Give to an Existing Fund

List of Current Funds

To contribute to one of our existing funds listed below, click on the DONATE button at the top of the page.

The Greene County Emergency Response Fund – To provide quick, flexible grants and resources to nonprofit organizations our area working with communities (people and organizations) who are heavily impacted by a local disasters and emergencies. Grants made to health and humans service organizations will help ensure that basic needs are met, including food, housing, and healthcare.

Click on an item below to view existing funds of that type:

Field of Interest Funds

Field-of-Interest funds are established to support a class of charitable beneficiaries or institutions. The Community Foundation decides which organizations or programs in the field specified by the donor will receive the funds.

Cindy’s Wind Fund for Women and Girls – To provide mini grants to encourage women and girls of all ages and walks of life meet their full potential.
CONSOL Energy Excellence in Education Fund – To provide small grant support to public schools and classroom teachers to assist with classroom supplies, equipment, and other items to assist the educational process; and professional development opportunities in order to enhance student learning and performance.
The Fund for Arts and Culture – To provide support to impact the area of arts and culture.
The Fund for Children, Youth and Families – To provide support to impact the area of children, youth and families.
The Fund for Community and Economic Development – To provide support to impact the area of community and economic development.
The Fund for Health and Human Services – To provide support to impact health and human services.
The Futures Fund – To provide support to innovative projects or programs that will advance the economic or social well-being of Greene County.
The Kathleen A. Hamilton Davis and William R. Davis Memorial Fund – To provide support and assistance for the benefit of children and families in Greene County who are experiencing social or economic hardship.
The Gensler Teacher Fund – To provide support to teachers (grades Pre-K through 12) in the Central Greene School District through the To Education All Children Honestly (TEACH) grant award.
The Harvest Fund – To provide support for nonprofit organizations to address food needs, hunger and/or related activities in Greene County, Pennsylvania
The L & M Medical Needs Fund – To provide financial assistance for medical needs, such as medical prescriptions, hospice care, or other medical services in Greene County through qualified non-profit organizations who serve individuals in need of such services.
The Daniel and Lizzie Tharp Fund – For the benefit of residents of the western area of Greene County.

Discretionary Funds

For general operating expenses of the Community Foundation of Greene County or for unrestricted grant making.

The Francis “Bob” Bradford Fund – To provide unrestricted support to the Community Foundation of Greene County for the benefit of Greene County.
The Nancy I. Davis Fund – To provide for general operating expenses and discretionary grantmaking of the Community Foundation of Greene County.
The Good For Greene Fund – To provide for unrestricted grantmaking to benefit Greene County programs and residents.
The R. K. Mellon Fund – To provide for general operating expenses of the Commnity Foundation of Greene County or for unrestricted grantmaking.
The Margaret E. Rock Discretionary Fund – To provide for general operating expenses of the Community Foundation of Greene County or for unrestricted grantmaking.
The Reverend Carol E. Visser Fund – To provide for general operating expenses of the Community Foundation of Greene County or for unrestricted grantmaking.

Designated Funds

The Bentleyville United Methodist Church Fund – To provide unrestricted support for the Bentleyville United Methodist Church.
The County of Greene Funds – to provide support for various charitable projects, departments and agencies under the purview of the County of Greene, including sub-funds such as The For The Kids Fund (supporting children and families in the CYS foster care program, and others to be determined.)
The Downtown Waynesburg Beautification Fund in Memory of Dick and Peggy Morgan – to financial support to Waynesburg Borough for the purchase and maintenance of flower baskets and/or street trees on High Street between Cumberland and Richhill Streets
The Dr. William and Marie Colantoni Memorial Fund – To provide support for Washington Hospital and Waynesburg College.
The Evelyn Barclay Funk Memorial Fund for the Greene Academy of Art – To provide support to the Greene Academy of Art for the maintenance of buildings and yearly programming and Laurel Point Cemetery for general maintenance and preservation of historic markers.
The Evelyn Barclay Funk Memorial Fund for the Laurel Point Cemetery – To provide support to the Laurel Point Cemetery for general maintenance and preservation of historic markers.
The Carl D. and Helen I. Bigler Fund – Tp provide support for the Washington City Mission.
The Helen I. Bigler Trust – For Lone Pine Christian Church.
Gensler Church Fund – To provide support to the First United Methodist Church of Waynesburg for activities of the United Methodist Women and Vacation Bible School.
Gensler Food Bank Fund – To provide support to the Corner Cupboard Food Bank to purchase food for distribution to Greene County, Pennsylvania residents.
The Greene County Log Courthouse Fund – To provide support for future upkeep and renovations of the Greene County Log Courthouse.
The Greene County Memorial Hospital Fund – To provide support to Greene County Memorial Hospital Foundation.
The Katherine M. and D. Dale Hamilton, Jr. Fund – To provide holiday gifts for children under Greene County Children and Youth protective services who are still living in their natural homes.
The Mary Ann Dornack Hughes Memorial Fund – To provide unrestricted support to St. James Roman Catholic Church, LaBelle; Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Connellsville; St. Peters Roman Catholic Church, Brownsville; WQED television; and the Christian Children’s Fund.
The Fund for the Humane Society – To provide unrestricted support for the Humane Society of Greene County.
Inghram Church Fund – To provide support to the First United Methodist Church of Waynesburg for maintenance and care of the church facility
The June Kim Fund for Flenniken – To provide unrestricted support for the library.
The Dolores McCracken Fund for the Fairall United Methodist Church – To provide unrestricted support for the Fairall United Methodist Church.
The Dolores McCracken Fund for the Humane Society of Greene County – To provide support for the purchases of dog boxes for the Humane Society.
The McCracken Memorial Community Center Fund – To support the Whiteley Creek Community Center, Inc.
The Michael A. Milinovich Memorial Fund – To provide support to the Pittsburgh International Folk Arts Institute for the preservation of Croatian or Slavic music.
Lance Corporal Steven Phillips Memorial Fund – to provide support for the Computer-Aided Drafting Program at the Greene County Career and Technology Center.
The J. Claude Smith Memorial Fund – To provide support to the Laurel Point Cemetery Association for the purpose of maintaining cemetery grounds and support to the Greene Academy of Arts.
The Whiteley Creek Fund for Foster Children – to provide support to the Foster Parent Association of Greene County to purchase gift cards for foster children four times per year.
The Viola (Steele) and Leroy Willis Fund for Flenniken – To provide annual grants for those purposes deemed appropriate by the Flenniken Library board of directors.
The Viola (Steele) and Leroy Willis Fund for First United Methodist Church – To provide unrestricted support for First United Methodist Church of Carmichaels, PA.
Leah Abbe Zwerver Memorial Fund – to provide support to Waynesburg University Student Services for one-on-one cultural and environmental experiences between university students and public school students.

