#BuildingAStrongerFayette: East End United Community Center
CFFC awarded a 2020 grant to East End United Community Center to support their efforts in #BuildingAStrongerFayette. Read their grant feature here!
CFFC Grant Applications Open for Spring 2021
The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) is accepting applications for the Building a Stronger Fayette General Grantmaking Program and for their Field of Interest Grants for the Burchinal Family Endowment Fund, the Mary and John J. Depcrymski Memorial Fund, and the Jack and Diane Hughes Family Fund. The grant application deadline is March 1, 2021. Please visit the “Grants” tab at www.cffayettepa.org to learn more about these opportunities and to apply.
Email Rebecca Wardle or call 724-437-8600 x203 with any questions.
CFFC Distributes $292,423 for Fayette Gives 2020
The Community Foundation of Fayette County Distributes $292,423 for “Fayette Gives”
January 5, 2021, Fayette County, Pa. – The first-ever Fayette Gives was held on November 12, 2020 and raised money for local nonprofits. Generous donors contributed more than $233,746 during this fundraising marathon. In addition, the Community Foundation of Fayette County’s (CFFC) $57,000 Bonus Pool increased these donations to $292,423.
“Many nonprofits were forced to cancel their 2020 fundraising events. The nonprofit organizations that participated in Fayette Gives were able to encourage donations through a new outlet, with safe and convenient check and online options. Thank you to everyone who supported this community-wide effort and made it possible for $292,423 to be distributed to local nonprofits, which will help strengthen Fayette County.” – Daniel Gearing, CFFC 2020 Board Chair.
Special thanks to the generous sponsors who supported the Bonus Pool.
Community Sponsors:
Mike Kelly Toyota of Uniontown
The Swimmer Family
Generosity Sponsors:
Charity Fund
Erie Insurance
Joy G. Huston
Humanity Sponsors:
The Eberly Foundation & Robert E. Eberly, Jr.
Fayette Legacy Partners of Janney Montgomery Scott
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Greene County
Mid Penn Bank
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Somerset Trust Company
The CFFC is happy to see a positive response to this new initiative and plans to host Fayette Gives annually. The Fayette Gives website lists eligibility requirements and FAQs. Registration for 2021 is planned to open in March at www.fayettegives.org.
The goal of Fayette Gives is to engage the community in philanthropy and build a stronger Fayette County by supporting local nonprofits. Giving back and supporting those who help residents will always be important to CFFC, regardless of the ever-changing needs of the community.
The CFFC Awards over $40,000 in Grants from Emergency Relief & Field of Interest Funds
The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) has awarded $19,800 in grants from the Emergency Relief Fund. The Emergency Relief Fund was created by the CFFC to provide grants to health and human service organizations and other nonprofits serving Fayette County in response to local disasters and emergencies. Grants from the Emergency Relief Fund were awarded to respond to the needs related to the COVID-19 virus.
Emergency Relief Fund: Adah Volunteer Fire Department, Alternatives.Yes Pregnancy Support Center, City Mission – Living Stones Inc., Dress for Success Pittsburgh, East End United Community Center, Genesis House Ministries Inc., Greater Uniontown Heritage Consortium, Lions Square FBO The Connellsville Lions Club, McClellandtown Volunteer Fire Company, Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, Uniontown YMCA, Yough River Trail Council.
The CFFC awarded $20,511 in grants from Field of Interest Funds, which are used for a specific charitable purpose.
Burchinal Family Endowment Fund: Fayette Emergency Medical Service, Foundation for Christian Counseling, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown Inc., Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL)
Jack and Diane Hughes Family Fund: Fayette County Association for the Blind
Mary & John J. Depcrymski Memorial Fund: Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
Matthew Ryan John Memorial Fund: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Laurel Region
“Thank you to the donors who contributed to the Emergency Relief Fund. Your donations helped organizations that were directly impacted by COVID-19. Contributions to this Fund are always welcome to address future local disasters and emergencies. We’re also thankful to the families that are helping CFFC to Build a Stronger Fayette through our Field of Interest Funds.”
– Renee M. Couser, CFFC Executive Director.
Please visit our website (www.cffayettepa.org) and social media sites (@cffayettepa) to stay in touch and receive updates from the CFFC.
