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TFEC Ukraine Relief Fund
You watch the news; you see the hurt in the world and feel moved to give back. Where do you turn to make an impact? In the spirit of partnering with a community of givers in a personalized way to change lives, the TFEC Ukraine Relief Fund answers the question you’ve...
The Fund for Women & Girls Annual Grantee Recognition Breakfast is Back to Honor 14 Organizations and $45,000 of Community Impact
Harrisburg, Pa. - After two long years of not being able to gather with friends and family, The Fund for Women & Girls is ecstatic to be back at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, for the Annual Grantee Recognition Breakfast. This...
TFEC Welcomes New Board Members and Team Members
TFEC Welcomes New Board Members and Team Members HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) recently added four new members to its team! TFEC also welcomed two new members to its Board of Directors. Sharon Bass – Financial Services Associate...
Honoring Women in Philanthropy – the 2022 Fund for Women & Girls Awards
Karen F. Snider Women in Philanthropy & Rising Philanthropist award nominations are now open! HARRISBURG, Pa. - Women control 51%--or $22 trillion—of the country’s personal wealth, a critical factor driving philanthropic decisions in Central Pennsylvania and...
Emerging Philanthropists Fund Supports Local Health Clinic
$2,000 awarded to help those affected by COVID-19 HARRISBURG, Pa. - The COVID-19 pandemic is woven into almost every aspect of our lives today. Nonprofit organizations are still working to serve at risk and low-income populations in our community to ensure that...
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) Announces NEW 3 Grant Cycle Schedule for 2022
Eligible 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations can apply for funding for a wide range of competitive grant opportunities HARRISBURG, PA – The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) offers a range of competitive grant opportunities to meet community needs. Starting in...
A $415,000 Permanent Investment for Local Nonprofits
At the conclusion of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities’ Centennial Agency Match Campaign $415,657.60 of support was raised for nonprofit endowment funds. HARRISBURG, PA - Helping local nonprofit organizations build permanent and consistent streams of revenue...
Exemplars Grove gets Upgraded for TFEC’s 100th and IIPT’s 5th Anniversaries
At the culmination of a five-year project, Exemplar’s Grove is finally completed Harrisburg, PA - In honor of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) 100th and International Institute for Peace Through Tourism’s (IIPT) 5th anniversaries, Exemplar’s Grove, on...
$45,000 Scholarship Awarded to Franklin County Law Student
HARRISBURG, Pa. (September 20, 2021) –The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) announced the Faerie L. Angle Memorial Scholarship Fund will award $45,000 over several years to one Franklin County resident studying to become a lawyer. The Faerie L. Angle...
2021-2022 Program Stream Grantees
2021-2022 Program Stream Grantees The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) has announced the awarding of $60,000 in grants to 20 arts nonprofit organizations through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Program Stream grant opportunity. Each organization...
