Lehigh Valley Community Foundation

The Good Neighbor Fund Grant Program is accepting applications! This grant supports nonprofits that provide utility assistance to households struggling with energy costs across PPL Electric’s service area in eastern and central Pennsylvania. lvcfgrants.org/good-neigbor-f…

We’re hiring! Lehigh Valley Community Foundation is seeking a Program Officer, Early Childhood to help strengthen early childhood systems through partnership coordination, grantmaking, and community engagement in Allentown. Learn more at: bit.ly/4lf3aOM

LVCF announced over $600,000K in grants awarded through our Trusted Response Fund, supporting 58 nonprofit organizations addressing urgent and emerging needs across Lehigh and Northampton Counties. lehighvalleyfoundation.org/lvcf-awards-gr…

Take a moment to explore the names, numbers, and stories that defined our 2024–25 fiscal year. This year’s Report reflects how generosity, strategic investment, and community collaboration are strengthening nonprofits and advancing impact. Seethe report: lehighvalleyfoundation.org/lvcf-financial…

Welcome Angela Connell, Chief Administrative Officer at HNL Lab Medicine, to the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Board of Governors. Angela brings more than 20 years of human resources and organizational leadership experience & will serve on our Community Engagement Committee.

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate from the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation.

Thank you Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and Becky Bradley for creating visibility for the Critical Support Fund, a collaborative effort between the LVCF and United Way of the Greater Lehigh. Your donation is most needed and greatly appreciated. @LVPlanning @UnitedWayGLV

Nonprofits serving clients impacted by changes SNAP, join via Zoom on Thursday, December 11, from 2– 3 p.m. for an info session hosted by @VolunteerLV and North Penn Legal Services. Register at: bit.ly/4iN9ZWr

The application period for the LVCF Trusted Response Fund closes this Friday, 11/21 at 11:59:59 p.m. So get your applications in for this capacity-building opportunity providing $5,000–$20,000 grants. Learn more at: lvcfgrants.org/trusted-respon….

Honoring all who served, today and every day. 🇺🇸 Thank you to our veterans and their families for your courage, sacrifice, and continued service to our communities.

LVCF fundholder Devon LeCompte of LeCompte Realty poses with a crate of apples from her family farm that are headed to Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley It's just one of the ways people are helping supply food. For more ways to help, visit: shfblv.org/giving/give-fo…

Thank you to the community leaders, nonprofit representatives who attended the informative session on the Trusted Response Fund grant opportunity. Still have questions, join LVCF for Office hours on Zoom us06web.zoom.us/j/3420507866?o… Friday, Nov 7 2–3 PM Friday, Nov 14 8:30–9:30 AM

LVCF is pleased to sponsor the 2025 Fall CLE Conference, hosted by the Northampton & Lehigh County Bar Associations on Oct, 24, bringing together legal professionals for a full day of learning & connection, covering topics from constitutional law to well-being in the profession.

Thank you to everyone who joined LVCF for Entry Level Fundraising 101 at Northampton Community College. Thanks to Greg Wilson & Michelle Ellison of Stick Figure Fundraising for leading an engaging, hands-on session that helped fundraisers build skills and confidence.

ARPA PA Arts & Culture Recovery Grant application is now open! $3,000 grants to eligible artists/creative professionals in Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, & Northampton counties who experienced pandemic-related losses. Apply now through our grants portal: lvcfgrants.org/arpa-pa-arts-%….

The Trusted Response Fund, a capacity-building opportunity provides $5,000–$20,000 to nonprofits who are adapting to meet urgent needs, planning for long-term sustainability, & remaining resilient in a rapidly changing environment is now open to apply. lvcfgrants.org/trusted-respon…

LVCF’s Erika Riddle Petrozelli, CPA, CAP® & Megan Briggs spoke at the PA Community Foundation Association Conference in State College, Pa. Erika is pictured with Stephen Link, CAP®, Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management. Megan also pictured with Stephen, a former LVCF governor.

Happy Labor Day... Thank you to everyone past and present whose important work helps make the Lehigh Valley a great place to live. LVCF will be back at it tomorrow.

LVCF awarded $40K in Creative Entrepreneurs Accelerator Program (CEAP) grants to 20 local creative businesses & individuals from PA Creative Industries and the PA Council on the Arts, with support from the state and the National Endowment for the Arts bit.ly/4oTEQDy

We welcome Anne Baum, President of Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, part of Jefferson Health, to our Board of Governors! Anne will bring visionary leadership in healthcare & a deep commitment to civic life to our Community Investments Committee. bit.ly/4kKSPYW