THE SELINSGROVE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (SACF) HAS BEEN GIVING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO BENEFIT SNYDER COUNTY'S RESIDENTS FOR OVER 20 YEARS. IT BEGAN IN 1994 AS A COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT BY THE SELINSGROVE ROTARY CLUB TO ESTABLISH SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS. IT HAS SINCE BECOME A WIDE-REACHING SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR SELINSGROVE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. SACF IS GOVERNED BY AN 12-MEMBER VOLUNTEER BOARD. IN JUNE 2006, THE SELINSGROVE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THEN SELINSGROVE AREA YOUTH FOUNDATION, JOINED CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CSCF) AS AN AFFILIATE. CSCF PROVIDES INVESTMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR SACF, WHICH DEPENDS SOLELY ON ITS VOLUNTEERS AND HAS NO STAFF OR ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE. SACF MAINTAINS ITS INCORPORATION AND CONTROL OF ITS GRANTMAKING DECISIONS. IN 2016, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND GRANTS TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM ITS OWN ENDOWED FUNDS. FUNDS WERE ALSO RAISED THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S GOLF TOURNAMENTS.
