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 / 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 / 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 / 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 / 10
2020
READING, PA (September 10, 2020) – The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) recently matched $117,228 in scholarships awarded to 86 students by Berks County [...]
09 / 02
2020
BOYERTOWN, PA (September 2, 2020) – Jess’s Sunshine Fund of Berks County Community Foundation is currently accepting grant applications from Boyertown-area families with dependent adult [...]
08 / 11
2020
READING, PA (August 11, 2020) – The mission of the former First United Church of Christ in Reading continues. A charitable fund that the [...]
07 / 27
2020
READING, PA (July 27, 2020) – Funding is available for organizations and programs that benefit the health of residents of Berks County and the counties [...]
07 / 20
2020
READING, PA (July 20, 2020) – The Gilmore | Henne Community Fund of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $3,250 in grants to repair [...]
07 / 15
2020
READING, PA (July 15, 2020) – The Met-Ed Sustainable Energy Fund of Berks County Community Foundation has awarded three grants totaling $72,577 to support the [...]
07 / 07
2020
READING, PA (July 7, 2020) – A group of Berks County women has made its largest ever annual round of grants to programs that help [...]
07 / 01
2020
READING, PA (July 1, 2020) – Business strategy consultant Alfred J. Weber has been elected chair of the board of Berks County Community Foundation, which [...]