How much funding does The Innovation Fund Grant provide?

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The Innovation Fund Grant

Berks County Community Foundation Inc

Foundation Environmental Grants Environmental Education Grants Community Development Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

In Berks County

Overview

Berks County Community Foundation
Since that time, the foundation has grown to manage hundreds of charitable funds. Each year, the funds distribute millions of dollars in scholarships and grants to support local students and nonprofit organizations and causes.
The Innovation Fund provides grants to projects focused on improving environmental health and climate resiliency in Berks County. Projects that include collaboration across sectors and/or opportunities for partnership building will be prioritized.
Projects can include but are not limited to:

New approaches to strengthen environmental health and climate resiliency, including research into new approaches.
Small-scale implementation/construction of environmental best management practices (e.g. planting trees and native shrubs, community gardens, etc.)
Support to obtain state or federal funding
Education and outreach
Project planning and development

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