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


To Pa.'s poorest city, and its Peanut Bar, a 'shot through the heart' | Maria Panaritis
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

“I've done a lot of grief counseling since March 20,” said Kevin Murphy, CEO of the Berks County Community Foundation. His group, founded...more

Reading Hospital names COO
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Immediately prior to coming to the Community Foundation, Munroe worked on QVC's live TV programming, operating behind the scenes to drive...more

Muhlenberg Community Library Offers Free Health Fair Workshops and Vendors
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The Friends of Berks County Public Libraries Fund of Berks County Community Foundation is a funding source for this event. Community libraries...more

Community Foundation hires two new employees
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

READING, PA – Berks County Community Foundation has hired two local ... the financial and technology functions of the Community...more

Some Reading students can ride BARTA for free this summer
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

... County Community Foundation — is launching a pilot program this summer that will offer rides at no cost to Reading School District students to...more

Boyertown Exhibit All About The Wheels
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

The exhibit is supported by a grant from the Boyertown area charitable program of Berks County Community Foundation (BCCF). It seeks to...more

Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts joins Berks County film
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Upon receiving a grant from the Berks County Community Foundation's Rural Arts Grant Program, they began pre-production in earnest. "The...more

Berks County film casts Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Upon receiving a grant from the Berks County Community Foundation's Rural Arts Grant Program, they began pre-production in earnest. “The...more

170 Berks Students Compete in Canstructure Contest
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

VOiCEup Berks, a fund of Berks County Community Foundation and an affiliate of Youth Volunteer Corps, is a local organization dedicated...more

Shuman's plan to renovate Hopewell Mennonite church offers hope for Reading
Foundation: Berks County Community Foundation

Last January the city partnered with the Berks County Community Foundation and two other agencies to launch a $1.7 million downtown...more



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