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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...
read moreA $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...
read moreExemplars 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...
read more$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...
read more2021-2022 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...
read more$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...
read moreCall 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...
read morePerry 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...
read morePrograms 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)...
read moreIn-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...
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