Scholarships

The American Legion and The Sons of the American Legion Mt. Morris Post 992 Scholarship Fund – For graduating senior students residing in the the areas of Central Greene School District and Southeastern Greene School District who are the child/grandchild or great-grandchild of a U.S. Veteran and or a child of an active duty military member to attend post-secondary education. Two scholarships will be awarded – one male and one female.
The Michelle Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund – For graduating high school seniors planning to pursue a degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) field at a four year college or university, providing one scholarship for students graduating from West Greene High School, and one scholarship for students graduating from any Greene County public high school.
The Victor and Anna Mae Wancheck Beghini Scholarship Fund – For graduating seniors of Mapletown High School to attend a four-year college/university with a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) major.
The Army Spec. Gregory A. Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund – To provide a scholarship for a Greene County graduating high school senior planning to enter a career in public safety or public service with preference for a student participating in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
The William H. Davis, Jr. Scholarship Fund – To provide a scholarship for current Greene County residents to attend the Westmoreland County Community College full time. Scholarship applicants may be graduating high school seniors, or previous graduates of any high school.
The Rocky Doman Memorial Scholarship Fund – To provide scholarships for Greene County graduating high school seniors (male and female) who are involved in sports and exemplifies a team player with a humble spirit, to attend an accredited two- or four-year post-secondary institution of higher learning.
The Dove Award – To provide scholarships for a female student graduating from Jefferson-Morgan High School to attend a four-year college or university.
The Jack Dulaney Memorial Scholarship Fund – To provide scholarships for students graduating from Waynesburg Central High School
The Enstrom Family Scholarship Fund – For graduating Jefferson-Morgan High School seniors to attend a four-year college or university with a preference for students planning to attend California University of Pennsylvania.
The EQT Scholarship Fund – for graduating high school seniors residing in Greene County to pursue a two- or four-year degree in a major supportive of the fossil fuel industry.
The LM Faddis Scholarship Fund – for students graduating from West Greene High School to pursue a post-secondary degree/certificate at an accredited college, university, or trade/technical/business school
The Goldie Everly 4-H Scholarship Fund – For graduating high school seniors residing in Greene County to pursue a degree at an accredited post-secondary college, university or vocational/technical/business school.
The Jesse Benson Finnegan Scholarship Fund – For students graduating from the Greene County Career & Technology Center with preference for students in the Electrical Occupations program, to attend post-secondary technical, business, vocational school, or college or university.
The Russell A. Guthrie Memorial Scholarship Fund – For senior students graduating from Jefferson-Morgan High School to attend either a technical school or a two- or four-year college or university.
The William and Shirley Hanley Memorial Scholarship Fund – To provide a scholarship for senior students graduating Carmichaels Area High School and Mapletown High School to attend college or university.
The Aaron Anthony Haywood Memorial Scholarship Fund – To provide a scholarship for senior students graduating from Waynesburg Central High School to attend a four-year college or university with a declared major in Engineering.
The Thelma S. Hoge Memorial Scholarship Fund – To provide scholarship to worthy students of West Greene School District who are pursuing a college education.
The HVM Arts Scholarship – For students graduating from Mapletown High School to attend post-secondary education and who have participated in arts-related programing during high school (school or community-based programs) OR plans to pursue an arts-related major in college.
The Linda Kostak Memorial Scholarship Fund – For Carmichaels Area High School graduating senior girls who played sports, to attend post-secondary education.
The R.A. Matteucci Family Scholarship Fund – To provide an annual need based scholarship to the Jefferson-Morgan High School.
The Evelyn Minor Scholarship Fund – For the top two graduating high school seniors at Mapletown High School to continue formal post-secondary education. Scholarship will be for the second semester of the students first year.
The George L. Misher and Anne Misher Memorial Scholarship Fund – For graduating seniors of Jefferson-Morgan High School to attend post-secondary education.
The Gregory and Mary Lou Niverth Scholarship Fund – For a senior student graduating from Jefferson-Morgan High School to attend post-secondary education. Scholarship will be for sophomore year of college.
The Darlene Phillips Memorial Scholarship – To provide a scholarship to a senior from Mapletown High School to attend a 4-year college or university. Preference may be given for students planning to major in elementary education.
The Walter Samek III Memorial Fund – To assist graduation senior class members of Carmichaels High School to continue post secondary education.
The Robert Scott Scholarship – To assist Greene County graduating high school seniors planning to pursue a major in Chemistry, Mathematics, or Physics at an accredited, non-profit four-year college or university with preference for students planning to attend Waynesburg University.
Stealth Scholarship Fund – a non-endowed fund to provide scholarships for non-traditional students living or working Greene County.
Thelma J. Szarell Scholarship Fund – To provide a scholarship for the third ranked student (not designated as a valedictorian or salutatorian) graduating from West Greene High School who has attended West Greene High School for all four years of high school.

