The Community Foundation of Fayette County (CFFC) and Chevron announced today the Spring Cycle Grant Awards from the Chevron Community Fund. Nine organizations will receive awards totaling $40,000.
Organizations receiving support include: Brownsville Area School District (for a zSpace application and software package for Brownsville Area High School); City Mission – Living Stones (for the women’s shelter operations); Connellsville Community Ministries (for food vouchers for the Connellsville farmers market); Fayette County Career and Technical Institute (for a 3 day summer camp for Albert Gallatin middle school students); Fayette County Cultural Trust (for the Rural Arts Collaborative); Fay Penn Economic Development Council (for scholarships to enable three students to attend the Leaders Academy); Greater Uniontown Heritage Consortium (for the community production of Mary Poppins); Imagination Library (for books for 100 children), and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy – Fallingwater (for the Learning Through Architecture program for Fayette County schools)
The Chevron Community Fund was created in partnership with the Community Foundation of Fayette County with the goal of improving the social and economic well being of the communities where Chevron employees live and work.Since 2012, the Chevron Community Fund has provided more than $300,000 in grants to numerous charities throughout Fayette and neighboring counties.
“The Community Foundation is pleased to assist Chevron in this strategic grantmaking program directing support in response to the needs of the region and community,” said Clara L. Pascoe, Executive Director of the CFFC.
“Chevron is committed to partnering with the communities in which we operate in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and particularly Fayette County. We are pleased to join today with the Community Foundation of Fayette County to support these worthy organizations that make a positive difference in the lives of the people in this community, ” said Nigel Hearne, vice president of Chevron’s Appalachian/Michigan Business Unit.
Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, with subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide. The company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants, and develops the energy resources of the future, including biofuels.
The Community Foundation was founded in 1999 and is widely recognized as an important regional resource for donors and nonprofit organizations. Since 2009, the CFFC has held the distinction of accreditation from the Council on Foundations and was recently reaccredited. This honor indicates that the CFFC follows and applies the strictest professional practices and standards. The CFFC was named the Outstanding Foundation in Western Pennsylvania in 2009.
For any questions, please contact the CFFC office at 724-437-8600.
