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This is a list of funds at Berks County Community Foundation. To apply for a grant, click on “Apply for a grant” under “Scholarships + Grants” in the menu.

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Albany Township Tomorrow Fund

The Albany Township Tomorrow Fund was created in honor of Pauline Levan Hamm and Gloria Longenberger Hamm and their lifelong efforts to support and improve the Albany Township community.  The Fund provides grants to [...]

Alfred G. Hemmerich Memorial Fund

Grants support the charitable, cultural, educational and scientific purposes of the Community Foundation, in memory of its founder and first chairman. You can read about Alfred G. Hemmerich in the history of the Community Foundation. [...]

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.

Annie M. Nolf Charitable Gift Fund

Grants support the Allentown Rescue Mission; American Diabetes Association, Allentown Chapter; American Red Cross, Berks County Chapter; Good Shepherd Rehab Network, Allentown; and the Salvation Army-Reading Corps.

Arrow International Scholarship Fund

In 2009, Berks County Community Foundation became administrator of the Arrow International Scholarship Fund, which was reestablished with $1.7 million in proceeds from the Arrow International Scholarship Trust. This fund provides scholarships to high-achieving students [...]

Arthur O. and Clara M. Schlegel Memorial Fund

The Arthur O. & Clara M. Schlegel Memorial Fund provides grants that support the medical costs of physical differences in Berks County children whose guardians are unable to meet such expenses. Expenses that may [...]

B Strong B Rich Fund

Grants provide 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.

Baseballtown Charities Fund

Grants support organizations or programs that help to enhance youth baseball programs in the area of greater Reading, Pa., with an emphasis on inner-city programs.

Bellman Fund for Berks Nature

Grants support maintenance and improvements at Berks Nature's Brownsville Road property in Lower Heidelberg Township.

Ben Franklin Trust Fund

Grants support education as a means of bettering one’s station in life, as stipulated in the bequest of Benjamin Franklin. Benjamin Franklin was an amazing American. An inventor, writer, statesman and printer, he was also [...]

Berks County Angel Funds

The Community Foundation manages several funds that provide grants of $25 to $1,000 for specific needs of individuals in the county. Berks County Parrot Head Club Angel Fund Provides grants for individuals who are [...]

Berks County Arts Fund

The Berks County Arts Fund was created by Berks County Community Foundation to encourage local residents to support the arts in Berks County through their donations. Donate now [...]

Berks County Parrot Head Club Angel Fund

This fund provides grants for individuals who are in an extraordinary situation where a nominal amount of intervention is likely to yield life-changing outcomes. Grants are limited to individuals who are under the age of [...]

Berks County Tennis Fund

The Berks County Tennis Fund was created to develop the game of tennis in Berks County through programs that may include: Creating community tennis programs in areas of the county not previously exposed to the [...]

Berks Nature Endowment Fund

An anonymous donor significantly increased the strength and capacity of Berks Nature by establishing the Berks Nature Endowment Fund of Berks County Community Foundation in 2021 to benefit the annual operating needs of this [...]

Bills Khakis Fund

Grants support entrepreneurship and training for the traditionally disenfranchised.

Boyer Foundation Fund

Grants support Boyertown-area health, social, recreational and safety organizations, in memory of Daniel and Blanche Boyer.

Boyertown Area Community Fund

Grants support charitable programs in the area served by Boyertown Area School District. This fund annually accepts applications from June 1 through August 15. To apply, click on “Apply for a Grant” under the “Scholarships [...]

Bridge Fund

Grants support critical needs of juveniles or those responsible for their care who are under the jurisdiction of Berks County judges who handle youth or domestic issues. To apply, click on “Apply for a Grant” [...]

Camel Project Fund

The Camel Project Fund provides grants for programs that reduce bullying behaviors among youth in Berks County. Click here for more about The Camel Project:

Camella Maggs Client Memorial Fund

Grants help Berks County children who are under the age of 18 with physical or learning disabilities discover their strengths and reach their full potential with dignity, in honor of the clients of Lyn Camella [...]

Charles and Ruth Shartle Designated Fund

Grants support Christ Lutheran Church in Stouchburg, Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Womelsdorf, the Womelsdorf Public Library, and the Womelsdorf VFW to maintain the War Memorial.

