04 / 27
2021
READING, PA (April 27, 2021) – Three organizations that address social justice and cultural awareness in Berks County have been awarded a total of $10,000 [...]
03 / 22
2021
Sally oversees the Community Foundation’s accounts payable/receivable, donation inquiries, technology needs, database administration, and other finance-related functions. She also helps manage upkeep of the [...]
03 / 16
2021
READING, PA (March 16, 2021) – As we mark the first anniversary of when life was beginning to change because of COVID-19 in Berks County, [...]
03 / 15
2021
READING, PA (March 15, 2021) – The Berks County COVID-19 Response Task Force has issued its report on the county’s response to the pandemic. The [...]
03 / 09
2021
READING, PA (March 9, 2021) – Robotics programming, virtual reality, and other digital projects were popular among those that sought funding this year from Berks [...]
02 / 23
2021
READING, PA (February 23, 2021) – I’ve been thinking about the Roaring 20s lately, a decade in Western culture sometimes called the “crazy years,” when [...]
02 / 22
2021
READING, PA (February 22, 2021) – Berks County Community Foundation is launching three new programs aimed at guiding nonprofits in our region into a post-pandemic [...]
02 / 11
2021
READING, PA (February 11, 2021) – I seldom make it through a day without someone reminding me that Reading was once the “poorest city in [...]
02 / 08
2021
READING, PA (February 8, 2021) – Berks County Community Foundation has more than 20 funding opportunities available for nonprofits and individuals. To apply for a [...]
02 / 02
2021
READING, PA (February 2, 2021) – The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund will distribute $238,000 in grants throughout the Pennsylvania service territories of the [...]
01 / 27
2021
READING, PA (January 27, 2021) – A woman who resided in Boyertown for 65 years has left a bequest of $1,428,360 to Berks County Community [...]
01 / 25
2021
READING, PA (January 25, 2021) – The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund awarded a $340,000 grant to a Berks County company developing an innovative [...]
01 / 14
2021
READING, PA (January 14, 2021) – Seven organizations have been awarded grants totaling $141,300 for programs that improve the health and well-being of Berks [...]
01 / 05
2021
READING, PA (January 5, 2021) –Berks County Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for more than 80 scholarships through a new single online application at [...]
12 / 30
2020
READING, PA (December 30, 2020) – All hail the class of 2021! It’s hard to believe that in a few short months, hundreds of Berks County [...]
12 / 11
2020
READING, PA (December 11, 2020) – At the Community Foundation, we do our best to make decisions based on data. Sometimes that means funding research [...]
12 / 07
2020
READING, PA (December 7, 2020) – Emergency food programs and activities to keep children and seniors occupied during the pandemic are among the initiatives receiving [...]
11 / 10
2020
BOYERTOWN, PA (November 10, 2020) – The Boyertown Area Charitable Program of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $79,600 in grants to eight organizations. The [...]
10 / 15
2020
READING, PA (October 15, 2020) – A new solar array is powering a family-owned turkey farm in the area of Jonestown, Lebanon County, thanks [...]
09 / 18
2020
READING, PA (September 18, 2020) – Berks County lost an incredibly influential philanthropist this week. But he has been active behind the scenes, so [...]