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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.

  • 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.

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

  • The Margaret E. Rock Discretionary Fund

  • The Reverend Carol E. Visser Fund

Designated Funds

  • The Evelyn Barclay Funk Memorial Fund – To provide support to the Greene Academy of Art for the maintenance of buildings and yearly programming.

  • 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 Greene County Memorial Hospital Fund – To provide support to Greene County Memorial Hospital.

  • The Fund for the Humane Society – To provide unrestricted support for the Humane Society of Greene County.

  • The June Kim Fund for Flenniken- To provide unrestricted support for the library.

  • 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 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.

Scholarships

  • The William H. Davis, Jr. Scholarship Fund – To provide a scholarship for a student from Southeastern Greene School District to attend the Westmoreland County Community College.

  • The Dove Award – To provide scholarships for a female student from Jefferson Morgan high school.

  • 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 R.A. Matteucci Family Scholarship Fund – To provide an annual need based scholarship to the Jefferson-Morgan High School.

  • The Evelyn Minor Scholarship Fund – To provide scholarship to a senior from Southeastern Greene School District to continue formal post-secondary education.

  • The Walter Samek III Memorial Fund – To assist graduation senior class members of Carmichaels High School to continue postsecondary education.


Advised Funds

  • The Forget-Me-Not Fund – To support educational, civic, environmental and charitable programs in Dunkard Township, Pennsylvania and the Dunkard Creek watershed.

  • The Michael A. Milinovich Memorial Fund – To provide support for the preservation of Croatian or Slavic music.


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 Greene County 4-H Program Fund – To provide unrestricted support for the 4-H Program of Greene County.

  • The Greene County Log Courthouse Fund – To provide support for future upkeep and renovations of the Greene County Log Courthouse.

Sponsored Programs

  • Community Builders - Nonprofit and community development training course for Greene County.

  • Scholastic Art and Writing Competition – To support youth art and writing programs.

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

  • The Dr. William and Marie Colantoni Memorial Fund – To provide support for Washington Hospital and Waynesburg College.

  • The McCracken Memorial Community Center Fund – to the Whitely Creek Community Center, Inc.

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

  • Lance Corporal Steven Phillips Memorial Fund – to provide support for the Computer-Aided Drafting Program at the Greene County Career and Technology Center.

Creating a Fund

  • There is no fee charged to set up a fund at the Community Foundation.

  • Endowed 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.

 

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