Photo: Linda Johnson and Faye Whitmer from St. Marys Methodist Church display the double-door refrigerator and freezer purchased from a $4,142 grant from Women Who Care in 2024. The refrigerator and  freezer are used to support their Bowls of Love community outreach program. Does your group have a project in need of funding? All nonprofit organizations in Elk County are eligible to apply.

WWC grant applications open until August 15

If your Elk County organization has been looking for a way to fund a new project or enhance an existing program, consider applying for a Women Who Care grant. Women Who Care (WWC), a project of the Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF), is pleased to announce that grant applications for the 2025 granting cycle are now available, with a submission deadline of August 15, 2025. WWC will award the grants at their October annual meeting.

All nonprofit organizations, municipalities, schools, and churches that benefit the public in Elk County are eligible to apply for grant funding. Awards may be considered for start-up funds, new projects or to enhance well-established programs.

The grant application is available on the ECCF website at www.elkcountyfoundation.org. The maximum grant award is $5,000. The grant application process is simple. If an organization needs guidance in completing the application, they can call the Community Foundation at 814-834-2125 for assistance.

Since its first granting year in 2010, WWC has awarded over $440,000 in grants. Women Who Care brings women from diverse backgrounds together to combine their charitable donations to strengthen the Elk County community through the power of collective giving.

The Elk County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies, is dedicated to improving the lives of people in our geographic area by collaborating with philanthropic donors to help them meet their charitable goals.