Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation is a public charity based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1967, it develops, manages, and distributes philanthropy from a variety of donors to improve quality of life for Lehigh Valley residents.
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Lehigh Valley Community Foundation gave $8.6M across 132 grants in 2025 (avg $65K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,613,335
- +26.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 132
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $65,253
- +30.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,200
- Total assets
- $108,195,190
- +27.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (22 of 132, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (93% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 840 W Hamilton Street Suite 310, Allentown, PA 18101-2456
Phone: (610) 351-5353
Website: https://lvcfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
14 open opportunities from Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
Barbara & Maxwell Davison Fund for Alzheimer’s Care Grant
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
CORE Fellowship Program
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Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP)
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Amount
Up to $2,000
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Who Lehigh Valley Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lehigh Valley Hospital ($1.1M). Together the top 10 received $5.7M.
Grant Size Distribution
654 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 534 grants of 654 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated mission concerns residents of the Lehigh Valley. In filing year 2025, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania; the remaining reported shares were New York (4%), Tennessee (1%), New Jersey (1%), and Utah (1%). The Rybak Fund is specifically directed to the Greater Bethlehem Area, while the Davison Fund supports Alzheimer’s care in the Lehigh Valley.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 132 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Lehigh Valley Community Foundation open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 22 of 132 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $23K; repeat grants $74K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $21K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.9M (2020) to $8.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 132 grants totaling $8.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA | HEALTH | $1,123,685 |
| Lafayette Collete Easton, PA | Education | $1,100,000 |
| Desales Univeristy Center Valley, PA | Education | $1,027,590 |
| New Bethany Inc Bethlehem, PA | Human Services | $807,745 |
| United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Allentown, PA | Community & Economic Development | $573,716 |
| Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Allentown, PA | Human Services | $412,409 |
| Allentown Symphony Association Allentown, PA | Arts, Culture, Creative Economy | $287,180 |
| Friends of Mishteret Yisrael - Yatar Division Inc Woodmere, NY | Community & Economic Development | $132,000 |
| Moravian Village of Bethlehem Bethlehem, PA | Human Services | $122,685 |
| Artsquest Bethlehem, PA | Arts, Culture, Creative Economy | $117,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2025 itemized grants totaled $8,613,335 across 132 grants. The foundation’s separate 2024 filing narrative reports 793 grants made from its charitable funds; that figure describes grants from those funds, rather than the 2025 itemized-grant count.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $108,195,190 | $28,978,312 | $11,342,041 | $8,613,335 | 132 | $5,063,937 |
| 2024 | $84,574,170 | $16,804,127 | $9,223,913 | $6,824,720 | 136 | $9,550,016 |
| 2023 | $77,175,197 | $10,497,114 | $8,875,550 | $6,740,734 | 143 | $1,827,200 |
| 2022 | $70,585,243 | $13,559,783 | $8,352,327 | $6,188,324 | 124 | $6,261,424 |
| 2021 | $80,747,413 | $16,923,036 | $7,010,593 | $5,187,477 | 119 | $3,927,636 |
| 2020 | $56,996,760 | $8,242,438 | $7,904,884 | $2,876,840 | 48 | $2,313,609 |
| 2019 | $58,586,673 | $5,806,267 | $7,996,507 | $5,586,183 | 118 | $2,207,322 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to develop, manage, and distribute the philanthropy of a variety of donors to improve quality of life for residents of the Lehigh Valley.
Its reported giving spans a range of needs. In 2025, the largest listed grants included support for health, education, human services, community and economic development, and arts, culture, and the creative economy. The grantees describe their own work in varied terms: Lehigh Valley Hospital says its mission is to provide advanced, compassionate health care supported by education and research; New Bethany says it offers support to people experiencing poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness; and the Allentown Symphony Association says it provides performing arts and cultural education in partnership with the community.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 132 itemized grants totaling $8,613,335. Grants ranged from $5,250 to $1,123,685, with a median of $20,200. The largest listed awards were $1,123,685 to Lehigh Valley Hospital, $1,100,000 to Lafayette College, $1,027,590 to DeSales University, $807,745 to New Bethany, and $573,716 to United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.
