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Grantee Photo Gallery – Ramps of Hope

Grantee Photo Gallery – Ramps of Hope Our grants make an impact on our region. The Corry based Ramps of Hope ministry used part of a $1,500 grant to help a Titusville area woman get one step closer to returning to her home after a long rehabilitation. The woman would…...

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Grant Funds Available – Applications Due December 15

GRANT FUNDS AVAILABLE The Crawford Heritage Community Foundation will accept applications for discretionary grants through 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Grant requests may be submitted by eligible tax-exempt nonprofits, government bodies, municipalities and schools. Grant guidelines and an application form can be found at https://www.crawfordheritage.org/grants/grant-guidelines/. The Foundation awards…...

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R. Budd Dwyer Scholarship legacy continues with the community foundation

The R. Budd Dwyer Scholarship Committee established the fund in 1987 as a memorial to the life and work of R. Budd Dwyer and worked diligently in the ensuing decades to raise money and provide annual awards. The volunteer committee recognized the need to ensure that the scholarship would operate…...

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BJ Smith Scholarship Supports Civil Engineering Careers

The Franklin Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) has established the BJ Smith Scholarship Fund with a bequest from the estate of Burnell (BJ) Smith of Meadville. BJ was a long-time member of the ASHE and received their National Man of the Year Award in 1989. The…...

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COVID-19 & Scholarship Application Deadlines

For the time being, we are not making any changes to our scholarship application deadlines. That being said, we recognize that the COVID-19 outbreak will most likely necessitate flexibility. We highly encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. Should the schools in Pennsylvania close, our application deadlines will be…...

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Winter Grant Awardees Announced

The Crawford Heritage Community Foundation recently distributed discretionary grants totaling $31,446.52 from several permanent endowments. The Foundation awards discretionary grants twice each year. They prioritize giving to projects that improve upon the effectiveness of existing programs and those that incorporate preventive or curative approaches to problems and challenges faced by…...

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Registration open for Crawford Gives 2020

Last year, we hosted our inaugural giving day, raising $204,303.37 from more than eight hundred generous people to benefit ninety-one charitable organizations in our community. And we did it in ONE day. We have expanded the program to a two-day event this year, giving people the opportunity to come out…...

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Crawford Gives Check Presentations

This week, the Crawford Heritage Community Foundation will present gift checks to the local charitable organizations that participated in Crawford Gives. There will be two check presentation events. For those organizations located in Western Crawford County, the check presentation will take place at 4pm on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at…...

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Grant Funds Available – Applications Due December 16

The Crawford Heritage Community Foundation will accept applications for discretionary grants through 5:00 PM on Monday, December 16, 2019. Grant requests may be submitted by eligible tax-exempt nonprofits, government bodies, municipalities and schools. Grant guidelines and an application form can be found at https://www.crawfordheritage.org/grants/grant-guidelines/. The Foundation awards discretionary grants twice…...

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Grant Funds Available – Applications Due June 17

The Crawford Heritage Community Foundation will accept applications for discretionary grants through 5:00 PM on Monday, June 17, 2019. Grant requests may be submitted by eligible tax-exempt nonprofits, governmental bodies, municipalities and schools. Grant guidelines and an application form may be reviewed on their web site at https://www.crawfordheritage.org/grants/grant-guidelines/. The Foundation…...

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