How much funding does Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund provide?

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When is the deadline for Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund?

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Who is eligible for Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund?

Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations and schools, including student programs and clubs, are eligible to apply.

Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund

Berks County Community Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for Nonprofits Grants for LGBTQ Nonprofits Grants for Youth Programs Grants for Education

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Nonprofit organizations and schools, including student programs and clubs, are eligible to apply

Other requirements

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://bccf.org/grant-opportunities/)._

Overview

About Reading Pride Celebration

Reading Pride Celebration is an all-volunteer organization that has the mission of promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by building a community that embraces and supports differences and seeks to eliminate racial oppression, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism and other oppression. Every dollar raise through our Pride festival or other fundraising initiatives, goes directly back to support our mission and programs.

Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund

Reading Pride Celebration (RPC) has created the Reading Pride Celebration Gives Back Fund at Berks County Community Foundation to support projects and programs that affirm and enhance the lives of LGBTQ+ youth in Berks County.

The charitable fund, created with a portion of the proceeds from the Reading Pride Celebration Festival, will provide educators and community organizations with grants to develop or expand programming that improves the lives of LGBTQ+ students in Berks.

“Our youth are the future leaders of our community, and programs geared toward LGBTQ+ youth often receive very little, yet much needed funding. These grants will make it easier for educators to expand or establish their Gay Straight Alliances and other LGBTQ+ youth programming,” said Enrique Castro, President of Reading Pride Celebration.

Funding

Grants of up to $1,000 will be awarded.

Eligibility

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

Nonprofit organizations and schools, including student programs and clubs, are eligible to apply.

What Berks County Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025: 178
Total given: $4.88M
Median grant: $13K
Range: $5,050–$750K

By dollars: Pennsylvania 94%, Virginia 2%, Maryland 2%. Top recipient cities: Reading, PA; Wyomissing, PA; Boyertown, PA.
30% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Berks Nature · Reading, PA

For general operating support

$750K
Foundation for the Reading Public Museum · Reading, PA

For collaborations and restorations at the reading public museum

$250K
Green Building Alliance · Pittsburgh, PA

For building sustainable, resilient, and thriving communities project

$185K
Tower Health at Home · Wyomissing, PA

For the tower health at home 5g device upgrade for epic

$140K
Spotlight PA · Harrisburg, PA

For the launch of the berks county bureau

$100K