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TFEC Announces Details for New Grant Framework
New grant framework will further augment TFEC’s mission to enhance the lives of citizens in south central Pennsylvania, TFEC President and CEO Janice R. Black announced today. For more than a year the Greater Harrisburg Foundation, one of six regional foundations of...

TFEC Announces Details for New Grant Framework
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is pleased to announce the new framework for the annual grantmaking that is conducted through the Greater Harrisburg Foundation (GHF), one of six regional foundations for TFEC. For over one year, the TFEC Staff and GHF...
Emerging Philanthropist Program Announces New, One-Time Grant Opportunity
The Emerging Philanthropist Program (EPP), a joint project between The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) and Harrisburg Young Professionals (HYP), invites nonprofit organizations to apply for a new grant opportunity. Any nonprofit organization serving the...
The Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation is now Accepting Grant Applications
The Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation (MACF), a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, invites Mechanicsburg area nonprofits to apply for grant opportunities. Any nonprofit organization directly benefiting Mechanicsburg area citizens...
The Franklin County Foundation is now Accepting Grant Applications
The Franklin County Foundation (FCF), a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC), invites Franklin County nonprofits to apply for grant opportunities. Any nonprofit organization directly benefiting Franklin County citizens may request...
Capital Campaign Review Board Surveys Now Available
The Capital Campaign Review Board (CCRB), in partnership with the Central Penn Business Journal and The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is distributing a survey to nonprofit organizations across Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry Counties requesting each nonprofit...

Camp Hill Community Foundation Awards $1,500 to Camp Hill Eisenhower Elementary
The Camp Hill Community Foundation (CHCF), a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC), recently presented a check for $1,500 to Camp Hill Eisenhower Elementary, a 2015 CHCF grantee, for the 2015 Arbor Day Celebration Program. The program,...

Camp Hill Community Foundation Awards $1,500 to New Hope Ministries, Inc.
The Camp Hill Community Foundation (CHCF), a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC), recently presented a check for $1,500 to New Hope Ministries, a 2015 CHCF grantee, for Workforce Development & Job Training. The project serves...

Pennsylvania Ranks Low on Women’s Health and Safety
A new state-by-state analysis finds that Pennsylvania received a grade of C- on women’s health & well-being and a C on women’s reproductive rights. In addition, the findings suggest that violence continues to affect many women in the state. The analysis was...

Family and Children’s Services of Lebanon County Awards $15,855 to 7 Local Nonprofit Organizations
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is pleased to announce 2015 grant awards made to local nonprofit agencies through Family and Children’s Services of Lebanon County, a fund of TFEC. Family and Children’s Services of Lebanon County supports nonprofit...