Mission | Purpose | Application | Committees | Board

Mission

The Corporation is organized for the purpose of providing economic support to and for the educational and charitable activities of the Blair County Chamber of Commerce and working to directly stimulate economic development in areas that are within the Blair County region.

Purpose

The Chamber Foundation is a 501-(C)(3) foundation created by The Chamber to offer tax advantages to business or individuals willing to make contributions to any of the educational programs currently operated or endorsed by The Chamber. Those programs are:

1. BASICS
2. PA Free Enterprise Week
3. Leadership Blair County
4. Leadership Blair County Youth
5. Young Readers Council
6. Blair County Arts Festival Children's Day
7. First Book - Blair County

Requests for funding are reviewed by The Foundation's Allocation Subcommittee and then sent to the Board for final approval.

To visit the Department of Community and Economic Development's list of accredited organizations Educational Improvements Tax Credit Programs click here

Application

Download The Foundation's application for funding here. This document is in pdf format and requires Adobe reader. You may download this application at Download Adobe PDF Reader.

Committees

The Chamber Foundation consists of two committees:

• The Allocation Committee, Chair, Craig Campbell
• The Fundraising Committee, Chair, Joe Keller

Board