COVID-19 Arts Working Group (CAWG)
COVID-19 Arts Working Group (CAWG)
The Covid-19 Arts Working Group (CAWG), a collaboration of 15 foundations and a private donor in the Pittsburgh metro area, announces the Arts I Equity I Reimagined Fund, in response to the unprecedented and ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the region’s arts and cultural sector. The fund is intended to foster collective action and identify creative solutions to operating challenges as nonprofit arts organizations navigate these uncertain times. While the fund is open to all arts and cultural organizations, in recognition of long-standing disparities in funding, it will prioritize small to medium-sized arts organizations and those that serve or are led by historically marginalized communities in southwestern Pennsylvania, whether they be urban or rural in location.
Details about the Arts I Equity I Reimagined Fund, including eligibility requirements, deadlines, FAQs, the application process and guiding principles can be found at www.artsreimagined.org or by calling (412) 219-6584.
CAWG Grant Opportunities
Arts I Equity I Reimagined grants will support arts and cultural organizations located in any of the following Pennsylvania counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland. All 501(c)3 arts organizations, artist-driven projects, and unincorporated arts collectives are eligible to apply. Non-501(c)3 projects and collectives may use a fiscal sponsor to apply (assistance to find and secure a fiscal sponsor is available as part of this program). The program contains two unique opportunities:
1) Capacity Building Assistance – open to any arts organization or sponsored project with a budget of $2.5 million or less. Managed by PACE (Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise), this program is designed to quickly respond to requests to help nonprofits gain the skills or concrete strategies needed to address COVID-19 related challenges. Examples of assistance could include, but are not limited to: short-term action plans, financial planning, fundraising or marketing capacity, human resource assistance, anti-racism training, and other tools to create a sustainable future. With its long history of increasing the organizational capacity of nonprofits serving the African American and other marginalized communities, PACE is uniquely positioned to assist this effort.
2) Collective Action for Re-Imagining – collaborations, partnerships or networks of any budget size, comprised of three or more 501(c)3 arts organizations, artist-driven projects, and/or unincorporated arts collectives, are eligible to apply. Managed by New Sun Rising (NSR), this program seeks ideas that employ new, novel, and innovative ways of working together to address the dramatic shifts that have been instigated by the COVID-19 crisis, and that also address opportunities and solutions to reposition the sector for a more sustainable and equitable future. New Sun Rising (NSR) designs and implements programs that create economic opportunity, solve social challenges and strengthen community vibrancy. NSR will bring these strengths to help facilitate the funding of this work.
AER Live Info Sessions
See below for a list of free, live information sessions that will be open to any potential applicant and will provide a space where specific questions get answered right away in real time. Potential applicants may also submit questions for a quick response by email at the fund’s website: www.artsreimagined.org.
AER Live Info Sessions*
Session #1 – Thursday, Aug. 20, 9:00 a.m.**
Session #2 – Monday, Aug. 24, 3:00 p.m.
Session #3 – Tuesday, Aug. 25, 9:00 a.m.
Session #4 – TDC/Barr Foundation Webinar on Scenario Planning. Time/date TBD.
*Info sessions will be hosted virtually and made available for replay at www.artsreimagined.org.
**The Aug. 20 session is hosted by Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Community Foundation of Fayette County, and The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, and will address unique questions from potential applicants in rural and suburban counties. However, participants from any southwestern Pennsylvania location are welcome at any of the live sessions.
To participate in the Aug. 20 session, please register here: https://cfwestmoreland.org/CAWGInfoSession
Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email and a separate Zoom calendar invitation that includes the Zoom meeting link.
Census 2020 Mini-Grants
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County and the Westmoreland County Complete Count Committee are partnering with regional organizations to implement a mini-grants program to support census-related activities in Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
The fund will provide grants up to $2,000 to community-based organizations (nonprofits, schools or municipalities) that agree to advance the work of the 2020 Census with populations identified to be at risk of an undercount.
The application process is now open and will close on July 31st at 11:59 pm.
Click here for more information and to apply!
Eligible applicants must be one of the following:
- An incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating in one of the eligible counties
- A school or educational institution operating in one of the eligible counties
- A municipality in one of the eligible counties
In recognition of the extraordinary burden placed on nonprofits during this time, the application is brief and the funders will embrace creative ways your organization may be able to add census outreach into your existing activities.
For those that have previously received grant funding for your Census work, you are welcomed to apply again if you have exhausted your previously granted funds.
Census 2020 Deadline: The deadline for completing the 2020 Census has been extended to October 31st, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the Census 2020 website for more information.