In eastern Pennsylvania, call 610-685-2223 to reach Berks County Community Foundation.
In western Pennsylvania, call 814-536-7741 to reach the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies.
The Sustainable Energy Funds were created as a result of electric utility deregulation and subsequent settlement agreements by Pennsylvania Electric Utilities. The funds are designed to promote the development of sustainable and renewable energy programs and clean-air technologies on both a regional and statewide basis.
Two of those funds, the Metropolitan Edison Company Sustainable Energy Fund of Berks County Community Foundation (Met-Ed Sustainable Energy Fund) and the Pennsylvania Electric Company Sustainable Energy Fund of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies (Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund), began distributing money in the form of grants, loans, and equity investments for a variety of projects within the territories originally served by the two electric companies. The two funds share an advisory committee and are commonly referred to in the singular as the Met-Ed/Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund.
Since inception in 2000, the Met-Ed/Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund has approved 279 grants totaling $7,209,518; 51 loans totaling $25,161,087; and three equity investments totaling $1,600,000. Total funding since inception is more than $33.9 million.
Grant applications for the Sustainable Energy Fund are not being accepted until further notice. If you need funding for a project, use the link below to learn more about the fund’s Program Related Investment opportunity.
If the project is in the Met-Ed territory, submit your application to Berks County Community Foundation.
SubmitIf the project is in the Penelec territory, submit your application to the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies.
SubmitAngie Berzonski joined the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies in 2011. As Associate Director, she helps local nonprofits learn more about grant opportunities, manages the Foundation’s grantmaking programs, and assists the Executive Director with management responsibilities. Prior to her current position, she was editor of Johnstown Magazine and worked in public relations, television, and radio. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Communications from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
Mike Kane has been at the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies since 2001. During that time he has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of donors throughout Bedford, Cambria, Somerset and Indiana counties and beyond. He is interested in donors’ stories and aspirations and in the many different ways to better our community. He has served a number of boards of organizations in support of philanthropy, community and economic development, conservation, the arts, and education.
Emily Smedley is the Environment and Energy Program Officer. In this role, she manages programs and distributions that relate to the environment, land use, and neighborhood vitality. She will oversee the Metropolitan Edison Company Sustainable Energy Fund, help identify and recruit volunteers for fund advisory committees, and be an advocate for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the community. Emily’s career has spanned eight years of educating audiences about social and environmental problems and managing the programs that keep impactful work moving forward.
In eastern Pennsylvania, call 610-685-2223 to reach Berks County Community Foundation.
In western Pennsylvania, call 814-536-7741 to reach the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies.
To download zip codes in Met-Ed, click here. To download zip codes in Penelec, click here. To view map, click here.
To see a list of projects, click here.
Dave Vollero (Vice Chair)
Brian Hill
Jennifer Schade
B. Tucker Schreiber
Kelli Volkomer
Beverly Weaver
Chris Wehr
Davitt Woodwell (Chair)
Emily Smedley
Environment and Energy Program Officer
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