Community General Hospital Healthcare Fund

Grants support a nonprofit hospital in Reading; educational activities related to rendering care to the sick and injured or to the promotion of health; scientific research related to the care of the sick in conjunction [...]

Conrad Weiser Science Research Institute Fund

The Conrad Weiser Science Research Institute Fund provides unique opportunities and equipment for students at Conrad Weiser High School to further their study of science. Photo courtesy of Reading Eagle Conrad Weiser [...]

Conservation Equity Fund

The Conservation Equity Fund was created to support the preservation and/or conservation of open space, environmentally sensitive land, and historic properties in Berks County, including, but not limited to farmland. As an example, Berks County [...]

Cystic Fibrosis Fund of Berks County

Funding available for Cystic Fibrosis patients in Berks County The Cystic Fibrosis Fund of Berks County provides grants to support the needs of individuals who have been diagnosed with [...]

Daniel G. Ebbert Charitable Fund

Grants support Bear Creek Camp, Wilkes-Barre; Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries; Gettysburg College; Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Reading, Pa.; and Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia.

Darell and Gloria Rank K9 Corps Fund

Grants support the acquisition, training, and maintenance of K9 Units that are part of Berks County governmental entities. This fund annually accepts applications from February 1 through March 15. To apply, click on “Apply [...]

Darryl and Susanne Shoff Fund

The Darryl and Susanne Shoff Fund provides veterinary care to animals in life-threatening situations when their owners are unable to afford such care. To apply, click on “Apply for a Grant” under the “Scholarships + [...]

Dental Treatment Fund

Grants support dental treatment for Berks or Schuylkill County residents who cannot pay for such treatment, in honor of the Berks Schuylkill Dental Hygienists Association.

Diversity Alliance Endowment Fund

Grants support and strengthen projects or programs that address issues affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in Berks County. This fund annually accepts applications from June 1 through August 15. To apply, click [...]

Donor Advised Funds

Many donors choose to support the community through Donor Advised Funds. Donor advised funds allow donors to make charitable contributions, receive an immediate tax benefit, and then recommend grants from the fund over time. The [...]

Earl and Helen Poole Memorial Fund

Grants support Berks Nature, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, the Reading Public Museum, and the Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University.

Embracing Aging Fund

This fund provides grants to address the needs of Berks County’s older residents by removing barriers to aging well.

Emmanuel “Manny” Dimitriou Memorial Fund

This fund helps Berks County children with critical medical, social, or educational needs to improve their ability to achieve their full potential in life and contribute to society. Distributions also support the needs of individuals [...]

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 [...]

First United Church of Christ Mission Fund

This fund supports organizations and causes that were important to the mission of the First United Church of Christ in Reading, Pa. Distributions from the fund will be made to support one or more of [...]

Frank C. Kiehne Charitable Fund

Grants support the YMCA of Reading and Berks County for international programs or its support of the International Division of the YMCA of the USA; the National YMCA Fund, Inc., for World Service; and the [...]

Friends of the Berks County Public Libraries Fund

This fund awards grants to Berks County public libraries for emergency needs and special projects. Emergency needs The Friends of the Berks County Public Libraries Fund distributes grants for emergency needs at Berks County’s public [...]

Friends of the Parks Fund

This fund supports the Berks County Parks and Recreation Department’s property and programs. Among projects that have been supported by the Friends of the Parks Fund was the restoration of the Distelfink sculpture at [...]

Fund for Berks County

Grants are distributed at the discretion of the Community Foundation’s board of directors.

Fund for Ednannia

The Fund for Ednannia collects and distributes donations to community foundations in Ukraine. All funds raised are distributed to ISAR Ednannia for its Emergency Fund. ISAR Ednannia is a Ukrainian national network for the [...]

Fund for Science Research Institutes

In 2020, this fund is being used to support the efforts of the Berks PPE Resource Network --  a coalition of dozens of ordinary people and prominent local institutions working together with their 3D [...]

Gilmore | Henne Community Fund

The Gilmore | Henne Community Fund financially supports recreational park programs and/or financially supports recreational park improvements and maintenance in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Pools are not eligible. Up to $1,000 per park/playground may be [...]

Gustav Oberlaender Fund

Grants support the charitable, cultural, educational and scientific purposes of the Community Foundation.

