Kara Barnard Youth Literacy Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Purpose: Provide gently used books to organizations and schools that wish to instill a love of reading among Delaware County's youth.
Geographic Scope: Delaware County, PA
Eligibility: Organizations and schools in Delaware County
Focus Areas: Youth literacy, reading promotion
Contact Information:
- The Community's Foundation
- 6 E. Hinckley Ave. Suite 203
- Ridley Park, PA 19078
- Phone: (610) 461-6571
- Email: info@TCFhelps.org
What The Community's Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 17
- Total given
- $164K
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Range
- $5,166–$35K
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 100%. Top recipient cities: Chester, PA; Media, PA; Philadelphia, PA.
- 12% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 65% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
CASA Youth Advocates · Media, PA
Safer schoolneighborhood
$35K
Senior Community Services · Folsom, PA
Gen operating
$19K
Chester Eastside · Chester, PA
Gen operatin
$12K
Del County Literacy Council · Chester, PA
Literary prog seniors
$11K
Comm Action Agency of Delco · Marcus Hook, PA
Shelter client supplies
$9,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Literacy
- Youth programs
- Education
- K-12 schools
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