Community Giving Foundation: Berwick Funds

Community Giving Foundation: Berwick is made up of 65 total funds. In 2024, Berwick received $359,359 total gifts and awarded $1,227,359 grants and $82,150 scholarships. We are grateful for all the donors who partnered with us last year, increasing opportunities for grantmaking to support area nonprofits and scholarships to support the futures of local students. A list of charitable funds under the Berwick affiliate is included below. See listings of donors and grants/scholarships under each fund name. (Note: Funds marked ** were established in 2024.)

Unrestricted Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Berwick Area Health Care, Inc.

  • GRANTS:
    • Ronald McDonald House of Danville—Share-a-Night Program ($1,000)

  • GRANTS:
    • For the Cause—Berwick Teen Center Education Expansion Dev Program ($1,600); Berwick Teen Center Impact360 ($1,600)

Donor Advised Funds

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area Swimming Pool Inc.—Starting Block and Facility Upgrades ($700)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Historical Society—Mrs. Jackson’s Garden Project ($500)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Boulevard Association—Organization Support ($300)
    • Dale A. and Ferne S. Krothe Veterans Scholarship—Scholarship Supplement ($400)

  • GRANTS:
    • Northwest Area School District—Improvements to Science ($500)

  • GRANTS:
    • For the Cause—Berwick Teen Center Support ($700)

  • DONORS:
    • Thomas and Susan Aten
    • Lois M. Lingousky—in memory of Don Walp
    • Michelle McCabe-Gray
    • Roscoe and Betty Anne
    • Tom Stiner
    • Jodi Walp

  • DONORS:
    • Marilyn Muehlhof

    GRANTS:
    • Community Giving Foundation—Youth in Philanthropy Support for Millville ($1,000)

  • GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence Inc.—Organization Support ($700)
    • Columbia Montour Council No. 504 Boy Scouts of America—Organization Support ($800)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Boulevard Association—Christmas Boulevard Sponsorship ($500)
    • Berwick Historical Society—General Store in Carriage House ($5,000)
    • Beyond Violence Inc.—Organization Support ($5,000)
    • Salem Township Park & Recreation Board—Operating Fund ($1,300)

Field of Interest Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Berwick Hospital Pooled Inc. II
    • Berwick Hospital Pooled Income TUA
    • Dale Krothe—in memory of Ferne Krothe

