Community Foundation of Westmoreland County

What Community Foundation of Westmoreland County does

The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County (CFWC) is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit community foundation founded in 1995 and headquartered in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where it operates with a small staff of 8 employees. It manages over 250 donor-established charitable funds totaling approximately $40 million in assets as of November 2025, and functions as a regional philanthropic intermediary connecting individual donors, families, local nonprofits, municipalities, and students across Westmoreland County's 65 municipalities. Its core service offerings include donor-advised fund establishment and estate planning assistance, competitive grantmaking to nonprofits, a scholarship program administering 320 active funds that awards roughly $2.3 million annually, the WestCo Nonprofit Network for professional development, Impact Giving Circles for collaborative themed philanthropy, and emergency response vehicles such as the Emergency Action Fund.

CFWC operates no proprietary technology platform; it delivers services through direct relationships, an online application portal, and shared digital infrastructure with The Pittsburgh Foundation following a 2010 merger. Revenue is generated through administrative fees on managed funds and investment returns on its endowment rather than transactional pricing, and grants and scholarships are disbursed without charge to recipients. Its go-to-market is community-led: donor development through professional advisor networks, nonprofit engagement through the WestCo Network and convening forums, and student outreach via the scholarship search tool hosted by The Pittsburgh Foundation.

The foundation's strategic position rests on its designated role as the community foundation for Westmoreland County, its 30-year brand, and its affiliation with The Pittsburgh Foundation, which extends its reach into Western Pennsylvania. Recent strategic activity has emphasized vertical depth (opioid impact, basic needs, human services coordination) and ecosystem expansion through the WestCo Network, rather than geographic diversification beyond its county mandate.

Name

Community Foundation of Westmoreland County

Legal name

Community Foundation of Westmoreland County

Website

https://cfwestmoreland.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County is a nonprofit community foundation managing over 250 donor funds totaling $40 million across Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, providing grantmaking, donor services, and scholarship administration to donors, local nonprofits, and students in the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Philanthropy and Grantmaking Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Charitable fund management
• Regional grantmaking programs
• Scholarship administration
• Nonprofit capacity building

Headquarters

HQ city

Greensburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic fund management: The foundation manages donor-established charitable funds, using investment returns and donations to make grants to nonprofits and scholarships to students. As a community foundation affiliate of The Pittsburgh Foundation, CFWC receives charitable contributions and grows assets through investment management.
2. Donor services and fund establishment: Provides services to donors including estate planning assistance, fund creation, and charitable giving vehicles. Revenue comes from donor contributions and administrative fees on managed funds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County is a 501(c)(3) community foundation that manages donor-established charitable funds and deploys the resulting capital through competitive grant programs, scholarships, and community leadership initiatives serving Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It functions as a community matchmaker connecting individual donors, families, nonprofits, and municipalities, and operates as an affiliate of The Pittsburgh Foundation following its 2010 merger.

Product overview

The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County is a community foundation that operates as a unified set of philanthropic services rather than a technology product platform. Its offerings include grantmaking services, the Revitalizing Westmoreland community grants program, the WestCo Nonprofit Network for professional development, Impact Giving Circles for collaborative philanthropy, the Youth Philanthropy Internship Program, The Visionaries donor group, a scholarship program with over 320 funds awarding $2.3 million annually, the #ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert online giving event, and the Emergency Action Fund for crisis response. These programs work together to fulfill the Foundation's mission of building better communities through philanthropy, partnership, and community transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grantmaking Services Core grantmaking services responding to changing community needs through funding opportunities, grant reporting, and community leadership initiatives for local nonprofit organizations serving Westmoreland County.
• Revitalizing Westmoreland Community grants program assisting economically struggling municipalities in funding projects designed to spur development, including blight removal, infrastructure improvements, and physical asset enhancements across Westmoreland County.
• WestCo Nonprofit Network Network providing monthly educational seminars, advocacy support, and grants to improve management and planning for Westmoreland County nonprofit organizations, fostering coordination among the county's nonprofit sector.
• Impact Giving Circles Philanthropic giving circles that bring together like-minded individuals who meet regularly to combine resources, learn about an issue, and collectively make grants to local nonprofits addressing specific community needs such as opioid addiction.
• #ONEDAY Critical Needs Alert Annual online giving event raising money for organizations providing basic needs services, with incentive pools to increase donations during a designated 24-hour period through PittsburghGives.org.
• Youth Philanthropy Internship Program Partnership program bringing together high school and college-age students from across western Pennsylvania to participate in a multi-week program encouraging next-generation philanthropy.
• The Visionaries Donor group for new philanthropists providing education and engagement opportunities for individuals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to get involved in giving back to their community.
• Scholarship Program One of the largest community foundation-led scholarship programs in the nation, administering over 320 active scholarship funds that award approximately $2.3 million annually to students in Westmoreland County and the region, accessible through an online scholarship search tool.
• Emergency Action Fund Rapid-response fund accepting donations and allocating funds quickly to nonprofits on the front lines of crisis response, originally created for COVID-19 relief efforts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managing over 250 funds totaling $40 million in assets as of 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and flagship.

