Funding Amount

US $1,000 - US $10,000

Deadline

October 13, 2026

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Geography

  • In the Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania, area
  • Located in Upper Bucks County in the Palisades, Quakertown, or Pennridge School Districts

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Grants cannot be used for:
  • Not eligible: Educational scholarships for pre-K, primary, secondary or post-secondary educationIndividuals

Overview

The Upper Bucks Community Foundation Fund of LVCF, managed by the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, supports nonprofit organizations in the Upper Bucks area, including Palisades, Pennridge, and Quakertown School Districts. It primarily funds projects in visual arts, performing arts, industrial arts, agricultural education, and conservation of rural life. This fund includes the Richard E. Gasser Fund and the Erwin J. and Gertrude K. Neusch Fund, which focus on enhancing community engagement and educational initiatives.

About the Upper Bucks Community Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
A leader in charitable giving in the Lehigh Valley for more than 50 years, we receive support from donors, manage funds to grow over time, and make high-impact grants to strengthen local nonprofits. The Foundation manages more than 300 charitable funds, totaling over $80 million, and we continue to grow—both in size and in the ways we fulfill our mission. We are evolving to engage more deeply with partners, serve more effectively as a thought leader on community issues, and explore more innovative ways to make life better cross the Lehigh Valley.
The Upper Bucks Community Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation offers funding to nonprofit organizations and programs serving the Upper Bucks area that include the Palisades, Pennridge, and Quakertown School Districts’ service area.
The Upper Bucks Community Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation consists primarily of two area-of-interest funds. The Richard E. Gasser Fund and Erwin J. and Gertrude K. Neusch Fund are for organizations and programs primarily serving the Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown School Districts in the Upper Bucks area. Recently added to Upper Bucks umbrella, The Bucks County Free Library Endowment Fund is an agency fund that benefits the seven-branch county library system with locations in Bensalem, Doylestown, Langhorne, Levittown, Perkasie, Quakertown, and Yardley-Makefield.
Richard E. Gasser Fund
This Fund provides grants to benefit programs, organizations, and residents in the Upper Bucks County, Pennsylvania, area. The grants are made to support programs and projects which enhance interest, education, and achievements in technology, science, and technology-related fields.
Erwin J. and Gertrude K. Neusch Fund
This Fund provides grants for charitable programs which benefit residents of Upper Bucks County, specifically those in the geographic area served by the Quakertown and Palisades School Districts. The programs of interest to the Neusch Fund are in visual, performing, and industrial arts; art education; agricultural education; and the conservation of rural life.
Areas of Support
Funds will support projects or programs in the following areas

Eligibility

Must be a publicly supported organization with 501(c)(3) exempt statusMust be a nonprofit organization that provides services from a physical address located in Upper Bucks County in the Palisades, Quakertown, or Pennridge School Districts.

Ineligibility

Grants cannot be used for:

  • Educational scholarships for pre-K, primary, secondary or post-secondary educationIndividuals

What Lehigh Valley Community Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
132
Total given
$8.61M
Median grant
$20K
Range
$5,250–$1.12M
  • By dollars: Pennsylvania 93%, New York 4%, Tennessee <1%. Top recipient cities: Allentown, PA; Bethlehem, PA; Easton, PA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Lehigh Valley Hospital · Allentown, PA

    Health

    $1.12M

  • Lafayette Collete · Easton, PA

    Education

    $1.1M

  • Desales Univeristy · Center Valley, PA

    Education

    $1.03M

  • New Bethany Inc · Bethlehem, PA

    Human services

    $808K

  • United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA

    Community & economic development

    $574K

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

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Nonprofits
  • Arts
  • Education
  • Environmental conservation

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