Community Foundation’s Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund awards $17,276 in grants

The Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund, administered by the Elk County Community Foundation, recently awarded $17,276 in grants to seven non-profit organizations in Elk County.

The goal of the Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund is to continue the good work that both Mr. & Mrs. Stackpole had done in our community during their lifetime and to support the philanthropic causes that were important to them. An advisory committee made up of family and friends of Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole reviews grant applications and distributes grants four times each year. The committee looks for projects that address basic human needs, improve access to education and safe recreation for those who are marginalized and the most vulnerable of our community (specifically children, seniors, and individuals with special needs), and improve the quality of life in our community through projects that benefit our residents and their families.

The following organizations received grants during the April 2026 granting cycle: Bender Safety & Training Corp. for their Elk County EMT Workforce Development Program; CenClear Child Services, Inc. for their Back-to-School event; Ridgway Area School District for Hailey’s Reading Program; Ridgway YMCA for the Play It Forward program; Ronald McDonald House Pittsburgh Morgantown to provide Elk County families with housing while traveling for medical care; House to Home - Ridgway for the Gift of Sleep program; and Christian Food Bank for holiday food boxes.

The July 2026 granting cycle is now open through July 15th. For more information, visit the Foundation’s website at www.elkcountyfoundation.org or contact ECCF at 814-834-2125. The Elk County Community Foundation is an affiliate of our parent company, the Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies.

PHOTO: Jake Ross and Courtney Gardner, CenClear; Jackie Solic, Bender Safety & Training Corp.; Marcia Raubenstrauch, Ridgway Area School District; Mel Correll, House to Home – Ridgway; Tiffany Boschert, ECCF Executive Director; and Mary Ann Valentine, Christian Food Bank. Missing from the photo are representatives from Ridgway YMCA and Ronald McDonald House Pittsburgh Morgantown. These organizations were recently awarded grants from the Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund.