North East Community Foundation Grant

North East Community Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: North East Community Foundation
Last Updated: January 25, 2026

Summary

The North East Community Foundation Grant aims to enhance the quality of life in North East, Pennsylvania, by supporting charitable organizations through funding. Focused on youth activities, the foundation encourages applications for tangible projects with a significant impact. Eligible organizations must typically be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3), but fiscal agents can assist those without this designation. Past funding has supported education, health, and community enrichment initiatives.

Overview

NOTE: Certain funds administered by The Foundation are specifically restricted to youth activities. In order to assure that all applications seeking funding for youth activities are considered together, the Foundation asks that applications for the funding of youth activities for a particular calendar year be submitted no later than January 1 of such year. Mission The mission of The North East Community Foundation is to assist a diverse group of donors in improving the quality of life in and around North East, Pennsylvania. Grants The Foundation provides funding to charitable organizations for projects which benefit the North East community. We prefer funding requests for specific, tangible items or projects in which the funds provided by the Foundation will have a substantive impact. Past Projects The North East Community Foundation was honored to share nearly $172,000 with 77 non-profits and individuals for the following: Education — supporting libraries and schools, providing college scholarships and summer experiences in the arts and natureBasic health & safety needs — supporting firefighters and first responders, nursing and hospice care, food, clothing and other essentialsEnriching our community — through organizations such as North East in Bloom, Downtown North East, North East Historical Society and the Lake Shore Railway Historical Society

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In order to receive funding from the Foundation, an organization must normally be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, if your organization does not have this designation, you can still apply if another tax-exempt organization acts as your fiscal agent.

Ineligibility

We do not normally provide funding for:program advertisingfundraising eventsnormal operating expensesdeficit reduction effortssectarian religious activitiesreplacement of government or other fundingorganization startups