Record‐Breaking $500,000 in Grants Awarded through Community CARE Fund’s First Competitive Cycle During a site visit, WCCF representatives heard powerful testimonials from students of the Literacy Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s English as a Second Language program. Strong charities build strong communities. Of the total awarded, the majority of the As part of the new capacity building money was provided for either technology grants initiative of the Community CARE and software, or program expansion. The Fund (CCF), the WCCF recently presented largest grant for technology and software 20 local charities with grants totaling was for $35,000 and was awarded to the $500,000 — the greatest amount awarded Washington Area Humane Society to up- during any competitive grant cycle of the grade computer equipment, to purchase a ity Foundation, Inc. Foundation to date. specialized software package for humane The objective of the CCF capacity build- societies, and to purchase other software ing grants initiative is to help strengthen for marketing and donor development. the infrastructure, management, and Other charities receiving technology or governance of local charities so that they software grants include the Brownson may more effectively fulfill their charitable (Continued on page 6) missions. Lynne Stout Elected Chairman of the Board “The WCCF is a healthcare industry and a legislative aide dynamic organization to a former president pro tempore of the that truly understands Pennsylvania State Senate. A graduate of our community, its California University of Pennsylvania Legacy needs, and how chari- holding a degree in gerontology, she is a table support can im- Past President of the Alumni Board and pact lives locally. It is member of the Foundation for California my sincere hope that I University of Pennsylvania Board. will be able to make a Also elected as officers at the Annual meaningful contribu- Meeting were: Vice Chairman and Chair- Lynne R. Stout tion to this good work man-Elect Thomas F. Hoffman, Secretary in my role as Chairman,” said Lynne R. Richard L. White, and Treasurer Sandra K. Washington County Commun Washington Stout, who was appointed at the Board of Guthrie. Trustee’s Annual Meeting. Thomas Hoffman is President of Carbon Lynne Stout is an employee of her fami- Communications Consultants, a corporate ly’s business, Atlas Services Corp., in and energy communications consulting Eighty Four. She previously served as a firm he founded in 2010 following a 36- social services coordinator in the (Continued on page 2) Helping You Give . Close to Home (Continued from page 1) Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Vice Presi- dent. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in busi- ness management from Waynesburg University. He is also a graduate of the Pennsylvania Bankers Associa- tion, Central Atlantic Advanced School of Banking at Bucknell University, and the American Bankers Associa- tion, National Commercial Lending School, Southern Methodist University. Michael Anderson, a certified public accountant and Thomas F. Hoffman Richard L. White Sandra K. Guthrie co-founder of Imperial Tax South Hills, is a member of year career in the energy industry. He holds a Master both the American Institute of Certified Public Account- of Science degree in geology from the University of Wis- ants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public consin, a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in ac- Dickinson College, and attended the Darden School Ex- counting from Washington & Jefferson College and is ecutive Program at the University of Virginia. enrolled in the Quickbooks Pro Advisor Program. Richard White, the retired President of Washington Debra Keefer is recently retired from the Mon Valley Federal (now Washington Financial), is a graduate of Regional Chamber of Commerce, where she served as the University of Pittsburgh. A Founding Trustee and Executive Director since 1997. She earned an associate’s past Chairman of the WCCF, he was recognized for his degree from Robert Morris College and is currently pur- exceptional, long-standing commitment to the Founda- suing a degree in communications from California Uni- tion in 2012 with the inaugural Richard L. White Excel- versity of Pennsylvania through the College Advantage lence Award for Board Service. Program for Pennsylvania residents. Sandra Guthrie is a partner at Guthrie, Belczyk & As- Michael Mackin is the Director of External Affairs for sociates P.C. in Eighty Four. She has considerable expe- Range Resources, where he manages a staff of profes- rience in public accounting for non-profit organizations sionals responsible for corporate communication, public and for-profit businesses. She holds a bachelor’s degree relations, and local government affairs. He earned a in accounting from California University of