Foundation, PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors has announced their list of community grant awards for 2022 as follows: $2,000 to Western PA Police Athletic League in DuBois to fund WPAL Youth Programs, $500 to Cen-Clear Child Services Inc for printed materials for the Child Advocacy Center, $650 to Clearfield Borough Government / Clearfield Fire Department to purchase 1 Rapid Response Kit, $1,000 to Steve Livergood Jr. Christmas Eve Dinner Foundation for supplies and gifts for Christmas Eve Dinner event, $5,000 to Winburne Fire Company Number One for the purchase of a Fire/Rescue UTV Skid Unit, $1,000 to Houtzdale / Ramey EMS for Address Signage for residential homes to better identify home addresses, $5,000 to Curwensville PTC to purchase inclusive playground equipment at Curwensville Elementary School, $1,000 to Lawrence Township for additional equipment and work on the Lawrence Township Dog Park, $2,500 to Clearfield Area Baseball-Softball Corporation to purchase replacement equipment following the wall collapse and flooding damage at the Hyde / former Target building and $850 to Curwensville / Pike Township Historical Society for a project to preserve historical documents and photos. These grants total $19,500 with $14,500 coming from investment earnings from several endowment funds and $5,000 coming from the Kurtz Clearfield, Curwensville, Lawrence Township Fund that funds projects in the 3 named municipalities.
Additionally, funding was awarded from the Sarah Jane Mattern Fund to 4 Osceola Mills organizations stipulated in the Mattern Estate documents that can apply for annual grant funding. Those grant awards are as follows: $1,500 to Columbia Volunteer Fire Company for Kitchen Appliance Upgrades, $1,000 to Osceola Mills Community Library for painting, $2,000 to Osceola Mills Historical Foundation for preservation of building exterior walls and $1,500 to Osceola Mills United Methodist Church for interior wall repairs.
The family and friends of Ava Evans is holding a fundraiser selling t-shirts and sweatshirts to raise money for the Ava Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund. To see the information about the products available, search Sweet B on Facebook and you will find information about the fundraiser and who to contact.
The deadline for interested parties to submit applications for project funding from the 2022 Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Grant Program is Friday, September 23rd at 4PM. For 2022, applications are only being accepted via the online grant portal that can be accessed on the Charitable Foundation website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org. The online grant portal opened on Monday, August 8th and will close promptly at 4PM on September 23rd. Any organization that has started an online application is reminded that they must click the SUBMIT button on their application by 4PM on September 23rd to be considered by the CCCF Grant Committee for funding.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken said “we are seeing quite a bit of activity with the online grant portal. Many applications have been started and a few have already been submitted for consideration”. As in past years, the Grant Committee will begin reviewing and scoring the applications after the deadline date. McCracken added “the online application system appears to be working very well and will make it much easier for the Grant Committee members to sort through and review the applications”. The software has a built in scoring system that will allow each individual committee member to score specific sections of the application, then each score will be combined and averaged to help the committee and the Charitable Foundation Board make the final selections. Since inception, the grant program has distributed just under $170,000 for projects all over Clearfield County. In 2021, 31 different organizations were awarded grant funding totaling $47,915.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors and the Grant Committee encourage any organization that may have a viable project to visit the CCCF website and file a grant application. It should be noted, filing organizations do not have to be a 501c3, but organizations that are not a 501c3 may need to partner with a municipal government or another 501c3 organization to serve as the pass thru agent for the grant funding.
Posted: February 27, 2024 by Mark McCracken
Mid Penn Bank Donates to Charitable Foundation
On April 26th, Joe Paese, Executive Vice President and Director of Trust and Wealth Management for Mid Penn bank presents a $10,000 donation to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation. Pictured L-R with Mr. Paese are CCCF Board members Vicki Myers, Shayne Lumadue, Jeb Soult, George Weidlein, Maureen Gathagan, John Harpster and CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken.
Posted: February 7, 2024 by Mark McCracken
2024 Annual CCCF Board Meeting Held
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Holds Annual Meeting and Reflects on Positive Year
Photo Caption: Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors – Front Row l-r Secretary/Treasurer Lisa Conrad, Chairman John G. Jeb Soult, Jamie Straub, Vice Chairman John Harpster, Back Row l-r Joe Valenza, Maureen Gathagan, Dana Beauseigneur, Lee Grace Valigorsky and Trustee Representative George Weidlein. Missing from photo – Lisa Kovalick, Vicki Myers and Shayne Lumadue.
