Property consisting of five lots in the Sportsmen Allotment near Pymatuning Lake in Linesville was given to the Crawford Heritage Foundation in July. It was a gift of Kenneth and Thomas Bair of Chelmsford and Upton, Massachusetts, respectively. The Foundation listed the property for sale in August and accepted an…...
Foundation Awards $9,000 In Grants
The Board of Directors of the Crawford Heritage Foundation has approved discretionary grant awards totaling $9,644. Grants are made county-wide from the Crawford Heritage Foundation Unrestricted Fund and Ben Franklin Trust, in the Titusville area from the Fred Lintner Fund and from the Bernadene R. and John B. Cooley Fund…...
Foundation Awards Medical Scholarships
The Crawford Heritage Foundation presents two scholarships each year to students from Crawford County enrolled in an accredited graduate program leading to a degree of doctor of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy or podiatry. The Meadville Medical Center Medical Staff Memorial Scholarship honors the deceased members of the hospital’s medical staff. The…...
Philanthropist Leaves Foundation $1.4 Million
The Crawford Heritage Foundation has received the largest gift in its history from the estate of Blanche H. Stuller of Meadville. An initial payment of $475,000—of an estimated $1.4 million—was made in November. The money will be used to establish a permanent endowment. Each and every year, forever, a percentage…...
Fund Benefits Library and Medical Center
A $300,000 bequest from the estate of Donald G. Leberman of Meadville has been used to establish a permanent charitable endowment with the Crawford Heritage Foundation. Each and every year—forever—a percentage of the Donald G. and Ruth E. Leberman Fund will be paid to Meadville Medical Center and Meadville Public…...
Government Makes It Easier to Be Charitable
EDITORIAL: “Government Makes It Easier to Be Charitable” by Christian Maher The primary purpose of the recently authorized Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 is to “bailout” the troubled financial services industry. It will take time for the effect on the economy to be known. However, one small provision of…...
Endowment Benefits Seven Organizations
A $100,000 bequest from the estate of Myrtle E. Offi of Meadville has been used to establish a charitable endowment with the Crawford Heritage Foundation. The Myrtle E. Offi Fund will pay an annual benefit to the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Center for Family Services, Inc., Crawford County…...
Endowment Honors George S. DeArment
The United Way of Western Crawford County has established an organizational endowment in honor of former Channellock president, George S. DeArment. A charitable remainder trust established by Mr. DeArment in 1989 recently came to term and money from the trust was used to start the endowment. “George DeArment was a…...
Saegertown Couple Establish Scholarship
Some exceptional high school seniors from the Saegertown area will find it easier to pay for college thanks to the generosity of Evelyn and Chalmer Jordan. A gift of $250,000 to the Crawford Heritage Foundation established the Evelyn and Chalmer Jordan Scholarship Fund. Each and every year, forever, a percentage…...
Foundation Awards $8,000 In Grants
The Board of Directors of the Crawford Heritage Foundation has approved discretionary grant awards totaling more than $8,997. Grants are made county-wide from the Crawford Heritage Foundation Unrestricted Fund and Ben Franklin Trust, in the Titusville area from the Fred Lintner Fund and from the Bernadene R. and John B.…...
