The Elk County Community Foundation is proud to have awarded over $7.5 million in grants to our communities since 2000.
Please help us continue to better our communities by establishing a fund or applying for a grant.
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| ECCF Fund Name | Grantee | Description | Grant Amount |
| Alpha & Omega Fund | Ridgway Public Library | Unrestricted | $206 |
| Animal Emergency Care Fund | Elk County Humane Society | Emergency Cases – 2 Kittens | $475 |
| Bob and Betsy Roberts Family Fund | St. Marys Rotary Charitable Association | Shawmut Park Restroom Project | $559 |
| Borough of Ridgway Charitable Fund | Ridgway Community Vacation Bible School | Field Trip to DelGrosso Amusement Park 2024 VBS | $1,250 |
| Borough of Ridgway Charitable Fund | Ridgway Public Library | StoryWalk Exhibit – CONTINGENT | $4,750 |
| Borough of Ridgway Charitable Fund | Ridgway Borough | West End Park – ADA Compliant Swing Sets | $5,199 |
| Borough of Ridgway Charitable Fund | Salvation Army Elk County | Salvation Army – Personal Care Kits | $2,500 |
| Borough of Ridgway Charitable Fund | Square One Community, Inc. | Ridgway House to Home – Railing Replacement | $5,000 |
| Borough of Ridgway Charitable Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | Elk County Prison Library – Nonfiction Reference Books | $950 |
| Bow Glow Cancer Fund | Thompson Family Child Care | Assistance Request – Let Your Bow Glow | $672 |
| Bow Glow Cancer Fund | PNC Bank | Sheetz Gas Card | $100 |
| CAPSEA Inc. Fund | CAPSEA, Inc. | Unrestricted | $6,791 |
| Caroline E. Longwell Fund | Brockway Presbyterian Church | Unrestricted | $1,126 |
| Caroline E. Longwell Fund | Sugar Hill Presbyterian Church | Unrestricted | $1,126 |
| Caroline E. Longwell Fund | Brockway Area Ambulance Service, Inc. | Unrestricted | $2,253 |
| Caroline E. Longwell Fund | Mengle Memorial Library | Unrestricted | $2,253 |
| Caroline E. Longwell Fund | Brockway Volunteer Hose Company | Unrestricted | $2,253 |
| Caroline E. Longwell Fund | Brockway Area School District | Unrestricted | $2,253 |
| Catholic Daughters of the America’s St. Marys Court 95 Fund | Catholic Daughters Of The Americas Court of St. Marys #95 | Unrestricted | $20 |
| Charles & Doris Schloder Memorial Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | Unrestricted | $720 |
| Christian Food Bank Fund | MANNA FoodBank | Hurricane Helene Relief | $2,500 |
| Cloe & Judy S Blessel Charitable Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Unrestricted | $136 |
| Cloe & Judy S Blessel Charitable Fund | Special Olympics of Elk and Cameron Counties | Activities for Local Athletes | $136 |
| Cloe & Judy S Blessel Charitable Fund | Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies | Animal Emergency Care Fund – To increase annual distribution by current fund agreement | $136 |
| David Lawrence and Sara Ann DeLullo Jr. Charitable Fund | WPSU | To increase the David L.& Sara A . Delullo, Jr. Endowment held at the PBS Foundation for WPSU-TV and PBS | $4,410 |
| David Lawrence and Sara Ann DeLullo Jr. Charitable Fund | Big Maple Farms Natural Therapies Inc | Specific for Special Needs Children Activities | $4,410 |
| David Lawrence and Sara Ann DeLullo Jr. Charitable Fund | Special Olympics of Elk and Cameron Counties | Unrestricted | $4,410 |
| Dennis and Deborah Bonanno Donor Advised Fund | Kane Day School Alumni Scholarship Fund | Unrestricted | $500 |
| Dennis and Deborah Bonanno Donor Advised Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | Building for Tomorrow Campaign | $500 |
| Dennis and Deborah Bonanno Donor Advised Fund | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown | Elk and Clearfield County Residents | $250 |
| Doris Stackpole Donor Advised Fund | CAPSEA, Inc. | Unrestricted | $6,366 |
| Doug & Charlotte C. Dobson Fund | Ridgway Public Library | Ridgway Public Library – 1st Installment of 5 year pledge | $2,000 |
| Doug & Charlotte C. Dobson Fund | Bucksgahuda & Western Railroad | Tires & Wheels Project | $3,517 |
| Edna Geitner Bennett Memorial Scholarship Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | Annual Distribution | $1,423 |
| EITC Pass-Through Fund | Johnsonburg Area School District Foundation | 3D Printers, filaments and add-ons and 2024 PETE&C Conference | $4,000 |
| EITC Pass-Through Fund | Ridgway Area School District | 6 Promethan Active Panels | $6,000 |
| EITC Pass-Through Fund | Ridgway Area School District | 3 Promethean Boards | $4,000 |
| Elk County Catholic School System Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | Annual Distribution | $579 |
| Elk County Development Fund-NW | Ridgway Borough | Recreation equipment for Parks | $5,000 |
| Elk County Development Fund-NW | Senior Junction of Ridgway, Inc. | ADA compliant bathroom for new senior center | $6,000 |
| Elk County Development Fund-NW | Johnsonburg Community Trust | Heating system for the Brick Block (BB) | $4,500 |
| Elk County Development Fund-Stifel | Fox Township Sportsmens Club | Improvements to infrastructure and amenities | $5,000 |
| Elk County Development Fund-Stifel | Crystal Fire Department | 45 Minute Air Bottles (two) | $3,800 |
