Community Initiatives
The driving force behind many
life-changing projects
here in Berks County.
Good works are
in the works.
Our Program Team partners with local organizations to support initiatives and programs that actively improve the welfare of the residents of Berks County. Our years of experience give us the resources to join forces and make change happen.
Our Areas of Focus
Although we manage funds for many different causes in Berks County, we focus our undesignated
grantmaking and resources on the following community initiatives.
Arts and Culture
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Environment and Energy
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Health and Human Services
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Education
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Neighborhood Vitality
Learn MoreOur Program Officers are experts in their areas of focus.
They are also experts on Berks County. They continuously study local, regional, national, and even international trends to be sure the initiatives we manage have the best shot at improving the quality of life right here.
Meet Our Entire Team
We turn initiatives into action.
With the help of community partners and committed volunteers, we take what we learn and put it to work through specific programs.
Current programs
Met-Ed Sustainable Energy Fund
A Brighter Energy Future
We work in partnership with the Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund to improve energy efficiency and support green energy projects and education across a broad swath of Pennsylvania.
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Generational Change for Women and Girls
A program of the Power of the Purse in Berks County Fund
By supporting programs that help women and girls enter the workforce or get the education they need to do so, this program seeks to empower women and end generational poverty.
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Youth Advisory Board
A program of VOiCEup Berks and the Youth Fund
Each year, 40 local high school students study the issues their peers face, volunteer their time to address them, and undertake a process to award $15,000 in grants aimed at making an impact.
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The Sacred Places Project
A program to catalog purpose-built church buildings in Berks County
With the help of Partners for Sacred Places in Philadelphia and a cadre of interns, this program is inventorying the existing church buildings in Berks County, with an eye toward preserving historically significant properties.
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Spotlight PA
Supported by the Hawley and Myrtle Quier Fund
Spotlight PA is researching communication needs in our community, creating a Berks news bureau to focus on high-impact, local journalism.
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Social Services in Rural Libraries
Meeting needs in a communal space.
The Community General Hospital Healthcare Fund of Berks County Community Foundation supports the provision of staff to work in identified rural libraries in the Bernville, Boyertown, Hamburg, and Morgantown areas.
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Nonprofit Certificate Program
Professional cohort program by Berks County Community Foundation
The Berks County Community Foundation Nonprofit Management Certificate Program runs every other year. Applications for the next cohort will be available in 2026.
Learn MoreOur knowledge is your power.
We’ve been creating change since 1994. Our program officers know initiatives in Berks County inside-and-out and can answer all your questions
