Wyomissing Foundation Grants

The Wyomissing Foundation, established in 1926, is dedicated to creating community impact through grants to nonprofit organizations. It prioritizes funding for health and human services, education, arts, environment, and community development in Berks County. The foundation seeks to catalyze change by leveraging its resources and supporting projects that demonstrate critical need and measurable impact. Grants are typically for one year, with the possibility of multi-year support for impactful initiatives.

In addition, we provide critically needed financial support through grants made for charitable purposes to address issues in health and human services, arts, education, environment, and community development.
We annually invest charitable grants in nonprofit organizations to fund new programs or projects, expand or enhance effective existing programs or projects, support organizational development and capacity building, support capital campaigns, and provide general operating support to organizations (in limited situations.)
We give priority to grants and projects that use our funds in catalytic ways or to leverage our funds to bring in other resources. All grant inquiries and requests are screened and researched for appropriateness.
Grants are typically awarded to support projects and programs related to health and human services, education, the arts, the environment, community development, and on a selective basis, for general operations and capacity building.
In general, most grants are given for one year. Multi-year grants are given on occasion and might be paid out over 2-5 years. No more than one grant is made to the same organization within a 12-month period.
The grant proposal needs to identify and provide evidence of the criticality of the issue and measurable indicators of how the grant will address the problem. The Wyomissing Foundation should not be the only funding source for an organization or project.
What We Fund
Health & Human ResourcesCommunity DevelopmentEducationThe ArtsThe Environment

Eligibility

Grants are made to nonprofit organizations qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or to agencies using the funds for a charitable purpose. Grants are only made to organizations working within Berks County, preferably headquartered in Berks County.

Ineligibility

We do not fund:operating funds on a sustaining basisfor-profit enterprisesfunds for individuals, scholarships, endowmentsreligious activities, fraternal organizationssponsorships, purchase of tickets, tables, advertisementsparties, conferences, fairs, or festivalsanimal rights programsactivities that would jeopardize the Foundation’s charitable statusus.