Pennsylva- bachelor’s degree from Westminster College. nia and is both a certified public accountant and certi- For biographies of all the WCCF Trustees, visit www.wccf.net. fied fraud examiner. Also at the meeting, Patrick O’Brien was elected to return to the Board, while Michael Anderson, Debra Keefer, and Michael Mackin were newly elected as Trustees. Patrick O’Brien is President and Chief Executive Officer of CB Financial Ser- vices, where he previously served as Michael K. Mackin Debra E. Keefer Michael S. Anderson Patrick G. O’Brien Washington County Community Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman Michael S. Anderson Andrew M. McIlvaine Lynne R. Stout Tammy L. Hardy Edward C. Morascyzk Vice Chairman Geraldine M. Jones Thomas P. Northrop Thomas F. Hoffman Debra E. Keefer Patrick G. O’Brien Secretary William M. Kline, III E. Alex Paris, III Richard L. White Michael K. Mackin Kurt R. Salvatori Treasurer Barron P. McCune Brian J. Smith Sandra K. Guthrie James H. McCune Dorothy F. Tecklenburg The Washington County Community Foundation seeks to improve the 2 quality of life in Washington County by promoting and facilitating philanthropy. William M. Kline, III Receives White Excellence Award for Board Service Not many non-profits seek out volunteers with deep 1810-1830. The front parlor was historically a man’s do- knowledge of 19th century antiques. But the WCCF has main, and is decorated in a more masculine style of later unique needs and Trustee William (Tripp) Kline is just empire, 1820-1850. But telling the story chronologically the man to meet them. wasn’t enough for Tripp. He also wanted the house to Tripp was awarded the WCCF reflect the changes of season, so Richard L. White Excellence Award the heavy window treatments for Board Service. To explain why illustrate how draperies were he fits the criteria of an individu- used to control heat. al who serves as an exemplary The Music Room, decorated in member of the Board, whole- Rococo Revival of 1860-1870, was heartedly sharing his or her time, created following the donation of talent, and treasures to support a mid-century Chickering grand the Foundation and its mission, piano. “The Music Parlor utilizes you have to understand his a more feminine esthetic to reflect vision and passion for the spring and summer - everything Brownlee House. is light and airy and more light is The house, built in 1848, was allowed to come in.” given to the Community Foun- The furniture came from many dation four years ago by Bill and sources. Some was donated, Sandy Stout. It has been lovingly some purchased with directed rehabilitated using directed do- William (Tripp) Kline accepts his award from donations, but other pieces are on nations. The second floor houses WCCF Immediate Past Chairman Edward Morascyzk loan from the Washington Coun- the Foundation offices; the first ty Historical Society. “They had will host donor and community events. Once the gen- duplicates or things that had been in storage for years,” eral construction rehabilitation was finished, it was time Tripp said. “They also loaned us two portraits of the for the interior to come alive. Morgan family, since we don’t have any of the original WCCF Trustee and owner of Three Rivers Antique Brownlees.” Company Tripp Kline took on the task, but he did not The biggest challenge was the kitchen. “Originally, the want to merely decorate a house. “My experience in kitchen was probably outside,” he said. “But we wanted antiques allowed me to take a leadership role in telling to show domestic skills, which are so interesting.” Be- the story of the cause the house will be used for events, Brownlee house, “Like every house, this one will never be the kitchen had to be functional in a 21st decorating the century context. “We had to hide a finished. For years to come, I’ll be at an interior as it modern sink, microwave, refrigerator might have been antique store and I’ll say, ‘We need that for and coffee maker in cabinets and behind in the mid-19th the Brownlee House!’” ‐ Tripp Kline walls that look authentic to the period.” century in west- Kline, who became a WCCF Trustee ern Pennsylvania. We want to tell the story of the because he liked the wide range of causes the Founda- Brownlee family through the decades they lived here,” tion supports, is also a Board member for the David he said. Bradford House, heads up the Whiskey Rebellion Festi- Each room on the first floor is decorated in its own val, and is a player in the W&J incubator project. style, reflecting the passage of time. Tripp’s vision and “Like every house, this one will never be finished,” he dedication involved hundreds of hours, finding the right said. “For years to come, I’ll be at an antique store and pieces and fabrics. I’ll say, ‘We need that for the Brownlee House!’ But in The dining room, with its c. 1800 dining table and the next few weeks it will be about 90% finished .