Meadville Area Recreation Foundation

Goal: $60,000.00

Specific Need

The MARF is currently fundraising to grow our endowment fund to provide capital for future projects. While traditionally we have held fundraising campaigns for immediate projects, we are now transitioning towards a long-term strategy of fundraising to increase the sustainability of our capital improvement projects. By contributing to an endowment you are providing us with a financial base that will provide dividends for years to come. These dividends will be placed back into the endowment to continue growing our base capital, or can be used for projects so the MARF does not have to access long-term savings to fund projects, or rely on immediate fundraising for essential projects. An endowment allows us to think of what we would like to provide for our children in 20 years, and ensures that future boards will have the funds they need to continue to make the MARC a treasure of our community. 

Mission

As we move forward, we continue to expand the possibilities here at the MARC so that we remain a state of the art public recreation facility unlike any other in the Northwest PA. We strive to remain relevant and essential to the lives of children, adults, and seniors so that our opportunities are enjoyed truly by the entire community no matter their age, income level, ability, race, gender, and interest. 

The Meadville Area Recreation Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization in support of the Meadville Area Recreation Complex. The MARF supports capital improvement projects in order to continue to grow our facilities to provide our neighbors with a recreation facility that offers something for everyone to enjoy. Our most recent projects have been a locker room renovations, ADA upgrades, a new multipurpose conference/party room, and a new ice resurfacer and new ice chillers. Donations to the MARF are tax deductible and directly benefit the families of Crawford County.