HARRISBURG, PA — The Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation (MACF) announced that $67,702 in grant funds have been awarded to 12 Mechanicsburg area nonprofit organizations through competitive grant opportunities. Awarded projects will commence between September 1, 2024, and August 31, 2025.
After careful review of numerous grant application submissions, the following were awarded funding for the 2024 – 2025 fiscal year:
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region, Inc. – 2024-2025 School-based Youth Mentoring in the 17050/17055 Community
- Blue Mountain Escape, Inc.- Workforce Development and Emergency Basic Needs for Women’s Reentry
- Cumberland County Library System Foundation – School Readiness and Enhancement programs
- Girls on the Run Mid State PA – Girls on the Run Mid State PA: Supporting Holistic Health Outcomes for Girls
- Homeland Hospice – In-Home Relief
- Junior Achievement of South Central PA – Junior Achievement Programs for Mechanicsburg Area Schools 2024-25
- Keystone Concert Band – Concerts for Seniors
- Mission Central – Project Meet the Need
- New Hope Ministries, Inc.—Supporting Economically Disadvantaged Residents of Mechanicsburg
- PennCares – Education, Mental Health, and the Elderly
- Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research – SPARC: Mobile STEM Education Program for K-12 Students in Mechanicsburg
- YWCA Carlisle & Cumberland County – Crisis services for survivors of sexual assault, rape, and human trafficking
MACF is a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). Awarded nonprofits will receive their checks at MACF Grantee Reception on Thursday, September 19 at Buhrig’s Gathering Place. More information on this event can be found at https://www.tfec.org/macfgrant/. To learn more about each of MACF’s grantees, visit www.tfec.org/macf.