The Board of Directors of the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation recently held their annual meeting to review activities during 2023 and reorganize the board for 2024.
During 2023, the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation recorded donations totaling $3,641,651.95, up from $2,116,797.33 collected during 2022. Trustee Mid Penn Bank reported the market value of all CCCF funds as of January 25th, 2024 totaled $17,106,213.20 up from $11,465,299.49 at the end of 2022. On the financial reporting side, the annual audit was completed for the 2022 year by Young, Oakes, Brown and Company PC Certified Public Accountants with no findings and all annual required filings to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Internal Revenue Service have been submitted and accepted.
For the year ending December 31st, 2023, the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation distributed back to communities across Clearfield County a total of $373,030.20 as follows: $57,150 in scholarship awards, $90,590 through the community grant program awards, $15,000 to community food banks through the Basic Needs Fund and $210,290.20 in annual distributions to the beneficiaries of various endowment funds.
New funds created during 2023 include the Clearfield Area High School Class of 72 Scholarship Fund, the Shirley Ann McKee Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Be the Kindness Fund in Memory of Westin Cantolina. Additionally, estate settlement work was completed for the Constance McGarry Estate to finalize creation of the Fred L. and Bernece C. Rhoads Nursing Scholarship Fund along with the legal work to gain court approval to transfer the PB Zentmyer Fund from the Masonic Lodge to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation. With the funds created in 2023, there are now 60 total endowment or scholarship funds under the Charitable Foundation.
Board Chairman John G. Soult Jr. stated “We appreciate all the individuals, families and organizations who have created scholarship or endowment funds with the Charitable Foundation. We are thankful to everyone who made donations in support of our funds during 2023 and we are looking forward to further success in 2024. The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation has seen tremendous growth in recent years which benefits many students, individuals and organizations throughout Clearfield County”.
Executive Director Mark McCracken reported to the board that discussions are ongoing with individuals, families and community organizations that could see several new scholarship or endowment funds established in 2024. McCracken advised that he is currently working with scholarship committees and high school guidance departments to accept applications for 2024 scholarship awards.
Board officers selected for the coming year are Chairman John G. Soult Jr., Vice Chairman John Harpster and Secretary / Treasurer Lisa Conrad. In addition to the board officers, current members of the CCCF Board of Directors are Dana Beauseigneur, Maureen Gathagan, Lisa Kovalick, Shayne Lumadue, Vicki Myers, Jamie Straub, Joe Valenza, Lee Grace Valigorsky, Trustee Representative George Weidlein and Directors Emeritus Robert M. Kurtz Jr. and Kevin McMillen.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation welcomes inquiries from any individuals, families or organizations interested in establishing an endowment or scholarship fund to benefit communities in Clearfield County. Information is available on the CCCF website www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org, or by contacting us at 814-592-7331 or emailing at cccfexecdir@outlook.com. Online donations to any of our funds can be made on the website or by mailing checks to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830. Checks should be made payable to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation and write the name of the fund donating to on the MEMO line.
Posted: November 13, 2023 by Mark McCracken
2023 CCCF Grant Awards Announcement
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Announces Over $90,000 in Community Grant Awards
PHOTO CAPTION: 2023 Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Community Project Grant is presented to the Clearfield Regional Police Department to support the Community Policing Project. Accepting the award, Chief Vince McGinnis and Assistant Chief Julie Curry said “Community Policing is at the heart of the Clearfield Regional Police Department and our officers regularly engage with community members, especially children, which creates public trust. Engaging with children of the community early in life allows our officers to not only form a bond with the kids, but also by extension, create relationships with the parents and guardians of the children.” PICTURED L-R Lisa Kovalick – CCCF Grant Committee Chair, Dr. Michael McSkimming – CRPD Board, Assistant Chief Julie Curry, Supervisor Randy Powell – CRPD Board, Chief Vince McGinnis, Supervisor Jeremy Ruffner – CRPD Board, Boro Council Member Steve Livergood – CRPD Board Chairman, Boro Council Member Stephanie Tarbay – CRPD Board and Mark McCracken – CCCF Executive Director.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors recently approved the release of over $90,000 in community project grant funding. In announcing the awards, CCCF Board Chairman Jeb Soult said “we are pleased the total combined amount awarded through the 2023 CCCF Grant Program is a significant increase over what was awarded in 2022. The increase was made possible due to some significant donations made to the endowment funds that support the grant program combined with a positive year of investment earnings”. Soult continued “the Grant Committee recommended some very worthwhile projects benefiting communities and organizations from all over Clearfield County. The CCCF board of directors is confident the organizations receiving the grant awards will complete some beneficial projects with the funding they receive”.
Grant Committee Chair Lisa Kovalick noted “Grant Committee members did careful and detailed individual reviews of all submitted applications, then met as a group to make the final selections. Committee members considered the benefit and impact each project would have on a community or a group in need before making final recommendations to the CCCF Board of Directors”.
2023 CCCF Grant Funding is awarded as follows:
Regular CCCF Grant Funds awarded countywide – $61,950 TOTAL – Individual Awards: Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund $1,500 – Financial Assistance for Local Cancer Patients, Bucktail Council, BSA $1,200 – 2023 Workforce Development and BSA Merit Badge Program, Children’s Aid Society in Clearfield County $5,000 – School-Based Mentoring Clearfield/DuBois, CLEAR-CENTRE POOL $1,000 – HeartStart OnSite AED Package, Clearfield-Jefferson Drug & Alcohol Commission $1,000 – Too Good For Drugs Program, Cultural Resources, Inc. / Reitz Theatre $1,100 – Performance microphone purchase, DuBois Area Historical Society, Inc. $2,000 – DuBois Area Historic Society education room and technology equipment replacement, DuBois Central Catholic School Air Rifle Team $500 – DCC Air Rifle Enhancement – SOFTWARE, Foundation for Christian Counseling $2,500 – Mental Health and Addictions Counseling Grants, Free Medical Clinic of DuBois, Inc. $5,000 – Expansion of Oral Healthcare Program, Front and Centre Productions, Inc. $2,000 – IGNITE Youth Theatre Characters, Gethsemane United Methodist Church of the West Branch $2,000 – New AEDs, Life Line Pregnancy & Infant Services $2,000 – Project Safe Child, Little League Baseball Inc / Moshannon Valley Little League $3,500 – Ramey Softball Field Fence Project, Lydia Circle Faith United Lutheran Church $500 – Supplies and Gifts for the 80 and over dinner, Mature Resources Foundation, Inc. $850 – The Village of Hope Signage, New Life Ministries of Clearfield County $1,800 – Freedom House Kitchen Renovation, North Point Volunteer Fire Company – $5,000 – Rescue Tools and Training, Pennsylvania Wildlife Habitat Unlimited $1,000 – Clearfield County Youth Field Day, Pentz Run Youth Services Inc. $2,000 – Pentz Run Youth Services Classroom Update—Flooring, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Preschool $500 – Support our Bookworms, Steve Livergood Jr. Christmas Eve Dinner Foundation $2,000 – Supplies and Gifts for Christmas Eve Dinners, The Arc of Jefferson and Clearfield Counties $2,000 – Camp Friendship Renovation, The Bilger’s Rocks Association $1,500 – Final completion of Outdoor Classroom Project, The Chemo Care Bag Project $2,500 – Chemo Care Bag Supplies, We Care For Kids $1,000 – Feminine Product Dispensers in the girl’s restrooms in each of the school buildings, West Branch Elementary $1,000 – Vendy the Curiosity Cabinet, Winburne Fire Company Number One $2,500 – Simplified fire rescue operations and enhancement of personnel safety, Winkler Art Gallery and Art Education Center – $5,000 – Paint the Town Mural Project and Young Men’s Christian Association / YMCA of DuBois $2,500 – Security Cameras for DuBois Area YMCA.
Kurtz Clearfield, Curwensville, Lawrence Township Fund – funding is only awarded to organizations located in the 3 listed municipalities – $12,100 TOTAL – Individual Awards: Clearfield Regional Police Department $3,000 – Community Policing Project, Clearfield Swimming Pool Association $5,000 – Clearfield Community Pool Resurfacing Project, Lawrence Township Recreation Park $3,000 – Benches for public seating throughout LT Rec Park, God’s Cupboard – West Side United Methodist Church $500 – God’s Cupboard Food Project, and Curwensville / Pike Township Historical Society $600 – Computer Equipment for digital scanning of historical records collection.
