by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Aug 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Fayette Philanthropy Project is a fundraising competition that supports charitable funds held at the CFFC. This year’s participants are supporting a variety of causes that all have an important impact on the Fayette County community and beyond. The competition concludes on September 30th, and the winner will be announced at the Fayette Philanthropy Dinner on October 17th. Learn more about the Fayette Philanthropy Project and this year’s participants!
SPONSORSHIP: Your sponsorship of the Fayette Philanthropy Dinner will help the CFFC continue to assist area non-profits and Fayette County students. Call the CFFC at 724-437-8600 if you have any questions. Thank you for your consideration!
DOWNLOAD: 2019 Sponsorship Form
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Aug 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Council on Foundations describes community foundations in the following:
“Community foundations are grantmaking public charities that are dedicated to improving the lives of people in a defined local geographic area. They bring together the financial resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support effective nonprofits in their communities. Community foundations vary widely in asset size, ranging from less than $100,000 to more than $1.7 billion.
Community foundations play a key role in identifying and solving community problems. In 2017, they gave an estimated $5.48 billion to a variety of nonprofit activities in fields that included the arts and education, health and human services, the environment, and disaster relief. The Community Foundations National Standards Board confirms operational excellence in six key areas—mission, structure, and governance; resource development; stewardship and accountability; grantmaking and community leadership; donor relations; and communications. Foundations that comply with these standards can display the official National Standards Seal. Currently, over 500 community foundations have earned the seal.”
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Mar 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
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The March 18, 2019 Newsletter includes a Scholarship Spotlight, a reminder about the March 22nd Scholarship deadline, and a Building a Stronger Fayette feature of the State Theatre. Read more: https://t.co/u5a89gDvzw
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Read more about donor-advised funds “DAFs” and their growing popularity in this Trib Live article.
If you are interested in starting a fund with the Community Foundation of Fayette County or have questions, please call Renee Couser at 724-437-8600.
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Jan 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dan Gearing has been elected as the new CFFC Board Chair, with John A. Sunyecz, MD serving as Past Board Chair. J.D. Ewing has been elected Vice Chair. Beth Casteel continues as Secretary and James Foutz, CPA continues as Treasurer.
Directors continuing to serve include: Terry Burden, C.J. Callahan, Ed Capuzzi Jr., John Cellurale, David R. Hughes, Joy Huston, John LaCarte, William Radcliffe, Phillip S. Rishel and Ron Sheba.
A Board of Directors is crucial to the operations of a community foundation, and each CFFC Board member brings special skills, experiences and resources to help make our mission possible. Thank you to all of the CFFC Board of Directors who graciously volunteer to help serve and support the residents of Fayette County.
by Community Foundation of Fayette County | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Herald-Standard wrote about CFFC and the Chevron Community Fund’s December 6, 2018 fall grant awards. Read the full article here.
To learn more about CFFC’s grantmaking, visit the website’s Grants page or contact Renee Couser at 724-437-8600 x1.