The Beaver County Foundation makes grants to support the work of non-profit tax exempt organizations in or serving Beaver County.
Donor Name: Beaver County Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Beaver County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The mission of the Beaver County Foundation is to create an atmosphere for and an understanding of philanthropy, the love of humankind, in order to preserve and encourage the development of organizations and programs that meet human needs. This shall be accomplished by enabling individuals and organizations to build endowments, which, in turn, produce revenues designed to strengthen programs, and events which serve to benefit the people of Beaver County and the surrounding geographic region.
Certain Donor Advised Funds may make grants beyond the Beaver County region. Governmental units are also eligible to receive Foundation support, provided the purpose of the grant request goes beyond the expected limits of government service. No grants are made to individuals.
Funding Information
The Acorn Fund is supported by members of the board of the Foundation and generally awards grants of not more that $4,000 annually.
Eligible Projects
- The Foundation encourages proposals for innovative and creative projects that address problems to be solved or opportunities to be seized in the Beaver County area. The general policy of the Foundation is to make grants to programs that are responsive to changing community needs in the areas of health, human services, education and cultural events.
- Grants are made only for capital items and for seed money for new agencies, or new projects by established agencies. The Foundation does not fund operations or to pay off deficits. Grants to churches and religious organizations are made in cases where projects clearly benefit the entire community. Preference is given to matching grant opportunities.
For more information, visit Beaver County Foundation.
