Lehigh River Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.lehighvalleyfoundation.org/lehigh-river-fund/)._
Overview
Area-of-Interest Funds- Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
An area-of-interest fund supports programs & initiatives that tackle issues of your choosing, such as the environment, camperships, or no-kill animal shelters.
Foundation-directed area-of-interest fund awards grants based on the recommendations of a community committee that oversees a specific initiative.
Lehigh River Fund
Established in 2001 by the Lehigh River Foundation, this Fund provides grants for the protection, promotion, and enhancement of the Lehigh River and its watershed, including the Lehigh River portion of the Delaware and Lehigh Canal National Heritage Corridor and Heritage State Park.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
What Lehigh Valley Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 132
- Total given
- $8.61M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,250–$1.12M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 93%, New York 4%, Tennessee <1%. Top recipient cities: Allentown, PA; Bethlehem, PA; Easton, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lehigh Valley Hospital · Allentown, PA
Health
$1.12M
Lafayette Collete · Easton, PA
Education
$1.1M
Desales Univeristy · Center Valley, PA
Education
$1.03M
New Bethany Inc · Bethlehem, PA
Human services
$808K
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA
Community & economic development
$574K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Water
- Environmental conservation
- Land conservation
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