CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Charitable Foundation Board of Directors recently approved the release of over $90,000 in community project grant funding.
In announcing the awards, CCCF Board Chairman Jeb Soult said: “We are pleased the total combined amount awarded through the 2023 CCCF Grant Program is a significant increase over what was awarded in 2022.
“The increase was made possible due to some significant donations made to the endowment funds that support the grant program combined with a positive year of investment earnings.”
Soult continued, “the Grant Committee recommended some very worthwhile projects benefiting communities and organizations from all over Clearfield County.
“The CCCF board of directors is confident the organizations receiving the grant awards will complete some beneficial projects with the funding they receive.”
Grant Committee Chair Lisa Kovalick noted “Grant Committee members did careful and detailed individual reviews of all submitted applications, then met as a group to make the final selections.
“Committee members considered the benefit and impact each project would have on a community or a group in need before making final recommendations to the CCCF Board of Directors.”
2023 CCCF Grant Funding is awarded as follows:
Regular CCCF Grant Funds awarded countywide were $61,950 in all.
Individual Awards:
- Bob Perks Cancer Assistance Fund $1,500 – Financial Assistance for Local Cancer Patients;
- Bucktail Council, BSA $1,200 – 2023 Workforce Development and BSA Merit Badge Program;
- Children’s Aid Society in Clearfield County $5,000 – School-Based Mentoring Clearfield/DuBois;
- CLEAR-CENTRE POOL $1,000 – HeartStart OnSite AED Package;
- Clearfield-Jefferson Drug & Alcohol Commission $1,000 – Too Good For Drugs Program;
- Cultural Resources, Inc./Reitz Theatre $1,100 – Performance microphone purchase;
- DuBois Area Historical Society, Inc. $2,000 – DuBois Area Historic Society education room and technology equipment replacement;
- DuBois Central Catholic School Air Rifle Team $500 – DCC Air Rifle Enhancement – SOFTWARE;
- Foundation for Christian Counseling $2,500 – Mental Health and Addictions Counseling Grants;
- Free Medical Clinic of DuBois Inc. $5,000 – Expansion of Oral Healthcare Program;
- Front and Centre Productions Inc. $2,000 – IGNITE Youth Theatre Characters;
- Gethsemane United Methodist Church of the West Branch $2,000 – New AEDs;
- Life Line Pregnancy & Infant Services $2,000 – Project Safe Child;
- Little League Baseball Inc/Moshannon Valley Little League $3,500 – Ramey Softball Field Fence Project;
- Lydia Circle Faith United Lutheran Church $500 – Supplies and Gifts for the 80 and over dinner;
- Mature Resources Foundation, Inc. $850 – The Village of Hope Signage;
- New Life Ministries of Clearfield County $1,800 – Freedom House Kitchen Renovation;
- North Point Volunteer Fire Company – $5,000 – Rescue Tools and Training;
- Pennsylvania Wildlife Habitat Unlimited $1,000 – Clearfield County Youth Field Day;
- Pentz Run Youth Services Inc. $2,000 – Pentz Run Youth Services Classroom Update—Flooring;
- Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Preschool $500 – Support our Bookworms;
- Steve Livergood Jr. Christmas Eve Dinner Foundation $2,000 – Supplies and Gifts for Christmas Eve Dinners;
- The Arc of Jefferson and Clearfield Counties $2,000 – Camp Friendship Renovation;
- The Bilger’s Rocks Association $1,500 – Final completion of Outdoor Classroom Project;
- The Chemo Care Bag Project $2,500 – Chemo Care Bag Supplies;
- We Care For Kids $1,000 – Feminine Product Dispensers in the girl’s restrooms in each of the school buildings;
- West Branch Elementary $1,000 – Vendy the Curiosity Cabinet;
- Winburne Fire Company Number One $2,500 – Simplified fire rescue operations and enhancement of personnel safety;
- Winkler Art Gallery and Art Education Center – $5,000 – Paint the Town Mural Project; and
- Young Men’s Christian Association / YMCA of DuBois $2,500 – Security Cameras for DuBois Area YMCA.
Funding from the Kurtz Clearfield, Curwensville, Lawrence Township Fund is only awarded to organizations located in the three listed municipalities with $12,100 in all being awarded.
Individual Awards:
- Clearfield Regional Police Department $3,000 – Community Policing Project;
- Clearfield Swimming Pool Association $5,000 – Clearfield Community Pool Resurfacing Project;
- Lawrence Township Recreation Park $3,000 – Benches for public seating throughout LT Rec Park;
- God’s Cupboard – West Side United Methodist Church $500 – God’s Cupboard Food Project; and
- Curwensville/Pike Township Historical Society $600 – Computer Equipment for digital scanning of historical records collection.
Sarah Jane Mattern Fund was awarded to four organizations in Osceola Mills, amounting to $16,540 total.
Individual Awards:
- Columbia Volunteer Fire Company $4,135 – Multi Purpose Upgrade Project;
- Osceola Mills Community Historical Foundation $4,135 – Preservation of Brisbin House for Community Use;
- Osceola Mills Community Library $4,135 – Operations, Equipment, Books and Supplies; and
- Osceola Mills United Methodist Church $4,125 – Replacement of Dining Room Windows.
CCCF Executive Director Mark McCracken said: “The comprehensive list of grant awards recommended by the Grant Committee and approved by the CCCF Board of Directors meets a broad set of goals and criteria including, projects must be funded in communities across all of Clearfield County, the projects should bring improvement and benefit to the entire community and its citizens while addressing specific needs within the community or remedying a community or countywide problem.
“The CCCF Board has always strived to fund projects that will positively impact overall public safety, the lives of children, the elderly and those with special needs.”
Soult, Kovalick and McCraken thanked the individuals who served on the Grant Committee and added their appreciation to all the organizations that took the time to file grant applications.
Anyone interested in supporting CCCF Endowment Funds that provide funding for the Community Grant Program can visit the CCCF website at www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org and do a secure online donation or donations can be mailed to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 1442, Clearfield PA 16830 with checks made payable to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation and note on the check memo line “Support CCCF Grant Program.”
The Charitable Foundation also welcomes inquiries from anyone interested in starting an endowment or scholarship fund that will benefit their community or a specific area of need.