The foundation also manages area-of-interest funds. The William C. Rybak Fund for Persons with Disabilities supports equipment, programs, and services for people with disabilities in the Greater Bethlehem Area. The Barbara & Maxwell Davison Fund for Alzheimer’s Care supports initiatives providing care and assistance to Alzheimer’s patients in the Lehigh Valley; its awards are described as competitive and based on community research. The Gene & Joan Witiak Fund provides grants to charitable organizations for environmental and sustainability programs, with recommendations made by a community committee.
For foundation-directed grants, grantees are required to accept grant terms and conditions and are typically required to submit a final report. Some non-competitive grants require signed grant agreements and final reports. The foundation says staff and governors occasionally conduct site visits. Grants requiring expenditure responsibility require documentation verifying charitable use of funds. Its filing also describes a grant to a university in Hungary for geophysics research, with information required before and after the grant.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anne M. Reid, CPA, as chair; Luis Campos as vice chair; Antonia Grifo, Esq., as secretary; and Thomas Groves as treasurer. It also lists Monica Brooks, Leigh Ehrlich, CPA, CHFP, MBA, Veronica Gonzalez, MBA, Kevin Greene, Charlotte Hartmann-Hansen, and Jennifer Mann as governors.
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation is led by Erika Riddle Petrozelli CPA, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Erika Riddle Petrozelli CPA
President & CEO
CEO & President → CEO, 2022
CEO → President & CEO, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$80K (2021) → $141K (2025)
Anne M. Reid CPA
Chair
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trisha Higgins CPA
Executive Vice President & CFO
Vice President & CFO → Executive Vice President & CFO, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$98K (2019) → $132K (2025)
Antonia Grifo Esq.
Secretary
Governor → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Marcon Esq.
Governor
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer L. Mann
Governor
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kerry A. Wrobel
Governor
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Luis Campos
Vice Chair
Governor → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Gonzalez MBA
Governor
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Ramos
Governor
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
R. Nicholas Nanovic Esq.
Governor
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sybil Stershic
Governor
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Brooks
Governor
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Groves
Treasurer
Governor → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2021
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte Hartmann-Hansen
Governor
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert L. Wax Esq.
Governor
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marvin Webb
Governor
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas C. Neuhaus
Governor
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leigh Ehrlich Cpa Chfp MBA
Governor
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Greene
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Watson
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Sandra Bodnyk (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Melinda Stumpf (2019–2023) — Governor
- Former: Margaretha Haeussler (2020–2023) — Governor
- Former: Leigh Ehrlich (2023) — Governor
- Former: Bernard Story (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Geoffrey Borda Cpa Cva (2022) — Governor
- Former: Camille Eyvazzadeh (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Geoffrey Borda (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Thomas L. Campbell (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Charolette Hartmann-Hansen (2021) — Governor
- Former: Bonnie S. Coyle (2019) — Vice Chair
- Former: Denise M. Blew (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: James Margolis (2019) — Governor
- Former: Matthew Sorrentino (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Meredith D. Rettaliata (2019) — Governor
- Former: Michael Stershic (2019) — Governor
- Former: W. Beall Fowler PhD (2019) — Governor
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $141K, to Erika Riddle Petrozelli CPA (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
How much does Lehigh Valley Community Foundation give each year?
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation gave $8.6M across 132 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $6.8M across 136 grants.
What is Lehigh Valley Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,200, and its average grant was $65,253, across 132 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lehigh Valley Community Foundation that year got $23K on average.
Where does Lehigh Valley Community Foundation give grants?
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Allentown, PA (44 grants), Bethlehem, PA (36 grants), Easton, PA (7 grants) and New York, NY (4 grants).
Does Lehigh Valley Community Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 1% of Lehigh Valley Community Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 132) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Human Services" (38 grants), "Community & Economic Development" (31 grants) and "Arts, Culture, Creative Economy" (22 grants).
Who are Lehigh Valley Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Lehigh Valley Hospital ($1,123,685), Lafayette Collete ($1,100,000) and Desales Univeristy ($1,027,590), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lehigh Valley Community Foundation?
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation reported $108.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $29.0M.
What does Lehigh Valley Community Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to develop, manage, and distribute the philanthropy of a variety of donors to improve quality of life for residents of the Lehigh Valley. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lehigh Valley Community Foundation?
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check lvcfoundation.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Lehigh Valley Community Foundation's EIN?
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1686634. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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