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$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...
COVID-19 Fund Grants Three Non-Profits in First Round of 2021
$274,010 funds awarded to the community since the inception of the COVID-19 Community Response Fund! HARRISBURG, Pa. (February 16, 2021) – The COVID-19 Community Response Fund has awarded a total of $7,500 in emergency funds to three nonprofit organizations responding...
TFEC Announces New Board Members, Team Members, and Promotions!
HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) recently added four members to its team and promoted one team member. TFEC also welcomed five new members to its Board of Directors at the start of the new year. Michael Blymier – Marketing &...
