Foundation for the Future of Delaware County: Community Impact

The Greeley Fire Department is known as an ambitious bunch. Inspired by a call to serve the safety needs of their community, the department planned and built a new fire station last year.

Chief Dave Pierschbacher led the effort to raise the dollars from grants and gifts, and partnered with the Foundation for the Future of Delaware County to create a project fund.

The non-endowed fund is a way for nonprofits and community organizations to focus on relationship building and their core mission while the community foundation takes care of gift accounting and acknowledgements. The Department met their fundraising goal in record time and celebrated a grand opening in the spring.

The new station now serves as a center for community life, and a final portion of the Project Fund was used to start the Greeley Fire Station Endowment, which is now growing from gifts of thankful community members.