by Chris Ringkamp | Oct 19, 2017 | News
The trustees and staff of the Independent Catholic Foundation congratulate Keller Engineers, founded by Joseph G. Keller, PE, for its induction into the Blair County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame. Keller Engineers is well deserving of this honor, not only...
by Chris Ringkamp | Sep 28, 2017 | News
An anonymous donor has approached Father Matthew Laffey, O.S.B., director of Catholic Campus Ministry for Penn State University Park campus, with $250,000.00 and a challenge for others to match that amount by December 31. The lead gift and additional contributions...
by Chris Ringkamp | Sep 28, 2017 | News
Bill is a native of Johnstown where he attended Visitation of the B.V.M. Catholic Grade School and Bishop McCort Catholic High School. He earned a BS in Accounting from Saint Vincent College, Latrobe. A Certified Public Accountant since 1986 and Registered Financial...
by Mike | Aug 10, 2017 | News
Foundation Announces 2017 Funds Distribution Due to healthy investment returns, the Board of Trustees of the Independent Catholic Foundation recently approved a distribution percentage of 4.5% for each of its 250 permanent endowments. This percentage is based on the...
by Mike | Aug 9, 2017 | News
New Endowments Added During the past five years the number of endowments held by the Foundation has enjoyed steady growth. So far this fiscal year (2015-16) the Foundation has added one new endowment which bring the total number to 241. The new endowments benefit a...
by Mike | Aug 8, 2017 | News
New High School Scholarships Added Unbeknownst to each another, graduating classes of 1960 of each high-school (now Bishop Guilfoyle and Bishop McCort Catholic High Schools) have created new scholarship endowments. This past summer each class had reunions and...
