News & Events

Explore news, upcoming events, and highlights of our work in scholarships, grants, and community engagement across Northwestern Pennsylvania.

Bridge Builders Community Foundations Announces 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients

Venango, Forest and Clarion Counties, PA — Bridge Builders Community Foundations is proud to announce the recipients of scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Each year, the Foundation...
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Honoring a Legacy of Leadership: The Coach Patterson Charitable Foundation

Few people leave the kind of lasting impact that Coach Pat Patterson did in the Oil City community. As an educator, coach, and mentor, his influence extended far beyond the classroom and the field—he...
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Enriching Our Region Through the Arts: The Venango County Arts and Culture Endowment

Since its founding in 1997 by the former Venango Area Community Foundation (now an affiliate of Bridge Builders Community Foundations), the Venango County Arts and Culture Endowment has played a...
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Bridge Builders Community Foundations Celebrates 50 Years of Philanthropy and Community Impact

Today, April 30, 2025, Bridge Builders Community Foundations (BBCF) proudly marks a major milestone—50 years of philanthropic service and transformational community impact across the Oil Region....
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Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: What to Expect in 2025

Bridge Builders Community Foundations is officially turning 50—and we’re celebrating in a big way! Since 1975, we’ve been connecting people who care with causes that matter, and in 2025, we’re...
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Supporting Future Healthcare Heroes: The William H. Locke Memorial Scholarship

For nearly five decades, the William H. Locke Memorial Scholarship has been opening doors for students in Oil City, Pennsylvania—helping them pursue education beyond high school and build meaningful...
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Scholarship Success Story | Jasey Donovan

The Margery L. Himes Memorial Scholarship: Creating Opportunities, Changing Lives Higher education can open doors, but for many students, the financial burden makes it feel out of reach. That’s why...
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May Non-Profit Roundtable

This Roundtable event will take place on May 15, 2024 at 10AM at the Bridge Builders' Office. For more information please fell free to contact Bridge Builders using our contact page.
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October Non-Profit Roundtable

This Roundtable event will take place on October 16, 2024 at 10AM at the Bridge Builders' Office. For more information please fell free to contact Bridge Builders using our contact page.
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Bridge Builders Community Foundations has extended the scholarship deadline

In response to potential delays in the completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) due to various factors, Bridge Builders Community Foundation has extended the scholarship...
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BBCF hosts a Nonprofit Leaders Roundtable

Today was the first Nonprofit Leaders Roundtable. Bridge Builders Community Foundations privileged to create a space for nonprofit leaders in our community to share, collaborate and learn so that...
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