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


Richard A. Fox, Former NATO President, Dies at 90
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Donations in his name can be made to the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund at the Berks County Community...more

Dick Fox, Exhibitor and Former NATO President, Dies at 90
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

He launched the Fox Theatres chain in 1957 with a drive-in located in the town of Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania. Dick Fox, who founded a chain...more

Richard “Dick” Allen Fox Dies: Fox Theatres Founder, Former NATO President Was 90
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund at the Berks County Community Foundation,...more

FOX, Richard Allen "Dick"
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Memorial contributions may be made to the Howard Fox Memorial Law Scholarship Fund at the Berks County Community Foundation, bccf.org,...more

Berks County Community Foundation awards grants to K9 units
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

READING, PA – Berks County Community Foundation has awarded $33,300 in grants to support K9 units at various law enforcement agencies in...more

Foundation grants to benefit police, fire K9 units in Berks
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The Berks County Community Foundation announced Thursday that it has awarded $33,300 in grants to a number of K9 units. The Reading...more

Mission fund from former Reading church awards $39475 to Berks organizations
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Eleven charitable organizations recently received grants from a fund ... Christ transferred its endowment to the Berks County Community...more

Teen philanthropists award $15000 to increase opportunities for youth in Reading
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The 30 teen members of the Community Foundation's Youth Advisory Committee spent the 2018-19 school year learning about...more

Teen philanthropists award $15K to youth programs in Reading
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The Youth and Philanthropy Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation announced Tuesday that it has awarded $15,000 to four programs...more

Reading Pops, young musicians honor Flag Day and D-Day in concert
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

... the Berks Arts Council, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Berks County Community Foundation and the Music Performance Trust...more



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