Berks County Community Foundation



Berks County Community Foundation helps people find the best way to make charitable gifts to support their community.

Established in 1994, the Community Foundation is a public benefit, tax exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors who set the strategic goals of the organization. They facilitate the progress toward these goals by staying alert for opportunities to improve the quality of life in Berks County and assist in identifying ways the philanthropic sector can contribute.

Assets and Giving for Berks County Community Foundation

Assets

2020 - 86,559,204
2019 - 91,477,198
2018 - 77,628,475
Domestic Grants

2020 - 5,574,702
2019 - 5,278,763


    

Recent News from Berks County Community Foundation


Poll: 63 percent of voters against county selling Berks Heim
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The poll is the first of several information projects at Berks Vital Signs to be funded by the Berks County Community Foundation this year as part of...more

Berks County Community Foundation awards $256731 in grants to help health care.
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The grants come from three different funds managed by the foundation: the Community General Hospital Healthcare Fund recently awarded...more

BCCF grants awarded to aid healthcare initiatives in Berks
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The grants come from three separate funds -- the Community General Hospital Healthcare Fund ($205,684), the DentaQuest Fund ($50,000), and...more

Grants will Enhance Conrad Weiser Summer Science Program
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

In addition, a $10,000 grant from the Arrow International Scholarship Fund of Berks County Community Foundation will strengthen the...more

RACC web design contest more than just a pretty site
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

"It was very close," said Jason Brudereck, director of marketing and communications for the community foundation and one of six judges. "There was...more

'Bachelor' goes to bat for cystic fibrosis
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

More than 750 people turned out for the annual benefit held by the Berks County Community Foundation and to see Underwood, who in 2015...more

Ann-Marie Friel
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

... Adelphi, MD 20783; or Trudy's Garden, c/o Berks County Community Foundation, 237 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601 (note 'Trudy's Garden' in...more

Berks County Community Foundation 25th Anniversary Video
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

A donation of any size to your nonprofit media organization supports the future of media access in our community - the things you love, and the...more

Reading Fire + Ice Fest brings plenty of fire, lots of ice
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

... wintertime festival, thanked the Berks County Community Foundation, the city and the Reading Chamber Alliance for helping underwrite the...more

Grants will help Berks businesses go green
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Around $270,000 in grants will be distributed by the Met-Ed/Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund in 2019. for projects in the utilities' territories...more



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