Sunbury Area Community Foundation

The Sunbury Area Health Foundation (SAHF) was formed in 2005 out of the sale of Sunbury Hospital. With more than $3 million in assets from that sale, the goal of the SAHF was to improve healthcare in the Sunbury region. In 2006, the Sunbury Area Health Foundation was affiliated with the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation, allowing the SAHF to retain its stated purpose while moving toward greater growth of the Foundation funds.

The Sunbury Area Health Foundation recently changed its name to the Sunbury Area Community Foundation (SACF). The Sunbury Area Health Fund will now be a component fund with the same original purpose and geographic service area as defined in the asset purchase agreement of the Sunbury Community Hospital. Adopting a community foundation business model helps the Sunbury Area Community Foundation attract philanthropically minded individuals and companies to use the foundation to establish endowed funds for the community.

Grant Applications Now Available:

The Sunbury Area Community Foundation is now accepting applications to award grants from the Sunbury Area Health Fund, Mary E. and J. Guy Lesher Fund, C. Preston Geist and Kathryn S. Geist Endowment Fund, Clyde H. Jacobs Fund and Gladys C. Dagle Fund. Organizations that invest in programs and projects that specifically target the following health-related goal areas are encouraged to apply:

• Children’s Health
• Early Childhood
• Oral Health
• Issues regarding the working poor
• Coronary Care

Only 501 (c) (3) non-profit and governmental organizations are eligible to apply and 100% of requested funding from the above noted funds must be invested within the original Sunbury Hospital service area. This service area is also defined as the geographic area within the Shikellamy, Selinsgrove and Line Mountain school districts.

The Sunbury Area Community Foundation is affiliated with the Central Susquehanna Community Foundation (CSCF) and their grant process is administered by the CSCF. Applications should be downloaded from the links below, completed and emailed to the Foundation. Depending upon your request, you can complete one of two grant applications: Program or Capital. The deadline for submission of grant requests via email is Wednesday July 28, 2010. Grant applications must be completed in their entirety for consideration. Instructions on how to complete the grant applications are also available by clicking the Application Instructions link.

Grant Application Instructions
SAHF Capital Grant Application 2010
SAHF Program Grant Application 2010

For more information, please contact Kara Seesholtz, CSCF Program Officer, at 752-3930 or kseesholtz@csgiving.org.

Scholarship Applications

The Sunbury Area Community Foundation offers scholarships from health related funds to high school seniors as well as college students who are pursuing a degree in a medical/health related field. All candidates must reside in the Shikellamy, Selinsgrove or Line Mountain school district. The amount for each scholarship is determined on an individual basis.

Please note that scholarship recipients are obligated to work in the scholarship service area, in a health-care related occupation for a minimum of three years.

Applications for the 2011/2012 school year will be available early 2011.

For more information, please contact Kara Seesholtz at 570-752-3930.