WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Programs
Broad Grants Program
GRANT-MAKING THE FOUNDATION OPERATES A BROAD GRANTS PROGRAM TO MULTIPLE GRANTEES WHICH IS NOT LIMITED TO A SINGLE FOCUS OR CAUSE OR EXCLUSIVELY TO THE INTERESTS OF A PARTICULAR CONSTITUENCY. EACH YEAR WE AWARD SOME GRANTS FROM DISCRE-TIONARY RESOURCES, THROUGH AN OPEN AND COMPETITIVE PROCESS THAT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE CHANGING AND UNMET NEEDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF GRANTS ARE AWARDED FOR CAPACITY-BUILDING, WHICH IS DEFINED AS ANY ACTIVITY THAT INCREASES THE NONPROFIT'S OPERATIONAL, PROGRAMMATIC, FINANCIAL, OR ORGANIZATIONAL MATURITY. FOUNDATION DONORS WITH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS HAVE ALSO EMBRACED THE CONCEPT OF CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANT-MAKING. IN 2022 CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS RANGING FROM $5,000 TO $100,000 AND TOTALING $715,000 WERE ISSUED TO 25 DIFFERENT CHARITIES FOR FINANCIAL PROCESS IMPROVE-MENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, PROGRAM EXPANSION, DATA MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. FINANCIAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND DATA MANAGEMENT ARE FUNDING PRIORITIES. IN THE AREA OF FINANCIAL PROCESS IMPROVE-MENT, CASA FOR KIDS RECEIVED A $100,000 GRANT TO COLLATERALIZE A LINE OF CREDIT TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO BETTER MANAGE CASH FLOW ISSUES.GRANTS OF $155,231 WERE AWARDED TO LOCAL FIRST RESPONDER ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND EMER-GENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS. GRANTS OF $45,000 WERE AWARDED TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PURCHASE TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER MATERIALS. POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $163,750 WERE AWARDED TO LOCAL STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, SCHOL-ARSHIPS OF $155,273 WERE AWARDED TO FINANCIALLY-NEEDY STUDENTS ATTENDING ONE OF SEVERAL PRIVATE K-12 EDUCATIONAL INSTI-TUTIONS IN THE AREA. FINALLY, AS THE RESULT OF CHANGES IN ELIGIBILITY OR ALTERED EDUCATION PLANS, STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP REVERSALS TOTALED $62,500 IN 2022. THIS SUM REPRESENTS BOTH REFUNDS AS WELL AS THE CANCELLATION OF PAYMENTS THAT WERE EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS.IN ADDITION TO GRANT-MAKING FUNDS WHOSE SPECIFIC CHARITABLE PURPOSES WERE DEFINED BY THE DONORS AT THE TIME THE FUNDS WERE CREATED, THE FOUNDATION ALSO MANAGES SIX PERMANENT POOLED GRANT-MAKING FUNDS, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY MULTIPLE DONORS WHO SHARE A COMMON CHARITABLE INTEREST. THE NEWEST OF THESE IS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FUND, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022 TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN FIVE FOCUS AREAS: CULTURE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT, HISTORY AND PRESERVATION, AND ENTREPRE-NEURSHIP. THE FOUNDATION'S OTHER POOLED FUNDS INCLUDE: THE ARTS FUND, WHICH BENEFITS ARTS EDUCATION, ARTS APPRECIATION, AND CULTURAL AND HISTORIC PROJECTS IN OUR COMMUNITY; THE MOTHER'S FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS DISADVANTAGED WOMEN AND CHILDREN; THE VISION FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS VISION SERVICES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING VISU-ALLY-IMPAIRED YOUTH FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18; THE ANIMAL FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE CARE AND PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY; AND THE ACORN FUND, WHICH SUPPORTS EMERGING AND UNMET NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.1MCommunity Leadership Initiatives
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO SERVES AS A LEADER AND CONVENER. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AREA CHARITIES, BOTH IN A GROUP SETTING AND ON AN INDIVIDUALIZED BASIS. SINCE 2013, THE FOUNDATION HAS HOSTED A COUNTY-WIDE DAY OF GIVING FOR ELIGIBLE CHARITIES SERVING WASHINGTON COUNTY TO SECURE UNRESTRICTED FINANCIAL SUPPORT. CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED ON WCCF GIVES DAY ARE INCREASED BY A PERCENTAGE OF A $100,000 BONUS POOL. THE WCCF DOES NOT CHARGE ANY FEES TO THE CHARITIES OR TO THE DONORS TO FACILITATE WCCF GIVES. WCCF GIVES 2022 RESULTED IN GRANTS OF $1,750,100 TO LOCAL CHARITIES. AND IN TOTAL, THE WCCF GIVES PROGRAM HAS AWARDED A TOTAL OF $10,000,000 TO LOCAL CHARITIES IN ITS TEN-YEAR HISTORY.THE FOUNDATION TOOK STEPS IN 2022 TO INITIATE THE COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT PROJECT. USING A VERY NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WE ARE CREATING A WEB-BASED TOOL THAT WILL BE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND USEFUL TO OUR DO-NORS, INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY, ON AN ONGOING BASIS. IN ADDITION TO ASSESSING NEEDS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS TO IDEN-TIFY THE GREATEST NEEDS OF THEIR SPECIFIC NONPROFIT. WE KNOW THAT STRONG NONPROFITS BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES, SO THIS UNIQUE FEATURE OF A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF OUR APPROACH. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE COMMUNITY SNAPSHOT PROJECT WEBSITE WILL LAUNCH IN 2023.THE FOUNDATION'S CLOSE TO HOME DISASTER & EMERGENCY FUND PROVIDES GRANTS TO HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER NONPROFITS SERVING WASHINGTON COUNTY, IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. IN 2022, THE FUND'S FOCUS SHIFTED FROM RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR THE VICTIMS OF LOCAL FIRES. A $10,000 AWARD WAS ISSUED TO FOOD HELPERS TO SECURE GIFT CARDS FOR THE OLDER ADULTS IMPACTED BY A FIRE AT THE THOMAS CAMPBELL APARTMENT FACILITY, AND A $10,000 AWARD WAS ISSUED TO THE SALVATION ARMY, WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA DIVISION, TO ASSIST THE MON VAL-LEY CORPS WITH HELPING THE VICTIMS OF A FIRE IN DONORA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2MDonor Services and Education
DONOR SERVICES THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE DONORS IN IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING COMMUNITY ISSUES AND GRANT-MAKING OPPORTUNITIES. WE ACCEPT AND ADMINISTER A DIVERSITY OF GIFT AND FUND TYPES TO MEET THE VARIED PHILAN-THROPIC OBJECTIVES OF OUR DONORS AND THE NEEDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY. AS A SERVICE TO DONORS, WE MAINTAIN ON OUR WEBSITE A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF MORE THAN 100 REGISTERED 501(C)(3) LOCAL CHARITIES PROVIDING SERVICES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, WHICH HAVE BEEN VETTED BY THE FOUNDATION. THROUGH SEVERAL PRINTED AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, THE FOUNDA-TION HELPS TO EDUCATE DONORS REGARDING EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS BEING OFFERED BY THESE CHARITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH SERVICES TO DONORS REGARDING AREA NON-PROFITS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$45K
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