| Elk County Development Fund-Stifel | Community Education Center | Poverty Simulation Kit | $3,650 |
| Elk County Development Fund-Vanguard | Bennett’s Valley Community Center | Industrial Kitchen Supplies | $10,000 |
| Elk County Development Fund-Vanguard | Bucksgahuda & Western Railroad | Replacement of Tires/Wheels – 1939 Henschel Steam Engine | $2,947 |
| Elk County Society of Special Services Fund | Ridgway YMCA | Ipads for PreK program | $930 |
| Elk County Society of Special Services Fund | Elcam, Inc. | Updated curriculum | $2,858 |
| Elkland Search and Rescue Fund | Elkland Search and Rescue | Unrestricted | $5,512 |
| Fr. Eric Vogt Memorial Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | Baseball Team | $500 |
| Frank and Ellen Scutella Fund | St. Marys Area United Way | Leadership | $500 |
| Frank and Ellen Scutella Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | Building for Tomorrow Campaign | $500 |
| Frank and Josephine Sicheri Family Fund – St Boniface Catholic Church | St. Boniface Church | Unrestricted | $30,527 |
| Frank and Josephine Sicheri Family Fund – St Boniface Catholic School | St. Boniface School | Unrestricted | $30,569 |
| Frank and Josephine Sicheri Family Fund – St Boniface Catholic Tuition Assistance | St. Boniface School | Unrestricted | $30,565 |
| Fund for the Future | Special Olympics of Elk and Cameron Counties | Inflatable Bocce courts | $2,000 |
| Fund for the Future | St. Marys Heritage Preservation Group | 7 new plaques installed in downtown St. Marys | $2,000 |
| Fund for the Future | Fox Towship Hospital Equipment Program | Pave shared parking lot w/American Legion Fox Post 511 | $2,000 |
| Gausman Family Scholarship Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | St. Leo’s Tuition Assistance | $16,000 |
| Gausman Family Scholarship Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | St. Leo’s Tuition Assistance | $48,207 |
| Gilbert J. and Dorothy E. Hoehn Scholarship Fund | St. Marys Catholic Church | Annual Masses: 4 Masses throughout the year 2024 | $40 |
| Gloria M. Finno Elk County Humane Society Fund | Elk County Humane Society | Unrestricted | $1,362 |
| Hal & Pauline Fritz Family Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | St. Marys Building Project | $1,000 |
| Hannah Pistner Memorial Scholarship Fund | St. Marys Area School District | Hannah Pistner Memorial Bench | $2,550 |
| Harold C. and Marguerite M. Lenze Tuition Assistance Fund for the St. Marys Catholic Elementary and Middle Schools | Elk County Catholic School System | Annual Distribution | $40,215 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Senior Junction of Ridgway, Inc. | ADA Bathroom for new Senior Center | $6,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | St. Marys Public Library | STEAM events | $5,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | ECCOTA | Artist in Residents | $5,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Christian Food Bank, Inc. | Holiday Baskets | $12,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | St. Marys Senior Citizens, Inc. | Refrigerator Replacement | $2,150 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | City of St. Marys | Handicap Restroom Project – Shawmut Park | $5,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Cen Clear Child Services | Summer Camp at Flying Dove | $2,500 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Jay Township | Event Tables, Chairs & Gym Equipment | $5,168 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Child Hunger Outreach Partners | Summer Feeding Program – Elk County Libraries | $5,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Wilcox Presbyterian Church | Install public access AED station outside | $5,108 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Ridgway Area School District | Books for Hailey’s Reading Program | $3,500 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Johnsonburg Community Trust | Renovating the historic downtown building the Brick Block | $3,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Elcam, Inc. | 2020 Ford Fusion | $5,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Bucksgahuda & Western Railroad | Replace tires/wheels of 1939 Henschel steam engine | $2,000 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Community Education Center | The Pillars: Monument Honoring Local and Powder Metal Industries | $2,426 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Elkland Search and Rescue | First Aid & Trauma Materials for Members | $2,100 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | St. Marys Area School District | Outdoor AED and Cabinet | $2,600 |
| Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown | Jacob Johnson Family Lodging Fund for Elk County Families | $2,000 |
