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2005 Grant Recipients

Grant Distributions from The Founders Fund
$19,876 in Total Awards


Armstrong Community Theater

$2,500 for equipment

Crooked Creek Environmental Learning Center
$2,500 for a resource library

Dayton Area Local History Society
$2,500 for termite treatment

Evergreen Homes
$2,500 for lumber for Pergolas

HAVIN
$2,000 for the Yellow Dress Education Program

Holy Family/Big Brothers/Big Sisters
$2,000 for the National Family Week Bowling Event

Kittanning Rotary Club
$1,000 for flowers and shrubs for the Riverfront Park

Life Choices
$2,000 for laptop computer for outreach

Progressive Workshop
$1,876 for chairs

Worthington-West Franklin Community Library
$1,500 to expand library shelving

Donor Advised Grant Distributions

Baker Family Charitable Fund

  • $10,000 to Lutherlyn
  • $2,000 to Armstrong Books for Children
  • $500 to WK Palimino Baseball
  • $2,000 to Foundation for IUP

William E. Blose Memorial Fund

  • $1,400 to Freeport Area Library
  • $1,400 to Worthington West Franklin Library

Richard G. Snyder Endowment for the Arts

  • $5,000 to Armstrong Community Theater

Mission Fund in Memory of Chuck & Pearl Snyder

  • $1,000 to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Armstrong County

Ralph Knepshield Fund for Children & Youth

  • $500 to Armstrong County Community Awareness Day
  • $125 to YMCA Youth Camping Program

Klingensmith HealthCare Charitable Fund

  • $3,250 to nonprofit agencies to support youth & wellness

Armstrong County Building & Loan Charitable Fund

  • $4,000 for scholarships to Armstrong County residents

Gretchen Moss Memorial Scholarship

  • $1,500 for a scholarship to an Armstrong County resident

Ruth E. Owen Scholarship Fund

  • $1,000 for a scholarship to an Armstrong County resident

Earned Income Tax Credit Fund

  • $147,809 to Private School Scholarships for Armstrong County K-12 students

Special Grants

$14,850 to Ford City Public Library by M.L. Smolen
$9,800 to Christ Prince of Peace Organ Project by Joe & Janet Cippel

2006 Grant Recipients

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2007 Grant Recipients

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2008 Grant Recipients

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