Kevin Murphy, president of Berks County Community Foundation since 1994, invites you to read his journal.
06 / 21
2019
READING, PA (June 21, 2019) – We’re very proud at the Community Foundation to, most years, host summer interns who become important contributors to our [...]
06 / 10
2019
READING, PA (June 10, 2019) – This year, Berks County Community Foundation is awarding $635,421 in scholarships to 283 students (mostly from Berks County) to help [...]
04 / 02
2019
READING, PA (April 2, 2019) – Locally-owned businesses are the strongest part of the fabric that makes up our business community. Many of our top [...]
12 / 10
2018
December 10, 2018 — When many of us look forward to the holidays, we anticipate treasured times with friends and loved ones. But it is also [...]
10 / 30
2018
October 30, 2018 — Pennsylvania’s decision to legalize the production and sale of medical marijuana makes it one of 31 states to decide that the drug [...]
10 / 04
2018
October 4, 2018 — A few years ago, the Community Foundation needed to hire a new accounting firm. It is a routine process that happens every [...]
09 / 21
2018
September 21, 2018 — At the Community Foundation, we frequently talk about how Berks County “shows up” at meetings with outsiders. It is not uncommon for [...]
08 / 31
2018
August 31, 2018 — As I wrote in this space a few weeks ago, it’s the little things that add up to revitalize a city. And [...]
07 / 31
2018
July 31, 2018 — It’s not always the big things that matter. In fact, when you’re revitalizing a struggling community, it’s often the little things. Berks [...]
06 / 14
2018
June 14, 2018 — We recently held our annual Scholarship Luncheon where we awarded $630,000 in scholarships to almost 300 students. Every year at this event, [...]
05 / 30
2018
May 30, 2018 — While we spend a lot of time worrying about what’s going wrong in the community, it’s important to stop every once in [...]
03 / 29
2018
March 29, 2018 — Berks County is a beautiful place, and Boyertown is an increasingly vibrant community that maintains its charm even as it makes [...]
02 / 05
2018
February 5, 2018 — When you look back over a century’s worth of maps of congressional districts, you see a strange evolution. Back in the 1930s, [...]
12 / 27
2017
December 27, 2017 — Every year, I try to end my blogging with a note about good things that are going on around our community. There’s [...]
12 / 20
2017
December 20, 2017 — Last year, BB&T Bank made a $2.5 million gift to create the BB&T Economic Growth Fund at Berks County Community Foundation. [...]
10 / 26
2017
October 26, 2017 — It is the nature of a job like mine that you visit a lot of places. Grantees want to show off [...]
10 / 24
2017
October 24, 2017 — Berks Heim is a beloved institution in Berks County, and it is a much-needed safety net for the elderly in our [...]
10 / 19
2017
October 19, 2017 — From time to time, the entire team here at the Community Foundation loads up into a couple of cars and tours [...]
09 / 20
2017
September 20, 2017 — Last week we learned that Pennsylvania’s uninsured rate (the percentage of residents lacking insurance) had fallen to 6.4%, far lower than [...]
09 / 18
2017
September 18, 2017 — The last time Pennsylvania looked seriously at how local municipalities generate tax revenue was about 60 years ago. At that time, [...]