The Somerset
County Campus Foundation for Allegany College of Maryland, was established
as a non-profit foundation organized and incorporated under Pennsylvania
law.
The purpose of
the Foundation is to receive private gifts, bequests, and donations
and to account for, manage and help appreciate monies or property
submitted to the Foundation or College. As a 501 (c)(3), gifts given
to the Somerset County Campus Foundation are tax deductible to the
extent allowed by law.
Funds for the
Foundation are distributed to encourage and promote the growth, progress
and general welfare of Allegany College of Maryland in Somerset County,
Pennsylvania.
Additional information
may be found by clicking here Somerset
County Campus Foundation.
The Southern Tier
Education Council was formally established as a bi-county organization
consisting of Bedford and Somerset counties in February 1999. Membership
includes members from both campus advisory committees, both campus
foundations, and both Boards of County Commissioners. The Council
was established as a non-profit corporation and is exempt under federal
internal revenue statutes section 501(c)(3). The mission of the education
council is to provide for new and/or innovative efforts of providing
access to post secondary education primarily for the citizens of Bedford
and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania. A secondary mission is to serve
as a source for potential state and federal funds that will help to
fulfill the primary mission. Thus far, the education council, through
a grant from the Commonwealth, has provided a tuition subsidy over
the past five years for any Pennsylvania resident enrolled through
Allegany College of Maryland at the Somerset and/or Bedford County
Campuses. Additionally, the Council receives monies to enhance various
programmatic activities at each of the Pennsylvania campuses. These
activities have included program and facility improvements at the
Somerset County Campus, upgrades in distance learning and computer
technologies, and assistance in the overall operating costs of the
facilities. Most recently, the Council assisted in establishing a
new digital library resource in conjunction with the Somerset County
Federated Library and the Everett Area School District Library. The
Council membership had sponsored an annual legislative breakfast in
Harrisburg to maintain a continued partnership with the Commonwealth
and ensure continued funding for the two southern tier counties.