Sarah Jane Mattern Fund awarded to 4 organizations in Osceola Mills – $16,540 TOTAL – Individual Awards: Columbia Volunteer Fire Company $4,135 – Multi Purpose Upgrade Project, Osceola Mills Community Historical Foundation $4,135 – Preservation of Brisbin House for Community Use, Osceola Mills Community Library $4,135 – Operations, Equipment, Books and Supplies, Osceola Mills United Methodist Church $4,125 – Replacement of Dining Room Windows.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken said “the comprehensive list of grant awards recommended by the Grant Committee and approved by the CCCF Board of Directors meets a broad set of goals and criteria including, projects must be funded in communities across all of Clearfield County, the projects should bring improvement and benefit to the entire community and its citizens while addressing specific needs within the community or remedying a community or countywide problem. The CCCF Board has always strived to fund projects that will positively impact overall public safety, the lives of children, the elderly and those with special needs”. Soult, Kovalick and McCraken thanked the individuals who served on the Grant Committee and added their appreciation to all the organizations that took the time to file grant applications.
Anyone interested in supporting CCCF Endowment Funds that provide funding for the Community Grant Program can visit the CCCF website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org and do a secure online donation or donations can be mailed to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830 with checks made payable to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation and note on the check memo line “Support CCCF Grant Program”. The Charitable Foundation also welcomes inquiries from anyone interested in starting an endowment or scholarship fund that will benefit their community or a specific area of need.
Posted: August 3, 2023 by Mark McCracken
August 3rd Interview on Sunny 106
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken was interviewed on August 3rd by Micheal Clement on Sunny 106 in DuBois. The interview focused mainly on the opening of the online grant application portal for the 2023 CCCF Community Grant Program and the distribution approved by the CCCF Board of Directors of $15,000 for food banks across Clearfield County.
Posted: July 25, 2023 by Mark McCracken
2023 Scott Beers Memorial Run Raises Almost $4,000
The 2023 Scott Beers Memorial ATV Run raised almost $4,000 for the Scott Beers Memorial Scholarship Funds that provide annual scholarships through the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation to students at the Clearfield County Career and Technology Center and to students at Moshannon Valley High School. Valerie and Gordon Beers reported everyone had a great day attending the event and sharing memories of Scott. Pictured below is a group photo of those who attended the 2023 event.
Posted: June 26, 2023 by Mark McCracken
2023 Scott Beers Memorial ATV Run
The family and friends of Scott Beers will be holding the annual ATV Run to benefit the Scott Beers Memorial Scholarship Fund on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023. See attached flyer for the details.
Posted: February 14, 2023 by Mark McCracken
Charitable Foundation Board Holds Annual Meeting for 2023
Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Holds Annual Meeting and Elects Board Officers
Photo Caption: CCCF Board Members sitting L-R Lisa Conrad Board Secretary, Jeb Soult Board Chairman, Jamie Straub and John Harpster Board Vice Chairman. Standing L-R Joe Valenza, Maureen Gathagan, Dana Beauseigneur, Lee Grace Valigorsky and George Weidlein Trustee Representative for Mid Penn Bank. Missing from photo – Lisa Kovalick, Chair of Grant Committee.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors recently held their annual reorganization meeting for 2023. Appointed as board officers for the coming year were Jeb Soult as Chairman, John Harpster as Vice Chairman and Lisa Conrad as Board Secretary. Board members also noted the passing in December of board member Bill Williams and shared that he was a great advocate for his hometown of Curwensville as well as those in need throughout Clearfield County.
During the annual meeting, board members discussed the overall status of the charitable foundation and noted the growth the organization achieved during 2022. Most notable, the charitable foundation saw donations totaling over $2.1 million dollars with distributions going out to communities and individuals in Clearfield County totaling $245,950 through community grants, scholarship awards, annual distributions from endowment funds and special requested distributions. The organization also saw several new scholarship funds established during 2022 and there are several endowment and scholarship funds that are currently in the process of being established for 2023. The organization also introduced an online application system for the community grant program during 2022 that is being expanded to include scholarships in 2023.
Board Chairman Soult stated “we are very pleased to report another positive year of growth for the Charitable Foundation. During 2022 we were able to award community grants for projects in the Clearfield and DuBois areas, as well as significant grants to projects in Winburne and Houtzdale for emergency services projects, Curwensville for inclusive playground equipment and in Osceola Mills to help the community library, historical foundation, the Methodist Church, and the Columbia Volunteer Fire Company. Through grants, scholarships, and annual allocations, the Charitable Foundation was able to award almost a quarter of a million dollars to Clearfield County communities. The Charitable Foundation looks forward to an exciting and active year in 2023 with new endowments and scholarship funds that will be announced as soon as they are finalized”.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken added “The Charitable Foundation Board greatly appreciates our individual clients, families and organizations that have set up endowment and scholarship funds with us. We are always available to meet with anyone who is interested in setting up an endowment or scholarship fund to benefit their community or a particular organization. We are also available to assist local attorneys, accountants and financial advisors as they work with their clients on estate planning and wills”.
