06 / 11
2021
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 11, 2021) – The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) elected Berks County Community Foundation Chief Operating Officer Frances A. Aitken [...]
06 / 07
2021
READING, PA (June 7, 2021) – Seven organizations have been awarded grants totaling $146,600 for programs that improve the health and well-being of residents in [...]
06 / 04
2021
READING, PA (June 4, 2021) – An anonymous donor has significantly increased the strength and capacity of Berks Nature by establishing the Berks Nature Endowment Fund [...]
05 / 25
2021
READING, PA (May 25, 2021) – The St. John’s UCC Reading Fund of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded three grants totaling $12,700 to programs [...]
05 / 20
2021
READING, PA (May 20, 2021) – The Gilmore | Henne Community Fund of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $3,000 in grants to support three [...]
05 / 17
2021
READING, PA (May 17, 2021) – The Council on Foundations today named Berks County Community Foundation Health and Human Services Program Officer Monica Reyes to [...]
05 / 13
2021
READING, PA (May 13, 2021) – A group of philanthropic Berks County women has awarded grants to six organizations that empower local women and girls [...]
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 [...]
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
(Please note: The deadline for applications for these special programs has passed.) READING, PA (February 22, 2021) – Berks County Community Foundation is launching three [...]
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 [...]