Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Overview

Bridge Builders Community Foundations

Our Vision

Bridge Builders Community Foundations will generate growth and progress in our communities by actively engaging individuals and organizations through transformative philanthropy.

Mission

Striving for excellence in all that we do, Bridge Builders Community Foundations builds relationships based on loyalty to donor intent and a commitment to community growth. As the guardians of individual legacies and stewards of organizational endowments, Bridge Builders Community Foundations ensures that resources invested today will develop potential and will fulfill future needs. The Foundation empowers everyone to be a philanthropist!

McElhattan Impact Fund for the Knox Area

This grant application is for programs/projects that benefit Knox as a priority or Clarion County as a whole.

Program/Project Funding Areas

* Animal Welfare
* Arts & Culture
* Community / Economic Development
* Education
* Environment & Conservation
* Health & Wellness
* History & Heritage
* Leadership Development
* Other
* Recreation
* Social Services
* Youth Development

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

* Application requires submission of latest charitable designation
* Examples include: IRS Determination Letter, State Tax Exemption Letter, Articles of Incorporation, etc.

Ineligibility

* If your organization received a grant last year, an impact/closing report must be submitted or your organization is ineligible for future grant opportunities.

What Bridge Builders Community Foundations actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
33
Total given
$1.26M
Median grant
$8,755
Range
$5,099–$499K
  • By dollars: Pennsylvania 95%, New York 5%, California <1%. Top recipient cities: Oil City, PA; Franklin, PA; Dunkirk, NY.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 46% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • United Way of Venango County · Reno, PA

    Distribution

    $499K

  • Franklin Civic Operetta Association · Franklin, PA

    Distribution

    $100K

  • Eccles-Lesher Memorial Library · Rimersburg, PA

    Eccles-lesher memorial library

    $98K

  • Oil Region Library Association · Oil City, PA

    Distribution

    $77K

  • Allegheny Valley Trails Association · Franklin, PA

    Distribution

    $50K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

nonprofitsanimal-rescueartscommunity-developmenteducationenvironmenthealth-educationrecreationyouth-programssocial-services

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