The family of Sue Gill Riley have always admired the community’s support and compassion of his late sister Ellen “Sue” Susan Gill Riley. Sue, a 1953 graduate of Cochranton High School, suffered a significant hearing loss as a small child. She nevertheless became a majorette in the CHS band and…...
Grantee Photo Gallery – Academy Theatre
Grantee Photo Gallery – Academy Theatre A grant from the Unrestricted Fund of the Crawford Heritage Community Foundation awarded to the Academy Theatre during the summer of 2021 yielded great results for staff and patrons. A new ticket scanner was purchased, which speeds up admission into productions, improves box office…...
Grantee Photo Gallery – Benson Memorial Library
Grantee Photo Gallery – Benson Memorial Library A grant from the Unrestricted Fund of the Crawford Heritage Community Foundation awarded to the Benson Memorial Library in Titusville during the summer of 2021 yielded great results for staff and patrons. With the help of a new laptop, they can now produce…...
Grant Funds Available – Applications Due December 15
The Crawford Heritage Community Foundation will accept applications for discretionary grants through 5:00 PM on Tuesday, December 15, 2021. 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…...
New Zemlansky Fund Benefits Students from Cussewago Township
Supervisors of Cussewago Township voted at their meeting on Tuesday, July 13 to establish a permanent charitable endowment with the Crawford Heritage Community Foundation. The permanent endowment will be funded with a bequest from the estate of township residents Harold and Genevieve Zemlansky. The couple left money to the township…...
Grantee Photo Gallery – Food4Thought
Grantee Photo Gallery – Food4Thought Food4Thought-(a learning venue of The Creating Landscapes Learning Center Inc.) is working to create a series of community gardens for childen adults to plant within and explore. Art and planting materials were purchased with money from the foundation’s most recent rounds of discretionary grantmaking and…...
Undergraduate Scholarship Awards 2021
The Crawford Heritage Foundation has awarded scholarships amounting to more than $155,000 to deserving undergraduate students representing all four school districts in Crawford County and students from Dover/New Philadelphia, Ohio through the Ross. R. and Shirley A. Casella Scholarship. Harry Brown Scholarship Joseph Banner Edinboro University Rebecca Reinecke Pittsburgh Technical…...
Grant Funds Available – Applications Due June 15
The Crawford Heritage Community Foundation will accept applications for discretionary grants through 5:00 PM on Monday, June 15, 2021. 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…...
Grantee Photo Gallery – Tamarack Wildlife Center
Grantee Photo Gallery – Tamarack Wildlife Diagnostic equipment and food preparation tables have helped Tamarack Wildlife Center to better fulfill their mission. These items were purchased with money from the foundation’s most recent rounds of discretionary grantmaking and assistance from our donor advisors. We are proud to support this important…...
Grantee Photo Gallery – Bike Share – Northwest Pennsylvania Mobility Alliance
Grantee Photo Gallery – Bike Share – Northwest Pennsylvania Mobility Alliance Our grants make an impact on our region. Northwest Pennsylvania Mobility Alliance is a program of the Crawford Area Transportation Authority. They used a $2,000 grant to help build a network of community bicycles to promote health and recreation. ...
