As a community-centered grantmaking foundation, Three Rivers Community Foundation conducts much of its work in several standing committees.  We are blessed to have the services of a very effective corps of dedicated volunteers and interns who staff each of these committees. We welcome your interest in joining our working committees. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please review our committee descriptions below and contact Anne Lynch or Nick Palazzetti at TRCF’s headquarters.

Advisory Committee
Charge: Advice/support to the Board of Directors

Chair: Currently vacant

Board Development Committee
Charge: Recruiting new talent to join the Board, and working within the Board to fill officer positions

Chair(s): Henry Willis

Building Social Change Committee
Charge: Increasing the public presence of TRCF, especially by organizing the Regional Mini-Summits on Social Change and Creating Change: A Convergence for Social Justice, and building a progressive social change movement in southwestern Pennsylvania

Chair(s): Jennifer Bindernagel and Craig Stevens

Communications & Public Relations Committee
Charge: Increasing visibility and reputation of the Three Rivers Community Foundation as a foundation devoted to addressing issues of social justice, both to potential grantees, potential funders, and supporters.

Chair(s): Linda A. Dickerson, and Iris Valanti

Communications & Public Relations – Special Events Sub-Committee
Charge: Work in concert with the Executive Director and the Communications and Public Relations Committee (C & PR Committee) to ensure that the special events of the Foundation are properly advertised, well attended, smoothly operated, and effective

Development Committee
Charge: Overseeing the raising of all funds necessary to run the Foundation and the endowment, and stewardship and cultivation of donors

Chair(s): Deno De Ciantis and Laurel Person Mecca

Finance Committee
Charge: Managing the organization’s assets and investment policy

Chair(s): Joyce Redmerski

Grantmaking Committee
Charge: Developing a recommended slate of grantees and grant amounts for Annual Grant awards and, throughout the course of the year, awarding Special Opportunity Grants, in addition to hosting grant information sessions for potential applicants.  Committee work for the annual grants process is concentrated between February, when applications are received, and June, when a final slate is recommended to the Board.  Generally, between 50-75 grant applications are received.  On average, the Grantmaking Committee meets 4 times (including one full day session) with committee members spending approximately 50-60 hours reviewing grants outside of meeting time

Chair(s): Jeff Parker and Sarah Williams-Devereux