ACAF News
ACAF Grants Made to Leadership Allegany, Cuba community, Salvation Army
(May 2022) The Allegany County Area Foundation (ACAF) recently made grants in support three local organizations. ACAF awarded $600 to Leadership Allegany. The Foundation provides an annual scholarship in this amount for a local early- or...
March Grants Support RAM Clinic, Oil Museum, libraries.
(April 2022) At its March meeting, the Allegany County Area Foundation reviewed several grant applications and was pleased to make grants to these local organizations. ACAF awarded $2500 to Genesee Valley Central School in support of this fall’s...
Clair and Mildred Almeter Scholarship Established
(March 2022) The family of Clair and Mildred Almeter has established a scholarship in their memory with the Allegany County Area Foundation. The endowed fund will support students pursuing a vocational credential or two- year degree - with priority...
County Historical Society to Benefit from Endowed Fund
(July 2022) The Allegany County Historical Society will benefit from a fund established through the support of the late Lee Gridley, a long-time educator and ACHS trustee. The Allegany County Historical Society Fund has come about through the...
Tim Rohe Scholarship
(January 2022) The family of Fillmore Central School alumnus Tim Rohe has established a scholarship in his honor through the Allegany County Area Foundation (ACAF). This award will support a student in pursuing education or training in a...
December Grants Support NTHS, Book Program, Holiday Assistance
(DEC 2021) The Allegany County Area Foundation recently made grants to support a variety of local activities. ACAF awarded $600 to the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) Belmont Chapter (BOCES). The chapter’s usual fundraising efforts have...
Wide Awake Club Library Fund
(September 2021) Fillmore’s Wide Awake Club Library will benefit from ACAF’s newest fund. This endowment has been established by an anonymous donor whose own childhood was enriched by the library. The Wide Awake Club Library (WACL) was born in...
June ACAF Grants Support Students, Libraries, Friendship Historians
(June 2021) The Allegany County Area Foundation approved grants to several local organizations at its June meeting. The recipients are: Family Service Society (FSS) received $550 for a student field trip. FSS runs mentoring programs at three...
Cuba and Genesee libraries, GVCS, Wellsville Cemetery Project Benefit from ACAF’s March Grants
(April 2021) Genesee Library, Genesee Valley Central School, Cuba Circulating Library, and the Wellsville American Legion were approved for grants at the Allegany County Area Foundation’s (ACAF) March 24 meeting. The Foundation’s Robert Christian...
Next Grant Application Deadline is September 12
(September 2022) Grant seekers wishing to be considered at ACAF's fall Grant Committee meeting should submit their application materials by mid-day Monday, September 12. See the grant pages of this website for more information or contact ACAF at...
New Fund Supports Pioneer Oil Museum, Honors Allegany County Judge James Euken
(Nov. 2020) A donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has established a fund with the Allegany County Area Foundation for the benefit of the Pioneer Oil Museum (POM) in Bolivar. This gift, made in memory of the late Allegany County Judge James...
Mentoring Programs, Emergency Squad Benefit From ACAF Grants
(Oct. 2020) The Allegany County Area Foundation selected the Family Service Society, Inc. (FSS) and the Independence Emergency Squad (IES) for $1000 each in grant support at its September meeting. The grants were made out of ACAF’s Allegany Fund,...
Update on United Way, ACAF Community Relief Effort
(Sept. 2020 update) With the Coronavirus pandemic creating significant economic disruption in our area, the Allegany County Area Foundation and Allegany County United Way created Community Relief Funds (CRF) and a shared grant application and...
CARES Act and Charitable Giving
The CARES Act includes provisions that incentivize donors to make charitable contributions that can help non-profits during this pandemic crisis. Donors can make an above-the-line deduction for contributions of up to $300 that are made to certain...
ACAF Announces December Grants
(Jan. 2020) In December, the Grant Committee of the Allegany County Area Foundation approved grant support for the following non-profit organizations (fund from which the grant was made is also shown): Alfred Box of Books Library – for the Money As...
Shop With A Cop Grant Supports Foster Care Christmas Party
(Dec. 2019) When the Wellsville Kmart closed in March of this year, it effectively ended the local Shop With A Cop (SWAC) program. This summer, the SWAC Committee used its remaining resources to set up an endowed fund with the Allegany County Area...
Deputy Sheriffs Support Shop With A Cop Program
(January 2020) The Allegany County Sheriff’s Department continues its tradition of supporting the local Shop With A Cop program. The department’s annual Beard for Bucks program permits officers to grow beards for hunting season provided they make a...
Scholarship Will Help Wellsville Area Homeschoolers
(January 2020) New York and Pennsylvania current and future college students who have pursued their high school studies through the Wellsville Area Homeschoolers (WAH) organization may benefit from a new scholarship established with the Allegany...
New Scholarship Honors Carl Atwell, Serves Andover Students
(Jan. 2020) The Carl Atwell Memorial Scholarship has been established to benefit an Andover Central School senior who demonstrates a record of athletic and community involvement, and who will be pursuing college or military service. The first...
Deputy Sheriffs Entrust Scholarship Program to ACAF
(Dec. 2019) The Allegany County Deputy Sheriffs Association (ACDSA) and Allegany County Area Foundation (ACAF) have teamed up in managing the Deputy Sheriff’s Association (ACDSA) scholarship program. This scholarship supports students preparing for...
ACAF Grant Benefits Pioneer Oil Museum
(Oct 2019) The Allegany County Area Foundation recently presented a $1000 grant to the Pioneer Oil Museum. This support came from ACAF’s Allegany Fund, which supports a variety of Allegany County non-profit organizations The Foundation funds were...
Van Dines Honored through Grant Fund
(Nov. 2019) The Ken & Judi Van Dine Christian Service Grant has been established by the Grace United Church family and friends of the Van Dines to honor their strong Christian commitment, 50+ years of service to their church and community, and...
New Fund Will Support Whitesville Cemetery
(Sept. 2019) A beautiful setting that serves as the resting place for its community’s founders and generations of beloved citizens, and a spot where many local residents take a peaceful walk, the Whitesville Cemetery faces the challenges common to...
ACAF Helps Bring Professional Theater to Wellsville
The Allegany County Area Foundation recently provided a $900 grant to bring Shakespeare’s As You Like It to Allegany County. This free performance, by innovative professional theater company Shake on the Lake and tweaked slightly for a modern...
Fund Helps People with Eczema
(July 2016) The Jonathan A. Dahlgren Eczema Fund has been established at the Allegany County Area Foundation by the family of Denis and Colleen Dahlgren. The earnings from this endowment fund will benefit the National Eczema Association (NEA) to...
Foundation Facts
Founded: 1983
Cuba, NY
Assets:
$12M
Managed by Vanguard
Staff:
Exec. Director (1/2 time)
Secretary (part-time)
Treasurer (part-time