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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...
read moreHow 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...
read moreCOVID-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...
read moreTFEC 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 &...
read moreAttention 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...
read moreTwenty-two arts organizations awarded a total of $44,000
Harrisburg, PA While many live performances were canceled in 2020, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts recently made a $44,000 commitment to their resurgence in 2021. The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) has awarded these funds to twenty-two arts-centered...
read moreNON-TRADITIONAL, ADULT LEARNERS, ARE NOT LEFT OUT OF SCHOLARSHIP SEASON
TFEC'S Goal to Provide Access to Education to All Types of Learners HARRISBURG, PA, Jan. 11, 2021 – Access to education can help those facing hardships eliminate barriers that keep them in a never-ending cycle of poverty. That is why The Foundation for Enhancing...
read moreTFEC TO HOST ANNUAL EARLY LEARNING CONFERENCE, VIRTUALLY
In a COVID-19 age, TFEC’s Early Education Initiative Still Works to Convene Early Learning Educators HARRISBURG, PA, (Jan. 15, 2021) – The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) will still hold it’s annual Early Learning Conference for early education...
read moreTFEC Awards More than $600,000 Granted to 139 Regional Nonprofit Organizations
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania –The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) announces that $641,166 in grant funds have been awarded to 139 nonprofit organizations through ten competitive grant opportunities submitted to TFEC’s August 1, 2020 deadline. All awarded...
read moreThe Fund for Women & Girls Awards $100,000 to 5 Local Nonprofit Organizations that Provide Assistance to Women and Girls in South Central PA
Harrisburg, PA (December 9, 2020) The Fund for Women & Girls annual grantmaking meeting looked slightly different this year. Aside from the virtual nature of all of our meetings these days, the Fund for Women & Girls grantmaking committee had five $20,000...
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