Donor Advised
Alexa Taylor and Morgan Grace Schutt Fund
Grants support the charitable, cultural, educational and scientific purposes of the Community Foundation. This fund will benefit children locally and also organizations that assist in the medical research for illnesses that cause the premature death of children.
Allen R. Schutt Memorial Fund
Allen’s loved ones will determine how donations made to this fund can best benefit the community and honor Allen’s memory.
The Community Foundation administers memorial funds to help families who want to do something charitable in their loved one’s memory.
William H. Krause Memorial Fund
Grants support the surviving spouses or dependents of firefighters, police, or paramedics killed in the line of duty within the counties of Berks, Schuylkill, Lancaster, Chester, Montgomery and Bucks in Pennsylvania.
Richard L. Henry Memorial Fund
Grants support the Jewish Federation of Reading; Safe Berks; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; and Ronald McDonald House locations in Philadelphia and Hershey. In addition, the fund addresses issues related to breast cancer and visual impairment among residents of Berks County.
M. Virginia Ebbert Charitable Fund
Grants support the Animal Rescue League of Berks County and Safe Berks.
Fallen Firefighter’s Bravery Fund
Grants provide financial assistance to aid in the initial time of grief to the family of a fallen firefighter. Preference is given to the families of fallen firefighters within the geographic territory of an affiliated organization of the Tri-County Fire Prevention Associates, Inc. as it existed on October 11, 2000.
B Strong B Rich Fund
This fund provides financial assistance for expenses not covered by insurance for Berks County residents who are under the age of 30 and have been diagnosed with or are recovering from a diagnosis of cancer.
Russell S. Bickel Family Fund
Grants improve the quality of communications between health care providers and their patients in Berks County and improve access to palliative or hospice care to patients in need of such care.
Veterans Center Fund
Grants support the Veteran Social Center at Hope Rescue Mission in Reading and organizations that support Berks County veterans.
Berks County Veterans Treatment Court Fund
This fund provides financial support to participants of the Berks County Veterans Court who have expenses not covered by other resources.