Happy Birthday Reading Fund

Grants from this fund underwrite the cost of the City of Reading’s 275th anniversary celebration. Any unused gifts to the fund may be used by the City of Reading to underwrite the cost of future [...]

Hawley and Myrtle Quier Fund

Grants support the charitable, cultural, educational and scientific purposes of Berks County Community Foundation. This article from 2009 explains how the fund was established:  

Help the Animals Fund

Grants support the Animal Rescue League of Berks County, in memory of Mrs. Alexander Smith.

Home Health Care Foundation Fund

The Home Health Care Foundation Fund provides grants for organizations and programs that serve Berks County and/or those counties that are contiguous to it (Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Schuylkill). Preference will be given [...]

IDEA Fund

The IDEA Fund was established to supplement the education of Wilson School District residents who are special education students as evidenced by an Individual Education Plan (under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or its [...]

Ira M. Becker Fund for Poor Young Men

This fund provides grants to educate young men (up to age 30) in Berks County, one at a time, and is not to be used to benefit an institution. An individual may apply for a [...]

James P. Born, Sr. Fund

Grants support organizations and ministries whose teachings are consistent with the Catholic faith and whose programs benefit children and/or promote education. For more information about the story of James and Lucy Born, click here.

Jeffrey S. Waltman Sr. Legacy Fund

To honor the life of the late Reading City Council President Jeffrey S. Waltman Sr., his colleagues on the Reading City Council have established the Jeffrey S. Waltman Sr. Legacy Fund of Berks County Community [...]

Jess’s Sunshine Fund

Jess's Sunshine Fund provides financial assistance to families living in the Boyertown Area School District with dependent adult or minor children who have special needs arising from a long-term catastrophic illness or injury. Jess’s Sunshine [...]

Juniper Fund

The Juniper Fund of Berks County Community Foundation was established in 2010 by The Murray Clan Society of North America to support the education, promotion and preservation of the [...]

Linda and Paul Garber Memorial Fund

Grants support St. John’s Gernant's United Church of Christ in Leesport and charitable activities at St. John’s Gernant's Union Cemetery in Leesport.

Lucy M. Born Fund

Grants support Berks Catholic High School, the Catholic Diocese of Allentown, Lifeline of Berks County Inc., and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital (Memphis). For more information about the story of James and Lucy Born, click [...]

Marian S. Snyder Fund

This fund provides grants to charitable organizations in Berks County that were important to Mrs. Snyder.

Marlene L. Driscoll Fund

The Marlene L. Driscoll Fund was established to support programs that benefit residents of the Boyertown Area School District. See our news release about this fund here. See news coverage about this fund from WFMZ. [...]

Metropolitan Edison Company Sustainable Energy Fund

The Met-Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund provides grants and program-related investments to organizations in the territories served by the Met-Ed and Penelec electric companies in Pennsylvania for projects that meet the mission of the fund. [...]

Michael Constantine Film Education Fund

An anonymous donor established the Michael Constantine Film Education Fund of Berks County Community Foundation to honor the late actor. ReadingFilmFEST announced the $25,000 gift in 2021. [...]

Military Assistance Fund

This fund supports charitable and educational programs and organizations that help those who served in any of the five branches of the United States of America's Armed Forces, National Guard, or Military Reserves. [...]

Mohnton Anniversary Fund

Grants support Mohnton’s anniversary celebrations through proceeds remaining from the borough’s 100th anniversary.

Mount Penn Preserve Partnership Fund

Distributions from the Mount Penn Preserve Partnership Fund are for capital improvements that protect, promote and enhance the natural beauty, heritage and attractions of the Mount Penn Preserve. The Mount Penn Preserve is a partnership [...]

National Penn Bank Field of Interest Fund

Grants support United Way of America affiliates in the former National Penn Bank’s trading area, as it existed prior to November 30, 1990, and capital campaigns.

New Journey Community Outreach, Inc. Endowment Fund

Grants from New Journey Community Outreach, Inc. Endowment Fund will be distributed to New Journey Community Outreach, Inc. to support general operation of the soup kitchen and food pantry and other charitable activities of the [...]

Patrick D. O’Pake Fund

Grants support projects benefiting children in the Glenside area of Reading and scholarships for students at St. Margaret’s Roman Catholic School.

