How much funding does BISA Attendance Improvement Fund Grant provide?

BISA Attendance Improvement Fund Grant provides Up to US $1,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for BISA Attendance Improvement Fund Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

BISA Attendance Improvement Fund Grant

Berks County Community Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for K-12 Schools Grants for Education

Funding Amount

Up to US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Berks County.
Schools with successful programs are encouraged to share their initiatives with other schools.
To support initiatives at Berks County's public schools that improve attendance.

Geography

In Berks County

Overview

The BISA Attendance Improvement Fund, managed by the Berks County Community Foundation, offers grants of up to $1,000 to enhance school attendance in Berks County. This initiative supports programs that encourage regular school attendance, leading to better academic performance and overall student well-being. Schools are invited to apply for funding to implement specific attendance improvement initiatives within designated time frames, fostering collaboration among educational institutions.

The BISA Attendance Improvement Fund provides grants up to $1,000 to support initiatives that improve attendance at Berks County schools. Students who attend school regularly are more likely to do well in school, have access to counselors and other support systems, graduate, find employment, and stay out of trouble with the law.
Grants will be awarded to fund a specific program within a specific time frame.

Eligibility

Berks CountySchools with successful programs are encouraged to share their initiatives with other schools.To support initiatives at Berks County's public schools that improve attendance.

What Berks County Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 178
Total given: $4.88M
Median grant: $13K
Range: $5,050–$750K

By dollars: Pennsylvania 94%, Virginia 2%, Maryland 2%. Top recipient cities: Reading, PA; Wyomissing, PA; Boyertown, PA.
30% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Berks Nature · Reading, PA

For general operating support

$750K
Foundation for the Reading Public Museum · Reading, PA

For collaborations and restorations at the reading public museum

$250K
Green Building Alliance · Pittsburgh, PA

For building sustainable, resilient, and thriving communities project

$185K
Tower Health at Home · Wyomissing, PA

For the tower health at home 5g device upgrade for epic

$140K
Spotlight PA · Harrisburg, PA

For the launch of the berks county bureau

$100K