How much funding does Teacher Mini-Grants Fund provide?

Teacher Mini-Grants Fund provides Up to US $500 in funding.

When is the deadline for Teacher Mini-Grants Fund?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Teacher Mini-Grants Fund

Q: Who is eligible for Teacher Mini-Grants Fund?

Geography: In Berks County to enhance classroom projects that improve student learning.

Berks County Community Foundation Inc

Foundation Grants for Teachers Grants for K-12 Schools Small Grants for Nonprofits

Funding Amount

Up to US $500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Education (non-scholarship)Berks County

Geography

In Berks County to enhance classroom projects that improve student learning

Overview

The Teacher Mini-Grants Fund offers grants up to $500 for K-12 educators in Berks County to enhance classroom projects that improve student learning. This initiative, supported by various local funds, prioritizes creative educational projects, aiming to enrich the curriculum and foster innovation in teaching methods.

The Teacher Mini-Grant Program provides grants up to $500 for Berks County K-12 school employees to support a classroom activity or project. The activity or project must improve student learning and enhance the existing curriculum. This program is supported by the Berks County Association of School Retirees Scholarship and Grant Fund, the Public Education Foundation Fund for Instructional Innovation, the Ben Franklin Trust Fund, and the Teacher Mini-Grants Fund.

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