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Eligible organizations

  • Junior or senior student from Central Dauphin, Central Dauphin East, Dauphin County Technical School, Harrisburg-John Harris High School, Sci-Tech High School, Steelton-Highspire High School.
  • Plans to attend HACC to take academic or college-prep courses while still in high school

Overview

The Grove Family Fund #1, managed by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, is dedicated to supporting local high school students from specific schools in Central Dauphin County. This fund enables juniors and seniors to take college-level courses at HACC while still in high school, enhancing their educational opportunities. With a strong emphasis on community development and education, the fund aims to empower students and promote academic success for future generations.

The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) is a community foundation serving South Central Pennsylvania with a mission to inspire giving, partner with donors to achieve their charitable goals, and strengthen local communities for current and future generations. Guided by core values of inclusion, stewardship, endurance, and integrity, TFEC invests in a broad range of community needs through grantmaking, donor-advised funds, nonprofit services, and regional initiatives. Its funding priorities include early childhood education, women and girls’ well-being, arts and culture, community development, health and human services, and other programs that advance equity and long-term community impact.
The Grove Family Scholarship Fund supports students who wish to attend HACC to take college-level courses while still in high school or are attending college in the classroom at their high school.

Eligibility

Junior or senior student from Central Dauphin, Central Dauphin East, Dauphin County Technical School, Harrisburg-John Harris High School, Sci-Tech High School, Steelton-Highspire High School.Plans to attend HACC to take academic or college-prep courses while still in high school

What The Foundation for Enhancing Communities actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
285
Total given
$7.74M
Median grant
$13K
Range
$5,001–$1.24M
  • By dollars: Pennsylvania 66%, California 17%, New York 10%. Top recipient cities: Harrisburg, PA; Chambersburg, PA; Mechanicsburg, PA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 27% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Sankara Eye Foundation USA · Milpitas, CA

    Health

    $1.24M

  • Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY

    Human service

    $750K

  • Messiah University · Mechanicsburg, PA

    Educational

    $232K

  • United Way of the Capital Region · Enola, PA

    Community development

    $154K

  • Perry County Council of the Arts · Newport, PA

    Arts, humanities

    $127K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • College prep

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