Community Investments Grants
The Community Investments Grants are the primary discretionary grant funds which LVCF’s Board of Governors awards as grants to nonprofits on a competitive basis. In 2019-20, competitive grants include:
Nonprofit Effectiveness Pilot
The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation is excited to announce the launch of a new grant opportunity, the Nonprofit Effectiveness Pilot. The pilot will provide targeted support to strengthen governance, management, and operations of Lehigh Valley nonprofit organizations. Learn more...
Civic Engagement - Census 2020 (New for 2019-2020)
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation has invited specific organizations that serve historically undercounted communities in Lehigh and Northampton Counties and are located within areas that are at-risk for undercounting to apply for funding and technical assistance for Census 2020 outreach activities. Learn more....
Grants are supporting projects that will:
- Engage and educate undercounted communities about the importance of the 2020 census
- Familiarize communities with the census process and changes to the 2020 census
- Develop and implement effective strategies to boost census participation and support communities beyond the life of the project
Mulit-Year Impact Grants
Multi-Year Impact Grant applications are only available through invitation. In 2019-20, the foundation will not solicit applications to support new multi-year impact grants, but will continue to support current grantees, contingent upon grantees meeting funding requirements. Learn more...
ASK MEGAN | Learn more about community investments/grants opportunities at LVCF
Megan Briggs
Director of Community Investments
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
840. W. Hamilton Street, Suite 310
Allentown, PA 18101
610 351-5353, ext. 11 | meganb@lvcfoundation.org