How much funding does Susan E. Kraus/Robert W. Gill Fund Grant provide?

Susan E. Kraus/Robert W. Gill Fund Grant provides Up to US $1,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Susan E. Kraus/Robert W. Gill Fund Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Susan E. Kraus/Robert W. Gill Fund Grant

Berks County Community Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for Foster Care Hardship Grants

Funding Amount

Up to US $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Individuals in Need

Overview

The Susan E. Kraus/Robert W. Gill Fund, managed by the Berks County Community Foundation, provides financial support to adults who previously lived in foster care in Berks County. Grants, capped at $1,000 per year, are aimed at assisting individuals with transitional housing costs and educational expenses, helping them achieve stability and independence as they transition to adulthood.

This fund is to assist adults who were once in foster care, lived in a Berks County foster home and/or were Berks County residents at the time of their placement in foster care. Grants should assist with general transitional housing costs and/or educational expenses. Grants to each individual should not exceed $1,000 per year.

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

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

Foster parents
Hardship

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Susan E. Kraus/Robert W. Gill Fund Grant

Can we apply?

Eligible organizations

Overview

What Berks County Community Foundation Inc actually gave

Example grants

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

Categories

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