Support Your Community
Give Through TFEC
Your gift can support the causes, communities and opportunities that matter most to you.
Through The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, you can give to an established fund, support a community or start your own charitable fund. However you choose to give, TFEC can help you make a meaningful impact in South Central Pennsylvania.
Choose Your Giving Path
There are several ways to give through TFEC. Choose the option that best matches your goals.
Give to a Fund
Support an established TFEC fund or a giving opportunity that reflects the causes you care about. Your gift can help address needs across the region and strengthen the nonprofits serving our communities.
Support a Community
Give through a geographic-specific fund and help strengthen a specific community in South Central Pennsylvania. Your support can help local leaders respond to needs and invest in opportunities close to home.
Start a Fund
Create a charitable fund that reflects your goals, values and vision for giving. Our Philanthropy Team can help you choose the right option and build a giving plan that works for you.
The Fund for Women & Girls
Explore the transformative potential of The Fund for Women & Girls. Your gift helps support initiatives that uplift women and girls across South Central Pennsylvania while advancing opportunity, leadership and lasting community change for future generations.
Emerging Philanthropists Program
Explore the transformative potential of the Emerging Philanthropists Program. Your gift helps support opportunities that connect emerging leaders with local needs while advancing philanthropy, leadership and lasting community impact across Central Pennsylvania.
Give to an Established TFEC Fund
These established TFEC funds offer a simple way to give with purpose. Every dollar donated helps meet community needs today while building an endowment that will serve South Central Pennsylvania for generations to come.
Animal Welfare Fund
Support care, services and opportunities that improve the lives of animals in our community.
Arts and Culture Fund
Strengthen creative expression, cultural experiences and access to the arts across the region.
Community Development Fund
Invest in projects and programs that help local communities grow stronger and more connected.
Community Equity Fund
Support work that expands access and strengthens historically marginalized communities.
Early Education Fund
Help young children build a strong foundation for learning, growth and future success.
Environmental Stewardship Fund
Help protect the natural resources, parks and shared spaces that strengthen quality of life across our region.
Health and Human Services Fund
Help meet community needs related to health, well-being and essential human services.
HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Fund
Support agencies that provide services for people living with HIV/AIDS or navigating substance abuse.
Youth Development Fund
Support opportunities that help young people learn, grow and reach their full potential.
To explore the complete list of funds and fiscal sponsorships offered through TFEC, please visit the Funds and Fiscal Sponsorships pages.
Support a Community Fund
TFEC’s community funds help donors support the communities they know and love. Each grant supported by these funds is guided by local leadership and helps address needs, opportunities and quality of life in its community.
Camp Hill
Invest in charitable, civic and educational activities that benefit Camp Hill residents and strengthen the local community.
Cumberland County
Give back to Cumberland County by helping local nonprofits meet needs across the community.
Dauphin County
Help strengthen Dauphin County by supporting nonprofits that serve local residents and respond to community needs.
Dillsburg Area
Support charitable giving that strengthens the Dillsburg area and helps meet local needs.
Franklin County
Help strengthen Franklin County by investing in local nonprofits and community needs.
Lebanon County
Strengthen Lebanon County by helping local nonprofits respond to needs and serve residents through community grantmaking.
Mechanicsburg Area
Build on the spirit of the Mechanicsburg area by supporting opportunities that help people and places thrive.
Perry County
Support local giving that helps Perry County communities grow stronger for generations to come.
Start a Fund
Create a giving plan that reflects your goals.
A charitable fund at TFEC gives you a flexible way to support the causes, organizations or communities that matter most to you. Our Philanthropy Team can help you explore your options, choose the right fund type and build a plan for giving today and in the future.
To start the conversation, contact the Philanthropy Team at philanthropy@tfec.org.
Fund Types at a Glance
Unrestricted Fund
Supports TFEC’s ability to respond to the region’s most current and emerging community needs.
Area of Interest Fund
Supports a broad cause area, such as education, the environment or arts and culture.
Donor Advised Fund
Gives donors flexibility to recommend grants to nonprofits over time.
Restricted Fund
Provides ongoing support to one or more donor-selected nonprofit organizations.
Scholarship Fund
Helps students pursue education through donor-established scholarship criteria.
Agency Fund
Allows a nonprofit organization to build long-term charitable assets through TFEC.
