Elk County Community Foundation
32 South Saint Marys Street, Suite 4
Post Office Box 934
Saint Marys, Pennsylvania 15857
United States
Mission
To strengthen our region through development, stewardship and grantmaking as donors achieve their philanthropic goals
Most Meaningful Change
As our foundation enters its second decade, the public finally understands what a community foundation does and has begun to trust us. A seed planted so many years ago is now coming to fruition.
2000 Year Founded
1 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$5,900,000 Endowment Value
$321,615 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Elk County Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 32 South Saint Marys Street, Suite 4 |
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Address 2 | Post Office Box 934 |
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City / Town | Saint Marys |
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State / Region | Pennsylvania |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 15857 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 814-834-2125 |
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Email | eccf@windstream.net |
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Website | www.elkcountyfoundation.com |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Paula Eddy, Executive Director |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Paula Eddy |
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Primary Contact’s Position | Executive Director |
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Year Founded | 2000 |
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Mission Statement | To strengthen our region through development, stewardship and grantmaking as donors achieve their philanthropic goals |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 40,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 1 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 14 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $264,051 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $202,555 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $81,280 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $321,615 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $5,900,000 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played a centrally important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played a slight role |
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Grassroots activism | Played a centrally important role |
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Inadequate government services | Played a slight role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played a slight role |
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Government initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a centrally important role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | Played an important role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | Played an important role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Very little time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | None |
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Internationally | None |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Centrally important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Centrally important |
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Seeking local donations | Centrally important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Centrally important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Centrally important |
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Building an endowment | Centrally important |
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Serving donor needs | Centrally important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Important but not central |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Centrally important |
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Pursuing equity | Centrally important |
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Accountability to local people | Important but not central |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Centrally important |
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Community development | Important but not central |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Fair amount |
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Education | Fair amount |
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Environment | Lot |
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Health | Lot |
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Human and social services | Lot |
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Human rights | Fair amount |
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International relations | Not at all |
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Religion | Little |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Not at all |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Little |
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Housing | Not at all |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Not at all |
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Alternative energy | Not at all |
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Disaster relief | Not at all |
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Advocacy with authorities | Not at all |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Rarely |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Occasionally |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Rarely |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Advocacy | Rarely |
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Loaned staff | Rarely |
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Research | Never |
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Community needs assessment | Rarely |
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Leadership development | Never |
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Internships | Occasionally |
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Providing space for local organizations | Occasionally |
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Access to information technology | Never |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Never |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | No change |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | No change |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | No change |
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Social position of marginalized groups | No change |
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Responsiveness of authorities | No change |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting worse |
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Value of community assets | Getting worse |
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Quality of the environment | No change |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | No change |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Crime | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Trust among different sections of the community | A few small achievements |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Do not work in this sphere |
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Value of community assets | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | A few small achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | A few small achievements |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | A few small achievements |
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Gender equity | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Some important achievements |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Some important achievements |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Lot |
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Informal associations of citizens | Little |
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Non-governmental organizations | Lot |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Little |
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Schools | Lot |
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Businesses | Lot |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Helpful |
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Other organization | Did not answer |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | No |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | No |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | Yes |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | Important |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | Very important |
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More volunteers | Important |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | Important |
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Better local culture of giving | Important |
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Stronger civil society | Neither important nor unimportant |
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More responsive authorities | Neither important nor unimportant |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | As our foundation enters its second decade, the public finally understands what a community foundation does and has begun to trust us. A seed planted so many years ago is now coming to fruition. |
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