Anyone interested in learning about the Charitable Foundation should visit the website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org. Secure online donations to any of the Charitable Foundation endowment or scholarship funds can be made through the website or by check made payable to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, with the fund name written in the memo line, and mailed to Clearfield Charitable Foundation, PO Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830.
Posted: November 7, 2022 by Mark McCracken
2022 Community Grant Awards Announced
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors has announced their list of community grant awards for 2022 as follows: $2,000 to Western PA Police Athletic League in DuBois to fund WPAL Youth Programs, $500 to Cen-Clear Child Services Inc for printed materials for the Child Advocacy Center, $650 to Clearfield Borough Government / Clearfield Fire Department to purchase 1 Rapid Response Kit, $1,000 to Steve Livergood Jr. Christmas Eve Dinner Foundation for supplies and gifts for Christmas Eve Dinner event, $5,000 to Winburne Fire Company Number One for the purchase of a Fire/Rescue UTV Skid Unit, $1,000 to Houtzdale / Ramey EMS for Address Signage for residential homes to better identify home addresses, $5,000 to Curwensville PTC to purchase inclusive playground equipment at Curwensville Elementary School, $1,000 to Lawrence Township for additional equipment and work on the Lawrence Township Dog Park, $2,500 to Clearfield Area Baseball-Softball Corporation to purchase replacement equipment following the wall collapse and flooding damage at the Hyde / former Target building and $850 to Curwensville / Pike Township Historical Society for a project to preserve historical documents and photos. These grants total $19,500 with $14,500 coming from investment earnings from several endowment funds and $5,000 coming from the Kurtz Clearfield, Curwensville, Lawrence Township Fund that funds projects in the 3 named municipalities.
Additionally, funding was awarded from the Sarah Jane Mattern Fund to 4 Osceola Mills organizations stipulated in the Mattern Estate documents that can apply for annual grant funding. Those grant awards are as follows: $1,500 to Columbia Volunteer Fire Company for Kitchen Appliance Upgrades, $1,000 to Osceola Mills Community Library for painting, $2,000 to Osceola Mills Historical Foundation for preservation of building exterior walls and $1,500 to Osceola Mills United Methodist Church for interior wall repairs.
Posted: October 21, 2022 by Mark McCracken
Fundraiser for Ava Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund – Oct 21st 2022
The family and friends of Ava Evans is holding a fundraiser selling t-shirts and sweatshirts to raise money for the Ava Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund. To see the information about the products available, search Sweet B on Facebook and you will find information about the fundraiser and who to contact.
Posted: September 1, 2022 by Mark McCracken
Grant Application Deadline – 4PM Friday Sept 23rd
The deadline for interested parties to submit applications for project funding from the 2022 Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Grant Program is Friday, September 23rd at 4PM. For 2022, applications are only being accepted via the online grant portal that can be accessed on the Charitable Foundation website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org. The online grant portal opened on Monday, August 8th and will close promptly at 4PM on September 23rd. Any organization that has started an online application is reminded that they must click the SUBMIT button on their application by 4PM on September 23rd to be considered by the CCCF Grant Committee for funding.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken said “we are seeing quite a bit of activity with the online grant portal. Many applications have been started and a few have already been submitted for consideration”. As in past years, the Grant Committee will begin reviewing and scoring the applications after the deadline date. McCracken added “the online application system appears to be working very well and will make it much easier for the Grant Committee members to sort through and review the applications”. The software has a built in scoring system that will allow each individual committee member to score specific sections of the application, then each score will be combined and averaged to help the committee and the Charitable Foundation Board make the final selections. Since inception, the grant program has distributed just under $170,000 for projects all over Clearfield County. In 2021, 31 different organizations were awarded grant funding totaling $47,915.
The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors and the Grant Committee encourage any organization that may have a viable project to visit the CCCF website and file a grant application. It should be noted, filing organizations do not have to be a 501c3, but organizations that are not a 501c3 may need to partner with a municipal government or another 501c3 organization to serve as the pass thru agent for the grant funding.
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