Jan 23, 2025
PHOTO PROVIDED The board of directors of the Clinton County Community Foundation gathered this week at the organization’s annual meeting to review and decide upon a record 88 individual grant applications seeking just under $1 million in funds. In the end, the board approved approximately $559,000 in available grant and scholarship funds for 2025. Shown, in front, from left, are Julie Anderson, bookkeeper; Lynn Maggs, board member; Michele Terry, board member, and Mark Weaver, board president. In the back, from left, are board members Kenny Hall, Johanna Berta, Michael Frank, Doug Miller, Dennis Trout, Robert Lugg and board secretary Don Grant, plus Bob Rolley, Foundation outreach coordinator. Not shown is board member and treasurer Rick Riccardo.
LOCK HAVEN – The Clinton County Community Foundation board of directors has approved grants, gifts and scholarship funds totaling just over $559,000 after reviewing a record 88 individual, competitive grant applications for 2025.
At its annual meeting on Wednesday, the board spent over five hours assessing grant applications submitted by dozens of nonprofits, emergency first-responder organizations and municipalities.
Together, the 88 applicants sought just under $1 million.
The number of applicants and the total requested funds represent a record in the Foundation’s 56-year history.
“This is always a challenging process as we have many organizations that work to serve those in need and to improve the quality of life here in Clinton County. We congratulate all of the applicants. Some tough decisions had to be made as grant applicants were asking for a total of just under $1 million, far exceeding the funds available. We try to support as many requests as possible, so in some cases the board granted partial funding of the requests,” said Mark Weaver, the Foundation’s new board president.
Of the $559,000, approximately $182,600 is designated for committed gifts, meaning the funds go to specific organizations as requested by donors.
Another $50,000 will be disbursed for educational scholarships.
From life-saving equipment, to public park renovations, to supporting food banks, to helping to grow good citizens, to helping kids read to providing boots, shoes and socks to children and families in need, to helping victims of home fires to helping the homeless to beautifying communities, to supporting cultural and entertainment events and so much more, the Foundation competitive grants will impact a wide number of people.
Moreover, the grants are slated to leverage an estimated $750,000 in additional investment by grant recipients to further enhance services and projects serving Clinton Countians.
The largest competitive grant approved is for $50,000 to the Mill Hall Community Pool renovation project, helping the borough to match a $900,000-plus grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as it works to raise money to renovate and reopen the only outdoor public pool in Clinton County.
Among the committed funds and scholarships is money from the Piper Family Fund and the Piper Family Scholarship Fund, which the Foundation now administers.
All grant recipients will receive a grant agreement letter that they must acknowledge, sign and return prior to disbursement of funds.
The Foundation, entering its 56th year, is a public charitable foundation that works to address Clinton County’s most promising opportunities and pressing needs. Learn more about how to support the Foundation at www.clintoncountyfoundation.org, or call 570-220-1038 for more information.
Here is the list of approved competitive grants (amounts are rounded):
— A Woman’s Concern Pregnancy Resource Clinic, $5,000
— American Red Cross of Central PA, $5.000
— Annie Halenbake Ross Library, $10,433 (3 grants)
— Artpost Awareness, $952
— Bucktail Medical Center, $6.703
— Boxes of Hope, $1,798 (2 grants)
— Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, $10,000
— City of Lock Haven (Beach), $2,000
— City of Lock Haven (Concert Series), $5,000
— Clinton County Arts Council, $7,650
— Clinton County Community Dental Clinic, $8,000
— Clinton County Conservation District, $1,500
— Clinton County Economic Partnership, $7,500
— Clinton County Fair Association, $20,863
— Clinton County Historical Society, $1,500
— Clinton County Housing Coalition, $2,700
— Clinton County Police Camp Cadet, $9,500
— Clinton County Camp Cadet Lacy Day, $1,800
— Clinton County United Way, $7,500
— Covenant United Methodist Church, $800
— Dogwood Circle Garden Club, $1,250
— Downtown Lock Haven Inc., 3,726.90
— Dunnstable Township, $3,000
— Dunnstown Volunteer Fire Co., $6,330
— Flemington Borough, $3,250
— Foundation for Free Enterprise Education, $4,170
— Goodwill Hose Co. Ambulance Assn., $9,000
— Greater Renovo Heritage Park, $5,100 (2 grants)
— Horses of Hope Inc., $2,500
— Infant Development Center, $6,500
— Kent’s Fest, $6,000
— Keystone Central School District, $2,500
— Lock Haven Area Shoe Bank, $10,000
— Mill Hall Community Pool, $50,000
— Mill Hall Vol. Fire Co., $3,000
— Millbrook Playhouse, $6,000
— Nittany Valley Vol. Fire Co., $14,465
— PA State Flaming Foliage Festival, $5,000
— Piper Aviation Museum, $7,629
— Precise for Paws Inc., $3,303
— Regatta Foundation, $3,800
— Salvation Army Lock Haven, $10,000
— St. Paul’s Food Pantry, $3,500
— Sugar Valley Community Fire Co., $9,000
— Sugar Valley Lions Food Pantry, $3,000
— Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Co., $9,000
— Western Clinton County Recreation Authority, $12,559.40
— Western Clinton County Sportsman’s Association, $5,500
— Woolrich Community Center (egg hunt), $1,200
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