• Westmoreland Museum of American ArtminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Hosting artist residency program for D.S. Kinsel and Anqwenique Kinsel, with funding support from CFWC's Revitalizing Westmoreland initiative.
• Emergency Action FundcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2020COVID-19 relief fund established by The Pittsburgh Foundation, CFWC, and regional partners to accept donations and rapidly allocate funds to nonprofits on front lines of pandemic response.
• United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Co-funder with CFWC and Westmoreland County Commissioners of the 'Improving Human Services in Westmoreland County' study, and collaborated on COVID-19 response including weekly community calls.
• Westmoreland County Department of Public SafetycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnered during COVID-19 to distribute 37,500 masks to human service providers. Department Director Roland 'Bud' Mertz coordinated PPE distribution through established infrastructure.
• Global LinksminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Allegheny County-based nonprofit that donated 37,500 masks for distribution to Westmoreland County human service organizations during COVID-19 pandemic.
• Habitat for Humanity in Westmoreland CountyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Volunteered to store masks during COVID-19 PPE distribution efforts, facilitating contactless distribution system for human service providers.
• Community Foundation for the AllegheniesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partner in Youth Philanthropy Internship program alongside CFWC and Heinz Endowments.
• Westmoreland County Drug Overdose Task ForceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnered with CFWC's Opioid Impact Giving Circle, providing education about addiction issues and organizations fighting the opioid crisis.
• Prevention Point PittsburghminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Provided education to CFWC Impact Giving Circle participants about needle exchange programs and harm reduction approaches to addiction.
• The Pittsburgh FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010CFWC is an affiliate of The Pittsburgh Foundation following a merger in summer 2010. The Pittsburgh Foundation provides administrative support, shared resources, and regional reach while CFWC maintains local Westmoreland focus. The Pittsburgh Foundation is located at 912 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Floor 10, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Community Foundation of Washington County PA: Washington County, PA community foundation providing donor funds, scholarships, and grants. Adjacent community foundation in the southwestern Pennsylvania ecosystem with a similar asset scale and donor-advised fund / scholarship model.
• The Pittsburgh Foundation: Parent-affiliate community foundation with ~$1.4B in assets serving the greater Pittsburgh region. Directly comparable as a community grantmaking and scholarship organization; CFWC is an affiliate, sharing back-office infrastructure, donor/grantee portals, and the PittsburghGives.org #ONEDAY giving event.
• Community Foundation for the Alleghenies: Somerset County, PA-based community foundation offering grantmaking, scholarships, and donor services across a multi-county region. Directly comparable as a rural-PA community foundation; already a co-partner with CFWC on the Youth Philanthropy Internship Program.
• Fayette County Community Foundation: Community foundation serving Fayette County, PA, providing scholarships, grants, and donor funds. Same-scale, same-state community foundation with overlapping southwestern Pennsylvania footprint and similarly modest AUM.

Broad incumbents

• Richard King Mellon Foundation: One of the largest foundations in Pennsylvania (multi-billion-dollar endowment), with a focus on southwestern Pennsylvania. Comparable in mission (regional philanthropy, economic development, human services) and an active co-funder of CFWC initiatives including the Westmoreland human services director position.
• The Heinz Endowments: Pittsburgh-based major foundation supporting education, arts, and community development in southwestern Pennsylvania. Comparable mission footprint and an existing CFWC partner in the Youth Philanthropy Internship Program.
• McCune Foundation: Pittsburgh-based regional foundation supporting community and economic development. Directly comparable mission and a foundational co-funder of CFWC's Revitalizing Westmoreland program.
• National Philanthropic Trust: One of the largest independent donor-advised fund sponsors in the U.S. Comparable as a vehicle for charitable giving, scholarship administration, and fund management; represents the principal competitive alternative to community foundations for donor-advised fund assets.
• BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Corporate foundation supporting nonprofits in southwestern Pennsylvania, including as the primary funder of CFWC's WestCo Nonprofit Network. Comparable regional grantmaking and nonprofit capacity-building focus.

Regional players

• United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Regional United Way serving southwestern Pennsylvania with human services funding and convening. Comparable community-impact and human services funding model; existing co-partner with CFWC on the "Improving Human Services" study and COVID-19 response.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cfwestmoreland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-foundation-of-westmoreland-county

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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