The Community Foundation of Greene County - 2014
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he Community Foundation of Greene County is the focal point within the county for individual donors, nonprofit organizations and businesses to create legacies that support today’s needs and promote long-term investment in the County. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation, CFGC manages nearly $4 million in assets, including 65 permanently endowed and restricted funds – and continues to grow! The funds are professionally managed and integrated into grant-making programs that address current and emerging needs in areas such as arts and culture, economic development, education, the environment, health, human services, recreation, and religion. Through careful investing, the impact of gifts received is multiplied, and resources are extended to help future generations. A permanent endowment will invest money and distribute a portion of the earnings to support designated organizations, scholarships, or discretionary grants. “When people make a gift to the Foundation, whether setting up their own new fund or adding to an existing fund, we invest that gift to grow,” said Bettie Stammerjohn, executive director of the Foundation. “Income from that investment goes back out the community in the form of grants and scholarships for whatever charitable purpose the donor has determined. The best part is that the income from that investment will be distributed year after year, so your gift gives back to the community year after year.” “During the past thirteen years, CFGC has distributed nearly $2 million dollars in grants and scholarships back into the community,” said Stammerjohn. “Many of these grants are given in the name of individuals who have lived in, worked in, and loved Greene County – Attorneys Bill and Kathy Davis, Steven Phillips, Gregory Cox, Bob Bradford, Rocky Doman, Leah Zwerver, Viola and Leroy Willis, Thelma Hoge, and many others. Their lives are remembered and their legacy continues each year a grant is made in their name.” Through philanthropic services, strategic investments and community leadership, CFGC helps people support the causes they care about now and for generations to come. To learn more about leaving a legacy in your name or a loved one by establishing a new fund, contact Bettie Stammerjohn, Executive Director, at (724) 627-2010, email cfgcpa@gmail.com or visit our office at 108 E. High Street in Waynesburg. For a list of existing funds, visit our website www.cfgcpa.org.
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Greene T
he Redevelopment Authority of the County of Greene (RACG) is a statutory agency of the Commonwealth which operates within Greene County, Pennsylvania. RACG was activated in 2009 to increase affordable housing and home ownership opportunities, redevelop blighted areas and, in conjunction with other County, State and Federal entities, provide for community revitalization in Greene County. The Redevelopment Authority operates under the Urban Redevelopment Law of 1945 as well as the Redevelopment Cooperation Law of 1945. RACG is committed to enhancing the quality of life for all of the County’s residents by advancing housing development and potential redevelopment sites across the County. Housing development includes senior housing, market rate housing, affordable housing, low income and special needs housing. In addition to assisting commercial and residential developers with site location, acquisition and preparation, RACG has created an Acquisition, Rehab and Resale Program (ARRP) to assist the County with the redevelopment of its underutilized properties and the remediation of blighted properties. This program is sourced by the County’s 26 municipalities identifying blighted properties in their communities as well as RACG identifying vacant/abandoned/ underutilized properties through foreclosures, sheriff sales and the County tax repository. In 2013, RACG was awarded a $600,000 grant of PHARE funds from the Act 13 impact fees to assist with its ARRP. RACG also donated two properties to Accessible Dreams to enable the development of a $700,000 quadruplex to be built in Jefferson Borough. The quadruplex will consist of two fully accessible two bedroom units for persons with mobility impairments and two additional two bedroom units for those needing affordable rental housing. If you are interested in advancing housing, developing commercial or residential property, or own land that you are interested in selling, developing or donating to RACG, please contact Dave Mirkovich, Executive Director, RACG, at 724-852-5306 or at dmirkovich@co.greene.pa.us. Also check the County’s website at www.co.greene.pa.us for links to available housing programs and more details on RACG.
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