It only happens once a year. The Karl Peterson Fund/Lynn Foundation Fund applications are now available. January 31^st is the deadline for funding requests through this process. The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation grants are well known among most non-profit organizations in our area. Local non-profits know that every year at this time, an important deadline—January 31st—is just around the corner for the Karl Peterson Fund grant application... 

Do you remember Roseland Park? Do you remember the music from the skate shack, or the laughter of children hurrying to put on their skates? Mike Miller does. Rudy Miller, Mike’s dad, champion racer and barrel jumper, skated at Roseland. So did Orrie Hoover, famous for his stilts skating and fire hoop-jumping. The speed skating champions of the 1930s and 1940s, Bob Hanson, John Alm, T.G. Wilson, and Beatrice Freed, spent their youth at Roseland, too...

In recent months, our world has turned to much that is negative. The media has brought into our homes every detail of the downturn in the economy. That has led to the ripple effect of home foreclosures and job loss. These elements have resulted in a feeling of anticipation, anxiety, and fear. It is in times such as these that we need to stop, reflect, and be thankful for all we do have in this great land...

Throughout the year and for many years, 30 years to be precise,  the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation has consistently provided area organizations monetary support on special projects and needs. It is like Christmas all year long!  The Foundation has monthly Field of Interest grants, yearly Community Service grants, scholarships and designated funds which receive annual support as deemed by the donors…

We salute the generous and dedicated residents of the Chautauqua Region.  They are generous and dedicated people and we applaud them. The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation’s success can attest to that.  The people of our area donate to the Foundation with a desire and passion we can be proud of. The legacy of giving is alive and well in the Chautauqua Region...

This year marks the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation’s 30th Thanksgiving celebration. We are thankful for you, the generous donors, who, over time, have made it possible for the Community Foundation to be able to assist worthy charitable organizations. This season is symbolic of the giving and receiving that happens all year-long at the Community Foundation...

Thirty years ago, the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation was established by a group of forward-thinking, community conscious citizens who believed the people of the Chautauqua region should have a charitable organization created by the people for the people. Today, the Community Foundation is growing and continues to thrive, based on the support of a very philanthropic community...

This month will mark the first time an award will be given to a local Frewsburg student through the Mrs. Mary Lou Edwards Children’s Scholarship Fund. Mrs. Edwards, a Frewsburg Central School English teacher, passed away on April 7, 2008 following her courageous battle with cancer. She will long be remembered by her students, fellow teachers and friends for her exacting standards and her unique approach to life...

You may have noticed in recent news reports that the U.S. House of Representatives passed a two-year extension on the Charitable IRA legislation as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. As a result, the new law allows taxpayers 70 ½ and older to rollover amounts from their IRA directly to charity and bypassing income tax...

To many people in the Chautauqua Region, the Community Foundation has become synonymous with the word “scholarships”.  This is especially true of local students and their parents. Last year, the Community Foundation awarded over $750,000 in scholarships to local college students. With over 200 active scholarship funds, the Community Foundation certainly makes an impact on educational funding...

Carl Cappa was a kind and generous man. He was born and raised in Jamestown, the oldest child of hard working Italian immigrants. Like his parents, he had a strong work ethic and strived to do his best with whatever project he undertook. This served him and his commitment to his community well...