Penny Jar Fund

Grants from the Penny Jar Fund support the non-tuition-related needs of college students who have an unexpected financial crisis. The Penny Jar Fund was created by Dorothy Lehman Hoerr in memory of her father, who [...]

Pets in Need Fund

The Pets in Need Fund provides grants for veterinary care for animals in life-threatening situations. Applicants must be residents of Berks County and be referred to the fund by their veterinarian. The veterinarian will be [...]

Power of the Purse in Berks County Fund

A group of women started the Power of the Purse in Berks County Fund in 2012 to improve the lives of local women and children. The fund functions as a women’s giving circle, where donations [...]

Prevention of Child Abuse/Americanism Fund

Grants support Victim Services Center of Montgomery County for its “Keeping Touches Healthy and Safe” program; Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, Boyertown Service Unit; and Hawk Mountain Council for Boy Scouts, Boyertown Area.

Ralph H. and Florence Moyer Fund

Grants support programs related to the cure and study of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease; and provide scholarships for post-secondary study or vocational training to a Berks County youth who who has potential and whose [...]

Reading Area Firefighters Museum Fund

Distributions from this fund support the nonprofit Reading Area Firefighters Museum in Reading, Pa. The Reading Area Firefighters Museum is committed to the preservation of the Liberty Fire Co. No 5 building, which was constructed [...]

Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund

This fund supports projects and programs that affirm and enhance the lives of LGBTQ youth in Berks County. Created with a portion of the proceeds from the annual Reading Pride Celebration Festival, this fund will [...]

Reading Tricentennial Fund

Grants will provide start-up capital for the City of Reading’s 300th Anniversary Celebration in 2048.

Richard Groff and Meda Kern K-9 Corps Endowment Fund

Grants support law enforcement agencies in Berks County and contiguous counties to help them acquire and maintain protective equipment, training, and education for any municipal law enforcement K-9 Corps. This fund annually accepts applications from [...]

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 [...]

Russell L. Hiller Charitable Trust

Grants support Albright College, the Mifflin Community Library, the Shillington pool and park, and programs and organizations that benefit the residents of the Governor Mifflin School District.

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.

Safe Berks Endowment Fund

Annual distributions from this fund are made to Safe Berks to help it carry out its mission. The mission of Safe Berks is to provide safe haven and support to victims of domestic violence and [...]

Shane C. Stewart Memorial Youth Fund

In memory of Carol Stewart, Carol's loved ones will determine how donations made to this fund can best benefit the community and honor Carol's memory.

St. John’s UCC Reading Fund

The St. John's UCC Reading Fund was established in 2020 to support organizations and causes that were important to the mission of the church. Grants support programs and initiatives that reduce hunger, offer shelter or [...]

Susan E. Kraus/Robert W. Gill Fund

This fund provides grants for recently discharged adults who either lived in a Berks County foster home and/or were Berks County residents at the time of their placement in foster care. These adults are eligible [...]

Teacher Mini-Grants Fund

Grants support classroom teachers in K-12 public schools in Berks County for special materials, activities, projects, and programs. Donate

Thun Award Fund

Grants support a charitable organization suggested by the recipient of the Thun Award.

Trudy’s Garden Fund

Grants support the maintenance and preservation of Trudy’s Garden at the Reading Public Museum.

Unending Promise Fund

Grants improve the quality of life for adults living with autism, primarily in Berks County

Upper Bern Township Preservation Fund

Grants support the preservation of conservation and agricultural land in the Agricultural Preservation District, Conservation Overlay District, or Blue Mountain Preservation District; and the preservation, maintenance, and construction of Shartlesville Park and township facilities in [...]

Veterans Center Fund

Grants support the Veteran Social Center at Hope Rescue Mission in Reading and organizations that support Berks County veterans.

VOiCEup Berks Fund

This fund supports the local VOiCEup Berks program, which promotes individual and community growth by connecting people and organizations with meaningful volunteer and service learning opportunities. For more information, click here.

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.

Wummer Family Fund

Grants support Berks Catholic High School, Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, St. Ignatius Loyola Roman Catholic Church, and Villanova University.

Youth and Philanthropy Fund

This fund provides grants to organizations that address issues that impact young people in Berks County as recommended by the Youth Advisory Board of Berks County Community Foundation and VOiCEup Berks. Learn more at https://bccf.org/youth/.

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