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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 &...
Attention 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...
Twenty-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...
NON-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...
TFEC 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...
