11 / 01
2022
READING (November 1, 2022) — Berks County Community Foundation announced today that it has promoted Monica Reyes to Vice President for Programs and Initiatives. Reyes [...]
09 / 28
2022
Daniel Gombar joined the Community Foundation in 2022 as the Grants Management Administrator. Daniel is a recent graduate of the [...]
09 / 02
2022
READING, PA (September 2, 2022) – The 20 members of the 2022-23 cohort for Berks County Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Management Certificate program have been selected. [...]
08 / 10
2022
READING, PA (August 10, 2022) – Reading Pride Celebration (RPC) has created the Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund at Berks County Community Foundation to [...]
07 / 21
2022
READING, PA (July 21, 2022) — Two regional grant opportunities - one for green building projects and one for clean energy workforce development programs – [...]
07 / 11
2022
Co-County Wellness Services recently announced that they reached their goal to reduce teenage pregnancy in Berks County. The teenage pregnancy rate in Berks County has [...]
07 / 11
2022
READING, PA (July 12, 2022) — Berks County Community Foundation's Nonprofit Management Certificate is back and better than ever. This fall, join the Community Foundation [...]
06 / 13
2022
READING, PA (June 13, 2022) — A program that encourages teens to develop an interest in philanthropy and volunteering has awarded grants totaling $15,000 to [...]
05 / 25
2022
READING, PA – The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund seeks nominees for its Advisory Board. Through grants and program-related investments, the funds promote the [...]
05 / 25
2022
READING, PA (May 25, 2022) – Five organizations have been awarded grants totaling $143,500 for programs that address health-related issues among residents of Berks and [...]
05 / 12
2022
READING, PA (May 12, 2022) – Celebrating its 10th year of improving the lives of local women and girls, the Power of the Purse in [...]
04 / 04
2022
READING, PA (April 4, 2022) – In honor of their unwavering commitment to improving the quality of life for others, Berks County couple Julia Klein [...]
02 / 10
2022
Photo courtesy of Corinne H. Brumbach READING, PA (February 10, 2022) – Despite the chilly, gray weather on a recent day, five [...]
01 / 14
2022
BRADFORD, PA (January 14, 2022) – The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund has awarded a $230,000 grant toward a green building project at the [...]
01 / 13
2022
READING, PA (January 13, 2021) – Most of the nearly 100 scholarship funds administered by Berks County Community Foundation will accept applications until March 15, [...]
01 / 04
2022
READING, PA (January 4, 2022) – Berks County Community Foundation is starting 2022 with a reorganization of its staff to align with its new strategic [...]
12 / 22
2021
READING, PA (December 22, 2021) – Nine organizations have been awarded grants totaling $227,300 for programs that address health-related issues among residents of Berks and [...]
12 / 14
2021
READING, PA (December 14, 2021) – Albright College will build 16 electric vehicle charging stations on campus. The project is being done in collaboration with [...]
12 / 13
2021
READING, PA (December 13, 2021) – Berks County Community Foundation announced the appointment of Kim Sheffer as Lifelong Learning Program Associate. She manages the Community [...]
11 / 29
2021
Kim manages the Community Foundation’s funds that offer scholarships and education grants. Born and raised in [...]