Board Governance

The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers (CFTT) provides philanthropic services to the counties of Bradford, Sullivan and Tioga in Pennsylvania and Tioga County, New York. We help people who want to “give something back to their community.” By managing their charitable giving, we help donors achieve their philanthropic goals effectively, intelligently, creatively, and confidently.

The Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers is a vehicle for individuals, families, not-for-profit organizations and businesses to establish permanent named funds that will provide grants in perpetuity to the widest range of local charitable organizations and programs.

A community foundation is a tax exempt public charity created by and for the people in a local area. It enables people with philanthropic interests to easily and effectively support the issues they care about - immediately, or through their will. Donors can establish a charitable fund at the foundation by contributing a variety of assets and may also recommend grants - in their name, if they choose - to nonprofit groups they want to support.

CFTT was founded in 2002 and is one of over 700 Community Foundations in the US and 37 in Pennsylvania and is governed by a board of 15 volunteers from the five counties served by CFTT. It’s mission is to continuously improve the present and future quality of life in the counties served by the Foundation.

Grants from the Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers’ (CFTT) have given young children a love of reading, encouraged parents to become more involved in their young children’s education, given hands-on musical experiences to elementary school students, allowed high school graduates to attend college and adults to return to college for a degree and addressed environmental and health care issues.

The CFTT is now assisting thirty-nine individuals and organizations to meet their charitable goals. Someday that number will increase to the hundreds because the CFTT has taken on the job of growing philanthropy in the region.

People should think of us as their community savings account. We can help them make a long-term positive impact on their community, the place they call home.