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$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...
$300,000 + of Community Support for COVID-19 Relief
The COVID-19 Community Response Fund made its final round of grantmaking with $311,233 donated to 99 nonprofit organizations. Harrisburg, Pa. (July 29, 2021) – What started as a reaction to the global pandemic has grown into more than $300,000 of aid for local...
Call for Applications: Emerging Philanthropist Fund Grant Opportunity Now Available!
$2,000 in general operating support – apply by August 31, 2021! HARRISBURG, Pa. -- (July 1, 2021) - The 2021 Emerging Philanthropist Fund Grant Application is now available and accepting submissions. The Emerging Philanthropists Fund was created in 2014 by the...
Perry County Nonprofits Receive over $20,000 for Summer Programming
$22,818 awarded to eleven organizations that serve the Perry County Community HARRISBURG, PA (June 24, 2021)— The Perry County Community Foundation (PCCF) awarded a total of $22,818 to eleven organizations during its 2021 grantmaking. PCCF is a regional foundation of...
Programs for Children, Families, and Perry County Receive Over $97,000 in Grant Funding
The Children’s Home Fund, Family and Children Services of Lebanon County Fund, The Kids Trust Fund, and Perry County Community Foundation award $97,411 in grant funds to 32 organizations. HARRISBURG, PA (June 22, 2021)— The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC)...
In-Person Programming Still Needs Support from the COVID-19 Community Response Fund
$13,323 in additional funding awarded to local organizations returning to in-person activities. HARRISBURG, Pa. (June 14, 2021) - Summer is in full swing, and even though June 2021 looks drastically different than June 2020, our communities are still rebuilding from...
Honoring Women in Philanthropy – the 2021 Fund for Women & Girls Awards
Karen F. Snider Women in Philanthropy & Rising Philanthropist award nominations now open! HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 19, 2021) - Women control 51%--or $22 trillion—of the country’s personal wealth, a critical factor driving philanthropic decisions in Central...
During Vaccination Rollout, COVID-19 Community Response Fund Continues to Provide Community Support
$289,910 funds awarded to the community since the inception of the COVID-19 Community Response Fund! HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 9, 2021) – With vaccines, summertime, and warm weather on the horizon, it can sometimes feel like a return to normalcy, but COVID-19 continues...
How Do Local Charities Recover from COVID-19
TFEC and Helix Strategies, LLC., partner in convening the nonprofit community to hold three capacity-building sessions. HARRISBURG, Pa. (April 8, 2021) - Is it possible to have a conversation these days that does not revolve around COVID-19? It touched every aspect of...
