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.
  

• 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 L & M 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.

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 Good For Greene Fund for unrestricted grantmaking to benefit Greene County programs and residents.
  
  
• The R. K. Mellon Fund for general operating expenses of the Commnity Foundation of Greene County or for unrestricted grantmaking .
  
  
• The Margaret E. Rock Discretionary Fund for general operating expenses of the Community Foundation of Greene County or for unrestricted grantmaking.
  
  
• The Reverend Carol E. Visser Fund 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 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 Foundation Fund – To provide support to Greene County Memorial Hospital Foundation.
  
  
• 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.
  

• Lance Corporal Steven Phillips Memorial Fund – to provide support for the Computer-Aided Drafting Program at the Greene County Career and Technology Center.
  
  
• Leah Abbe Zwerver Memorial Fund - to provide support to Waynesbug University Student Services for one-on-one cultural and environmental experiences between university students and public school students.
  
  
• 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 post secondary 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.
  
  
• 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 Greene County Log Courthouse Fund – To provide support for future upkeep and renovations of the Greene County Log Courthouse.
  
  
• The Fund for the Humane Society – To provide unrestricted support for the Humane Society of Greene County.
  

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

• The Rocky Doman Memorial Scholarship Fund - To provide scholarships for graduating athletes from Carmichaels Area Senior High School to attend college.
  
  
• The Army Spec. Gregory A. Cox Memorial Scholarship Fund - To provide a scholarship for a Greene County student attending college, participating in Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and/or planning to enter a career in public safety or public service.

  
  
  

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.

Sponsored Programs

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

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.

Community Foundation of Greene County, PA
P.O. Box 768 • Waynesburg, PA 15370
Phone: 724-627-2010 • Fax: 724-627-2011
Email: cfgcpa@gmail.com

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