Advised Funds

The James and Jackie Campbell Family Fund – To support projects of interest to the Campbell Family
The Early Intervention Enrichment Fund – To provide support for Early Intervention programs serving Greene County children ages Birth – 6 years to offer enrichment activities and encourage parent participation
The Forget-Me-Not Fund – To support educational, civic, environmental and charitable programs in Dunkard Township, Pennsylvania and the Dunkard Creek watershed.
The Mission for Miracles Fund – To provide support for spinal cord injury research and awareness
The Nelson and Bernice Fox Fund – To support projects of interest to the Fox family
The Peters Family Memorial Fund – To help children and youth of Greene County.
The Rotary Club of Waynesburg Charitable Fund – To provide grants to charitable nonprofit organizations in Greene County.

Agency Funds

The Community Action Southwest Fund – To provide unrestricted support for Community Action Southwest.
The Cornerstone Care Health Services Fund – To provide unrestricted support for Cornerstone Care.
The Flenniken Library Fund – To provide unrestricted support for the Flenniken Public Library in Carmichaels.
The Greene County 4-H Program Fund – To provide unrestricted support for the 4-H Program of Greene County.
The Humane Society of Greene County Fund – To provide unrestricted support for the Humane Society of Greene County.

Pending Funds

Donors have up to 5 years to fully endow a fund.

Harper Fund

Legacy Funds

Many donors choose to create funds through provisions in their estate plans.

The Allan H. Crouse Scholarship Fund
The John E. and Merridy Greenlief Funds
The Rinehart Fund
The Donna and Albie Rinehart Fund

Restricted Funds and Sponsored Programs

Community Builders Fund – Nonprofit and community development training course for Greene County.
EITC Educational Improvement Curriculum Fund – To provide grants for advanced academic, innovative curriculum projects in Greene County public schools.
EITC K-12 Scholarship Fund – To provide scholarships for income eligible Greene County students to attend private or parochial schools.
EITC Pre-Kindergarten Fund – To provide scholarships for income eligible Greene County children to attend approved pre-kindergarten/preschool programs.
Friends of Education Fund – To provide supplemental support for the K-12 and Pre-K Scholarships.
Weekend/Backpack Food Program Fund – Support for Weekend Food Programs through the five Greene County school districts: Carmichaels Area, Central Greene, Jefferson-Morgan, Southeastern Greene and West Greene. Contributions may be designated to support one or more of the school districts.

Creating a Fund

There is no fee charged to set up a fund at the Community Foundation.
Endowed Grant Funds can be established with a minimum contribution of $5,000.
Endowed Scholarships can be established with a minimum contribution of $25,000.
Donors have up to five years to build the minimum contribution amount. Donors may contribute any amount to particular existing funds as specified.
There are two primary types of funds to choose from:
1) Permanent Endowment funds are permanent and are intended to benefit Greene County forever.
2) Non-permanent funds are intended to fulfill a specific, short-term need.
A nominal fee is extracted from the interest generated from fund investments. This fee helps to cover administrative and management costs for the Community Foundation.

To determine the method, or mix of methods, that make the most sense for structuring a gift through the Community Foundation of Greene County (Pa), this information should be reviewed with a competent financial, tax or estate planner.

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