ST. MARYS — Women Who Care (WWC), a project of the Elk County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of North Central PA, announced that their grant applications are now available with a deadline for submission by Aug. 15.
WWC is a women’s giving circle, in its seventh year, and this year will be granting $24,000.
Last year’s awards brought their overall total since inception to $103,000. The 2015 awards went to the Boys and Girls Club, Community Nurses Inc., Guardian Angels, Johnsonburg Borough and the City of St. Marys Memorial Park. Women Who Care has a membership of slightly over 200 women from Elk County.
The purpose of the Women Who Care organization is to strengthen the local communities by engaging and educating women in philanthropy and issues that are important to families. The membership dues and fundraising effort for this year’s grants will be distributed to various local charitable organizations through a grant application process. Eighty-five percent of the funds collected will be awarded each year.
Eligible awards will be limited to nonprofit organizations with current 501(c)3 status, schools or municipalities who serve the residents of Elk County. Requests must not duplicate the work of other local organizations, and must reflect sustainability and/or other ongoing support. Awards will be given up to $5,000.
Top grant applications will be presented to the full members at its annual meeting on Oct. 5. At that time, each Women Who Care member will have the opportunity to vote for the project(s) to be funded. A short presentation by the agency will be required at that meeting.
Inquiries/questions and requests for applications can be directed to Paula Fritz Eddy of the Elk County Community Foundation at 814-834-2125 or by email at eccf@windstream.net, and the application can be found on the foundation’s website at www.elkcountyfoundation.com.
