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May 24, 2021

Community Foundation Awards $100,000 Grant to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

The WCCF recently awarded a $100,000 grant to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum (PTM) in support of the Museum’s $17 million On Track for the Future capital campaign. The grant was issued from the Foundation’s Acorn Fund, a pooled fund that accepts contributions from many separate donors.

May 17, 2021

Community Foundation Awards $20,000 Grant to the Greater Washington County Food Bank

The Washington County Community Foundation recently awarded a $20,000 grant to the Greater Washington County Food Bank to improve the ventilation in the kitchen of its Healthy Habits Training Center (HHTC).

May 7, 2021

Community Foundation Seeks Nominations for its Dr. Howard Jack Public Educator Award

The Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) is currently accepting nominations for its Dr. Howard Jack Outstanding Public Educator Award, which includes a $1,000 grant to the educational program of the recipient’s choice.

May 4, 2021

Community Foundation Awards $40,000 Grant to the Brownson House

The Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) recently awarded a $40,000 unrestricted grant to the Brownson House. The grant was awarded from the Harold and Enes Hockett Fund and the John and Thelma Curtis Fund.

April 9, 2021

Community Foundation Announces $150,000 Grants Program for Community Libraries

The Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) is pleased to announce a special $150,000 grants program from its Community CARE Fund (CCF) to support independent, community-based libraries in Washington County, as the libraries work to reopen after the pandemic.

March 30, 2021

Community Foundation Awards $12,000 Technology Grant to Washington Communities Human Services for Tele-Health Services

Eighty Four, PA – The Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF) recently awarded a $12,000 technology grant from its Close to Home Disaster & Emergency Fund to Washington Communities Human Services (WCHS) to purchase an information technology server for tele-health services. This grant complements a $15,000 technology grant the Foundation made to WCHS in 2018.