Fayette Philanthropy Dinner Sponsorship Opportunities

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

What is a Community Foundation?

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.”

The CFFC Newsletter

Stay up-to-date with the Community Foundation of Fayette County by signing up for our newsletter! Twice a month we send an e-mail with important dates, information, and stories about us and organizations in the community. Sign up at the bottom of the website!

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

Board of Directors Announce New Officers

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.