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THE FUND FOR WOMEN & GIRLS ANNUAL GRANTEE RECOGNITION BREAKFAST TO HONOR 15 ORGANIZATIONS AND $60,000 OF COMMUNITY IMPACT
HARRISBURG, PA — The Fund for Women & Girls (FWG) is delighted to be at the West Shore Country Club on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, for the Annual Grantee Recognition Breakfast. This year’s event will honor and recognize 15 local organizations making a positive impact...
Attention Area Nonprofits! Lotus Fund Now Accepting Letters of Application for Arts Programs Serving Perry County
HARRISBURG, PA — The Lotus Fund, a fund of the Perry County Community Foundation, a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC), is pleased to announce that Letters of Application are now being accepted from nonprofit organizations for arts...
TFEC PROMOTES TEAM MEMBERS TO SENIOR PHILANTHROPIC OFFICER AND PHILANTHROPIC OFFICER
HARRISBURG, PA — The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is pleased to announce that Debbie Garrison has been promoted to Senior Philanthropic Officer and Erin Gilbert has been promoted to Philanthropic Officer. Debbie was promoted from her previous position...
TFEC ANNOUNCES JENNIFER DOYLE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
HARRISBURG, PA —The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is excited to announce that Jennifer J. Doyle has been named Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Jennifer began her career at TFEC back in 2008 as a Program Officer and has held various...
TFEC ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $500,000 IN GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFITS
HARRISBURG, PA — The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) announced $507,196.89 in grants have been awarded to 92 Greater Harrisburg and surrounding area nonprofit organizations through competitive grant opportunities. Awarded projects will commence between...
Janice R. Black, President & CEO for The Foundation for Enhancing Communities Announces Her Retirement
HARRISBURG, PA — As the new Board Chair (Robert Caplan) and the past Board Chair (Carolyn Dumaresq) of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC), we are sharing the following retirement message from Janice R. Black, President & CEO of TFEC since 1994. Her 29...
EMERGING PHILANTHROPISTS PROGRAM GRANTS $5,000 TO HANNA’S PANTRY
HARRISBURG, PA — The Emerging Philanthropists Program (EPP) class of 2023 applied their newly learned community and grantmaking skills by awarding a $5,000 grant to HANNA’s Pantry. Each year, the EPP class decides on a funding priority after assessing community needs....
TFEC WELCOMES NEW COMMUNITY INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE AND PROMOTES TEAM MEMBER TO CONTROLLER
HARRISBURG, PA — The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is pleased to announce the addition of Teresa Gonzalez as a Community Investment Associate to the team and that Sharon Bass has been promoted to Controller. Teresa joined the TFEC team as a Community...
$45,000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO FRANKLIN COUNTY LAW STUDENT
HARRISBURG, PA — The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is pleased to announce the Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $45,000 to one Franklin County resident studying law. The Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded $230,000...
TFEC RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Local Organization Reaccredited with Rigorous Philanthropic Standards HARRISBURG, PA — The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) recently received reaccreditation with The Community Foundations National Standards®, the nation’s highest standard for...
