Community Foundation of Warren County Contributions & Grants

The Community Foundation received $13,835 in contributions from these generous donors in the month of June to the following funds held by the Community Foundation:

Allegheny Valley Veterans Fund – Allegheny Valley Veterans Center. AnneBelle Bollinger Scholarship Fund – Lee B. Savino. David and Alice Engle Memorial Fund – Gregory and Pamela Bonace-Lyle. Debra Anderson Furry Friends Fund – Debra Anderson. Kids in Need Fund – Jan Kennerknecht, Blackhawk Neff, Deiss & Halmi Engineering, Inc., Schultz of Warren, Whirley, InScale PC, Tidioute Community Charter School, Johnsons Tire Service, Inc. Mary Emily and William S. Allen Fund – William S. Allen. Operating Reserve – Cynthia Searles, In Memory of Gerry Africa. Paula Southwell Memorial Scholarship Fund – Lars and Brenda Huling, In memory of Margaret “Peggy” Nelson, William R Southwell, Bill Holder. Tidioute Area Community Fund – Michael McEntire.

The Community Foundation’s Board of Directors approved grants totaling $215,803 in July to the following charitable causes serving Warren County residents:

A Safe Place, Allegheny Valley Veterans Center, Association for Recovery of Children, Audubon Community Nature Center, Barber National – Warren Campus, BSA Chief Cornplanter Council, Caring For Life, CASA, Childrens Advocacy Center, Crary Art Gallery, Doctors Without Borders, Don Mills Achievement Center, Eisenhower Marching Band – DC Trip, Experience Inc, – Area Agency on Aging, Family Services of Warren County, First Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church, Free Books For Kids Towne, Girl Scouts of Western PA, Grace United Methodist Church, House of Hope, Hospice of Warren County, Jefferson DeFrees Family Center, K-9 Fund, Kinzua Youth Development Center, Kids In Need Fund, North County Mission of hope, Paws Along the River, Robert H. Jackson Center – Living Voices Program, Ruth M. Smith Center, Salvation Army of Warren, Second Harvest BackPack Program, Second Harvest of Northwest PA – benefit of Warren County residents, Sheffield Summer Playground Program, Sheffield Township Library, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Special Olympics of Warren County, Sugar Grove Development Assoc. – Pickleball Courts Project, Sugar Grove Free Library, Struthers Library Theatre, St. Joseph Elementary School, The Crossing, Tidioute Library, Toy Shoppe, United Fund of Warren County, US Holocaust Museum, Warren Area High School Boys & Girls Track & X-Country Teams, Warren County 4-H Livestock Programs, Warren County Treatment Court, Warren County Historical Society, Warren County Drug Task Force, Warren County School District – Pawsitive Support Program, Warren County Summer Music School, Warren Dragon Wrestling, Warren Lions Club, Warren Philharmonic, Warren Public Library, Warren General Hospital Capital Campaign, Warren Sports Boosters, WBFO Buffalo Public Radio, Wilder Museum, WNED Public Radio, Woofington Dog Park, Women’s Care Center, WPSU Public Radio & Television, YMCA – Special Ops Auction, Youngsville Library.

The Community Foundation’s Board of Directors also approved Non-traditional Workforce Development Scholarships totaling $15,000 in July from the Richard McKissock Scholarship Fund, the Susan Mong Scholarship Fund, and the Community Foundation Non-Traditional Scholarship Program. The Warren County residents awarded these scholarships are pursuing degrees, training or certifications for Nursing, Education and the trades to further their careers and employability here in Warren County.

Since 1949, the Community Foundation of Warren County has been dedicated to improving life in Warren County through philanthropy.  For more information on how you can make a donation or create a fund of your own stop by our office at 310 Second Avenue in Warren, call us at (814) 726-9553, or visit our website at cfowc.org.  Our office is open to serve you from 8:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday.