Pennsylvania · Public charity
Berks County Chamber Foundation
To advance the general welfare and prosperity of the berks county area so that its citizens and all areas of the business community shall prosper. All necessary attention shall be provided and particular attention and emphasis shall be given to the economic, civic, commercial, cultural, indstrial and educational interests of the area.
- $10k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $2k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Berks County Chamber Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $22k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $116k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $248k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $233k | 67% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $166k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry | $259,631 | 7 | 4% |
| Greater Reading Chamber & Economic Development Corporation | $240,000 | 4 | 2% |
| Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center | $115,638 | 3 | n/a |
| United Way of Berks County Inc | $62,841 | 1 | 0% |
| Greater Reading Economic Partnership | $49,800 | 1 | 5% |
| Readingfilmfest | $28,040 | 1 | n/a |
| Berks Alliance | $25,000 | 1 | 53% |
| Greater Berks Development Fund | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
About Berks County Chamber Foundation
- How much does Berks County Chamber Foundation give?
- Berks County Chamber Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $10,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Berks County Chamber Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Community Improvement (62%), Employment (27%), Philanthropy (8%).
- Who are Berks County Chamber Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry ($260k), Greater Reading Chamber & Economic Development Corporation ($240k), Reading Muhlenberg Career and Technology Center ($116k).
- Does Berks County Chamber Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Berks County Chamber Foundation based?
- Berks County Chamber Foundation is based in PA.
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