| Jake and Mary Meyer Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | Capitol Campaign | $2,500 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | McGuire Memorial Foundation | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | St. Marys Rotary Charitable Association | Campaign for Restrooms | $500 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Seton Hill University | Unrestricted – Class of 70/71 James & Eileen Cline Ryan | $1,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | Unrestricted – Graduating Class 66 | $5,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation | Champions Red | $1,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School | Unrestricted | $500 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | St. Vincent College | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Unrestricted | $6,500 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | St. Marys Area United Way | Leadership | $2,000 |
| James & Eileen Ryan Family Fund | Women Who Care Membership | Eileen Ryan WWC Membership 2025 | $250 |
| James & Gloria Straub Memorial Fund | St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital | Unrestricted | $500 |
| James & Gloria Straub Memorial Fund | Shriners Hospitals for Children-Erie | Unrestricted | $500 |
| James & Gloria Straub Memorial Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Unrestricted | $500 |
| James & Gloria Straub Memorial Fund | St. Marys Heritage Preservation Group | Unrestricted/Flowers | $500 |
| James & Gloria Straub Memorial Fund | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Pittsburgh and Morgantown | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| James and Gloria Straub Memorial Benedictine Sister Fund | St. Benedict Monastery | Sister Mary James Dippold, OSB | $1,500 |
| James and Gloria Straub Memorial Benedictine Sister Fund | Holy Angels Convent | Convent Furniture-Sr. Helen Herbstritt | $2,900 |
| James and Gloria Straub Memorial Benedictine Sister Fund | Benedictine Sisters of Erie Inc. | Sr. Jacinta Conklin, OSB & Sr. Joachim Frey, OSB | $15,000 |
| James and Gloria Straub Memorial Benedictine Sister Fund | Benedictine Sisters of Virginia | Travel Expenses – Sister Dolores Dean | $1,048 |
| James and Gloria Straub Memorial Benedictine Sister Fund | Catholic Rural Ministry | Solar Panel Project, Water Filtering, General Operating | $5,000 |
| Jeff & Sonya Marzella Donor Advised Fund | Ridgway Borough | Ridgway Parks Revitalization – West End and Olson Parks | $1,500 |
| Jeff & Sonya Marzella Donor Advised Fund | Ridgway Public Library | 2024 Friends of the Library Campaign | $1,000 |
| Jesberger Family Fund | Crystal Fire Department | Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| Jesberger Family Fund | St. Marys Area United Way | Leadership | $500 |
| Jesberger Family Fund | CAPSEA, Inc. | Unrestricted | $500 |
| Jesberger Family Fund | Christian Food Bank, Inc. | Unrestricted | $500 |
| Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund | Johnsonburg Borough | Public Trash Cans | $2,500 |
| Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund | Helping Hands Food Pantry | Food Supplies | $3,000 |
| Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund | Wilcox Presbyterian Church | Public Access AED Station | $1,609 |
| Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund | Johnsonburg Little League | New roofing on current dugouts | $2,950 |
| Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund | Johnsonburg Fire Department | EV Emergency Plug and Hose fitting for Brush Fire Skid | $1,680 |
| Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund | JASD – Elementary School | Purchase of storybooks for “Book Vending” Machine | $1,500 |
| Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund | Johnsonburg Community Center | Refinish Windows | $2,000 |
| Judith Manno Stager Right to Life Fund | Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, Inc. | Elk County Adoption Services | $500 |
| Kronenwetter/Lecker Donor Advised Fund | St. Marys Rotary Charitable Association | Restrooms at Shawmut Park | $200 |
| Kronenwetter/Lecker Donor Advised Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | St. Marys Building Project | $100 |
| L. E. Whiteman Family Memorial Fund | Make-A-Wish Foundation | Disney Trip in Memory of Larry Whiteman III | $500 |
| Lynne and John Mulcahy Family Fund | St. Marys Ambulance Service, Inc. | Medical Equipment | $1,000 |
| Lynne and John Mulcahy Family Fund | St. Marys Area United Way | Leadership | $750 |
| Lynne and John Mulcahy Family Fund | City of St. Marys Parks and Recreation | Memorial Park Playground | $20,000 |
| Lynne and John Mulcahy Family Fund | Elkland Search and Rescue | Unrestricted | $500 |
| Marie Brisbois Nuschke Award Fund | Austin Area School District | Nuschke Essay Contest | $3,124 |
| Peter J. and Amy E. Straub Family Fund | St. Marys Catholic Elementary School | 3-D Printer | $500 |
| Pheasants Forever Chapter 630 Youth Outdoor Fund | Pheasants Forever Youth Outdoor Fund | 2024 Youth Activities | $3,719 |
| R. Thomas and Mary Rita Valentine Charitable Fund for the Elk County Catholic School System for ECCSS | Elk County Catholic School System | Annual Distribution | $29,528 |
| Ridgway Free Library Endowment Fund | Ridgway Public Library | 2024 Summer Reading Program | $2,000 |
| Ridgway Heritage Council Endowment Fund | Ridgway Heritage Council | Streetscape projects to include offsetting awning replacement costs | $8,597 |
| Ridgway Volunteer Fire Department Charitable Fund | Ridgway Fire Department, Inc. | 7 Ricochet Max Mobility Coats & Pants | $23,422 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | St. Marys Project – as part of OLeary, Piccolo, Launer, Fledderman, Stifel commitment | $1,566 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | Sacred Heart Catholic Church | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | St. Marys Catholic Church | Unrestricted | $4,000 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | St. Marys Area United Way | Leadership | $1,000 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | St. Marys Project from Rob and Pam | $1,000 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | Holy Name of Mary | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Rob and Pam O’Leary Family Fund | Queen of the World Church | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Rose and Dennis Heindl Family Fund | Ridgway Fire Department, Inc. | Fireworks | $12,000 |
| Serianni Family Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | St. Marys Project | $277 |
| Sr. Denise Mosier OSB Tuition Assistance for the Oldonyo Sambu Catholic Seminary Fund | Spiritan Fathers | Support of Students 2024 | $1,600 |
| STEM Education Fund | Community Education Center | STEM Program | $10,000 |
| Tom & Georgia Wagner Donor Advised Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Annual Fund | $100 |
| Tom & Georgia Wagner Donor Advised Fund | Dickinson Center, Inc. | St. Marys Project | $2,500 |
| Tom & Georgia Wagner Donor Advised Fund | The John Cooper School | Athletic Center Capital Campaign | $1,000 |
| Victor & Dolores Straub Donor Advised Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | Memorial for Mike & Jerry Schloder | $200 |
| Victor & Dolores Straub Donor Advised Fund | Queen of the World Church | Discretion of Fr Jeff | $700 |
| Victor & Dolores Straub Donor Advised Fund | Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies | Sr. Denise Mosier, OSB Tuition Assistance-Oldonyo Sambu Catholic Seminary | $520 |
| Victor & Dolores Straub Donor Advised Fund | Christian Food Bank, Inc. | Unrestricted | $700 |
| Victor & Dolores Straub Donor Advised Fund | Elk County Catholic School System | Athletics c/o Aaron Straub | $700 |
| Victor & Dolores Straub Donor Advised Fund | Our Lady of Victory Catholic School | Unrestricted | $700 |
| Victor & Dolores Straub Donor Advised Fund | St. Marys Servicemens Burial Detail | Unrestricted | $700 |
| William and Arlene Rothrock Memorial Fund | St. Marys Public Library | Unrestricted | $145 |
| William and Arlene Rothrock Memorial Fund | Elk County Humane Society | Unrestricted | $145 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Johnsonburg Senior Center | Unrestricted – WWC Donor for a Day | $250 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Helping Hands Food Pantry | Unrestricted | $250 |
| Women Who Care Fund | St. Marys Heritage Preservation Group | Unrestricted – WWC Donor for a Day | $250 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Senior Junction of Ridgway, Inc. | Unrestricted – Donor for a Day WWC Nancy Hoffman | $250 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Friends of Twin Lakes, Inc. | Grant Refund: AED purchase price less than quoted price | -$115 |
| Women Who Care Fund | St. Marys Methodist Church | Bowls of Love – Unrestricted | $250 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Johnsonburg Community Trust | Unrestricted | $250 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Johnsonburg Community Center | Replace five pool lights and handicap door to pool | $5,000 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Bowls of Love St. Marys Methodist Church | Replace double door refrigerator and double door freezer | $4,142 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Cameron Elk Counties Behavioral and Developmental Programs | Gift Baskets to local Primary Care Physicians | $4,857 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Boys and Girls Club of St. Marys | Teen Center Upgrades | $5,000 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Bennett’s Valley Community Center | Janitorial Supplies | $1,673 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Elkland Search and Rescue | Pagers for New Members | $5,000 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Big Maple Farms Natural Therapies Inc | Continuing Education Credits – Therapeutic Riding Instructor | $500 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services, Inc. | “Enhanced Project Care” Continuation | $5,000 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Trinity United Methodist Church | Second Harvest Food and Distribution | $2,400 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Square One Community, Inc. | “Gift of Sleep” Program in Elk County | $5,000 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Office of Human Services Area Agency on Aging | Technology Training for Senior Center Participants in Elk and Cameron Counties | $4,126 |
| Women Who Care Fund | Elk County Children and Youth Services | Youth and Family Expenses not covered under federal and state funding | $5,000 |
