Elk County Community Foundation

06/01/2026

📣The Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund, held at the Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF), is now accepting grant applications for the current granting cycle. The deadline for applying is June 30, 2026.

✅Grants are awarded through an open, competitive grant process open to any 501c3 organization, school, municipality, or organized religion that benefits the residents of the Johnsonburg Area School District. Qualified applicants with a cause or project that improves the quality of life in the Johnsonburg area are encouraged to apply.

💲The Johnsonburg Area Endowment Fund awarded $17,744 in grants in 2025. Grants were given to Johnsonburg Borough, $3,000 to conduct a Strategic Plan; Helping Hands Food Pantry, $3,000 for food supplies; Johnsonburg Little League, $4,000 for the installation of a drain pipe; Johnsonburg Fire Department, $2,244 to purchase a nozzle and foam jet distribution attachment; Johnsonburg Community Trust, $5,000 for the installation of new lighting within the Arcade of the Brick Block building; and Johnsonburg Elementary School, $500 for a kiln to be used at the Junior/Senior High School.

➡️For instructions on how to apply online for a grant, go to the Foundation website at www.elkcountyfoundation.org. Feel free to contact the Foundation office at 814-834-2125 with any questions.

⭐️The Elk County Community Foundation is a non-profit grant-making organization dedicated to improving the lives of people in our geographic area by partnering with philanthropic donors to help them meet their charitable goals.

📷PHOTO: Johnsonburg Little League was awarded a $4,000 grant last year for the installation of a drainpipe and cover and to seed the new area. The granting cycle for 2026 is now open. Applications are due by June 30.

05/31/2026

Thank you yo the Harrison & Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund and the Elk County Community Foundation for your generous donation to the “Gift of Sleep” program. We are so grateful!

05/25/2026

Many thanks to Tom Kerchinski for driving our Executive Director Tiffany Nero Boschert and her daughter Eia in today’s St. Marys Memorial Day Parade.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

05/25/2026

05/22/2026

Congratulations to Eric Wolfe, ECCF Board Member, on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the St. Marys Area School District. The award celebrates Eric's lifetime of achievement, character, generosity and selfless leadership in our community.

Eric Wolfe was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the St. Marys Area School District’s Community Impact Awards. Pictured, from left, are St. Marsy Area School District Superintendent Dr. Harley Ramsey, Eric Wolfe, and St. Marys Area School District Assistant Superintendent Chrissy Kuhar. See the May 20 edition of The Daily Press for more details.

05/22/2026

Congratulations to Bailey Herbstritt, this year's recipient of the Hailey Matheson Memorial Scholarship!

The Hailey Matheson Memorial Scholarship Fund was established at ECCF in Hailey's memory by her parents, Chris and Ali Matheson.

Hailey radiated light and joy to those around her, she loved her family and friends. She was a bright second grade student at Francis Grandinetti Elementary School in Ridgway and an exceptional and friendly child. Hailey touched the hearts of many lives in the community and was known to stand up for a friend and always wanted to help others. Hailey’s contagious smile and laughter were unforgettable to anyone that knew her and she had the carefree ability to find adventure in the ordinary.

Donations to Hailey's fund can be made online at www.elkcountyfoundation.org by clicking on the Donate Now button or checks can be mailed to the Foundation, PO Box 934, St. Marys, PA 15857. Please make checks payable to ECCF and include the fund name in the memo line.

05/20/2026

Congratulations to all scholarship recipients!

Pictured are St. Marys Area School District students who were awarded scholarships administered by the Elk County Community Foundation. See the May 21 edition of The Daily Press for more details.

05/20/2026

We were one of six area organizations to receive the Building Bright Futures Award during the St. Marys Area School District's recent Community Impact Awards. Tiffany Boschert, our Executive Director, accepted the award on behalf of the Foundation.

Congratulations to our fellow recipients! Representatives from The Stackpole-Hall Foundation, Community Education Center and the St. Marys Area School District Foundation are in the photo below. The other recipients were the Doris E. Stackpole Foundation and the A.J. & Sigismunda Palumbo Charitable trust.

Six area organizations were recipients of the Building Bright Futures Award during the St. Marys Area School District’s recent Community Impact Awards. Pictured, in front, from left, are St. Marys Area School District Superintendent Dr. Harley Ramsey, Bill Conrad from the Stackpole-Hall Foundation, Rick Schatz from the St. Marys Area School District Foundation, and St. Marys Area School District Assistant Superintendent Chrissy Kuhar; and in back, Kate Brock from the CEC and Tiffany Boschert from the Elk County Community Foundation. See the May 16 edition of The Daily Press for more details.

05/14/2026

We are very thankful for a recent grant award from The Elk County Community Foundation and The Greater DuBois Community Endowment Fund!

Pictured are Amanda Maicki, Joe Mitchell, Lisa Witherite-Rieg, Jane Heverley (Reitz Theater Board President), Judy Smith, Paul McCloskey, and ECCF Executive Director Tiffany Boschert.

05/12/2026

📣The Elk County Community Foundation (ECCF) is pleased to announce the awarding of 2026 grants from The Greater DuBois Area Community Endowment Fund. The fund was established at the Elk County Community Foundation through the estate of a generous donor. The intention of the fund is to benefit the residents of the DuBois area through charitable distributions to community organizations, with the hopes to continue to grow the fund through donations from the community.

📣During this year’s granting cycle, six area organizations were the recipients of a total of $18,290 in grant funding to support programs that improve the quality of life for area residents.

💰Grants were awarded to:
➡️Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services for Emergency Financial Assistance: DuBois ($1,000)
➡️The Salvation Army for Love in a Backpack program ($5,000)
➡️House To Home DuBois through Square One Community, Inc. for Gift of Sleep program ($2,490)
➡️Free Medical Clinic of DuBois, Inc. for Integration and Expansion of Primary Oral Healthcare Services ($4,500)
➡️Cultural Resources, Inc. for electrical wiring of the Reitz Theater of CRI ($2,400)
➡️DuBois Central Catholic School for the Music in the Classroom program ($2,900)

📣In partnership with the Elk County Community Foundation, a committee of residents from the Greater DuBois Area reviews all grant applications and chooses successful applicants. The Foundation administers the funds, accepts the grant applications, and distributes the grants to community organizations.

📣The Greater DuBois Area Community Endowment Fund welcomes donations from the community to support grants awarded each year for community programs that enrich the lives of area residents. Checks can be sent to the Elk County Community Foundation, at PO Box 934, St. Marys, PA, 15857, with the name of the fund in the memo line or can be made online at their website at www.elkcountyfoundation.org.

📣The Elk County Community Foundation, a non-profit grantmaking organization, is dedicated to enhancing community life by partnering with philanthropic donors to achieve their charitable goals. The Foundation provides administrative and investment management services to facilitate charitable giving and community improvement. ECCF is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies.