Allentown, Pa., December 19, 2025—The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation (LVCF) has announced the distribution of $115,000 in Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) grants to support nonprofit arts and culture organizations across Carbon, Monroe, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties. This year, 23 organizations will receive a $5,000 grant to help strengthen and sustain the region’s creative sector.
The Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) is funded by The Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA). The program supports dynamic Pennsylvania arts organizations with average annual revenues between $10,000 and $200,000, offering flexible funding that allows organizations to respond to changing operational, programmatic, and community needs.
“Arts and culture organizations play an essential role in building connected, vibrant communities and strengthening the local economy,” said Mary Sinibaldi Mancino, Program Associate at the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation. “We were impressed by both the volume and quality of applications received for this year’s Creative Sector Flex Fund. The review process reflected the depth of talent and creativity across our region. While these grants provide meaningful support, they also underscore the ongoing need for sustained investment in the arts and creative economy throughout the Lehigh Valley.”
A defining element of the CSFF program is its flexibility. Grant funds may be used for a wide range of organizational priorities, including administrative capacity, program development, or project-related expenses, enabling recipients to direct resources where they are most needed.
2025-26 Creative Sector Flex Fund Grant Recipients
– Allentown Public Theatre
– Appalachian Fiddle and Bluegrass Association
– Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission
– Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center
– CEC of Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine, ODWU
– Chamber Music Lehigh Valley
– Godfrey Daniels
– InnaStar Inc.
– Karl Stirner Arts Trail Inc.
– Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra
– Lehigh Valley Chorale
– Lehigh Valley Girls Rock
– Mosaic Youth Chorus
– Movement Moves Media
– Mock Turtle Marionette Theater
– Paza Tree of Life, Inc.
– Pennsylvania Playhouse INC
– Repertory Dance Theatre
– SATORI
– SouthSide Film Institute
– The Lehigh Art Alliance Inc
– Women Veterans Empowered & Thriving
– Young People’s Philharmonic
LVCF administers the Creative Sector Flex Fund locally as part of the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts regional funding partnership, expanding access to state arts funding across Region 5, which includes Carbon, Monroe, Lehigh, and Northampton counties.
About Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
At the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, we connect donors who care with causes that matter. For more than 50 years, LVCF has strengthened the Lehigh Valley through charitable giving, fund stewardship, and strategic grantmaking that supports nonprofits and communities throughout the region.
The Foundation manages more than 300 charitable funds totaling over $80 million and continues to grow in both scale and impact by deepening partnerships, advancing community leadership, and pursuing innovative approaches to philanthropy.
About Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
These grants are made possible byThe Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), and the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) regional funding partnership. State funding is provided by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. In Region 5, the PPA program is administered by the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation.
For more information about the Creative Sector Flex Fund, visit
https://www.lehighvalleyfoundation.org/creative-sector-flex-fund/.
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