    GRANTS:
    • AGAPE Love from Above to Our Community—AED Safety Program ($1,600); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($300)
    • Benton Area School District—High School Drama Sponsorship ($200); Holiday Meal for Senior Citizens ($500)
    • Benton Borough Police Department—2024 Police Dept Allocation ($3,125); Two Automated External Defibrillators ($6,000)
    • Benton Volunteer Fire Company—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Berwick Area Ministerium—Heating Assistance ($900)
    • Berwick Area School District—Board/Staff Match, R. Davis ($500); Building Achievement through Reading for Kindergarten ($3,088); Counseling Services ($44,000); Newspapers in Education Program ($1,000)
    • Berwick Area Swimming Pool Inc.—AED Part Replacement ($600); Board/Staff Match, R. Cashman ($500); Outdoor Swim Competitions and Technology Upgrades ($13,000)
    • Berwick Area United Way—2024 Day of Caring Sponsor ($1,000); Automated External Defibrillator ($1,480); Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($100); Board/Staff Match, K. Tanribilir ($500); Board/Staff Match, R. Albertson ($100); Campaign Kick Off Dinner Sponsorship ($2,500); Celebrate Berwick 2024 Sponsorship ($1,000); Club 100 Sponsorship ($500); Storm Recovery Community Dinner ($4,000); Cradle to Career ($2,300); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Berwick Area YMCA—10K Gold Sponsorship ($200); 2024 Senior Water Exercise Program ($10,000); Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($100); Board/Staff Match, R. Cashman ($500); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Trick or Treat Trail ($250)
    • Berwick Arts Association—Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($100); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($965)
    • Berwick Borough Police Department—2025 Police Dept Allocation ($10,000)
    • Berwick Boulevard Association—Christmas Boulevard Sponsorship 2024 ($1,000)
    • Berwick Community Response Fund—BHWF Support ($129,139)
    • Berwick Historical Society—Making History Cool: 4th Grade Field Trips ($4,750); Seybert Level Sponsor ($2,500)
    • Berwick Marathon Association, Inc.—Board/Staff Match, R. Davis ($500)
    • Berwick Teen Center Youth Action Board Fund—Organizational Endowment Match ($10,300)
    • Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts—Board/Staff Match, R. Albertson ($400); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Nonprofit Partnership Film Program ($4,000); Organization Support ($30,000)
    • Beyond Violence Inc.—Bingo Sponsorship ($500); Black and Purple Ball Support ($3,000); Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($100); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Non-Offending Parent Counselor ($30,000); Organization Support ($12,500); Run Beyond Violence Sponsorship ($500); Shelter Programs ($37,500)
    • Bloomsburg Area YMCA—Veterans Wellness Program ($1,500)
    • Bloomsburg Public Library—Detective Sponsorship ($1,000)
    • Borough of Berwick—2024 Riverfest Sponsor ($4,000); Feral Cat Program ($2,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Vine Street Park ($10,000); Winterfest Sponsorship ($1,000)
    • Briar Creek Township Police—2024 Police Dept Allocations ($5,000)
    • Camp Cadet Troop “N”—Golf Sponsor ($500)
    • Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc.—Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World Workshops ($11,500); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2024/25 Social Services Support for Blind/Low Vision Customers ($4,800); Prevention of Blindness Programming for Children and Adults ($2,750)
    • Child Hunger Outreach Partners—Berwick School District Backpack Program and In School Pantry ($12,500); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Organization Support ($12,500); Three Automated External Defibrillators ($6,750)
    • Collaborative Autism Movement LLC—Light the Night for Autism ($200)
    • Columbia Child Development Program—AEDs for CCDP Head Start Berwick and Benton ($3,460); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for Children & Families in CCDP Head Start ($44,405)
    • Columbia County Children and Youth Services—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Columbia County Christian School—Positive Behavior Program ($600)
    • Columbia County Commissioners for Columbia Co. Family Centers—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Prevention Programs for Families ($40,000)
    • Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, Inc.—Board/Staff Match, J. Scopelliti ($500); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Salary Support for CCVIM for 2024 ($100,000)
    • Columbia Montour Area Vocational Technical School—Adulting Day ($250)
    • Commonwealth University, Bloomsburg—22nd Annual High School Diversity Conference ($2,500)
    • Community Giving Foundation—Youth in Philanthropy Support ($27,500)
    • Community Strategies Group—Berwick Blueprint Startup Support ($4,000)
    • Eagle Hose Company No. 2 Inc.—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Eos Therapeutic Riding Center—Arena Banner ($1,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($100)
    • Faith United Evangelical Lutheran Church—Church/Public AED ($1,364)
    • Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania—Berwick Farmer’s Market Partnership ($5,400)
    • Family Service Association of NEPA—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); PA 211 NE/Help Line ($6,000)
    • First United Methodist Church—Helping Hands Food Distribution ($1,000)
    • For the Cause—Annual Gala Sponsorship ($2,000); Board/Staff Match, R. Albertson ($500); Education Expansion Development Program ($20,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Impact360: Strengthening HR/OD for Youth Wellness ($15,000); Youth HeartGuard: AED Accessibility Project ($2,033)
    • Friends of the Columbia County Traveling Library—Powering Minds: One Book at a Time ($5,000)
    • Geisinger Health System Foundation—Camp Courage ($10,000)
    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Fostering Mentally, Physically, Emotionally and Socially Strong, Healthy and Confident Girls ($2,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Historical & Preservation Society of the Greater Shickshinny Area—Board/Staff Match, K. Hart ($500); Operating Expenses ($4,200)
    • Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company #1—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Huntington —2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Immaculate Conception BVM Roman Catholic Church—Automated External Defibrillator ($1,700)
    • John Buck Memorial Community Food Bank—Fighting Hunger/Educating Healthy Eating ($7,000)
    • Learning to Live Beloved Ministries—Well House Renovation Project ($35,000)
    • Lime Ridge Fire Company—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000); AED & Supplies ($2,105)
    • McBride Memorial Library—AED ($1,513); Children’s Library Staff Support ($19,500); Sponsor 20 Take Home Kits and Program ($600)
    • Mifflin Township Forest Rangers and Fire Company No. 1—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Inc.—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Nescopeck Borough—2024 Police Dept Allocations ($1,250); AED Project ($3,188)
    • Nescopeck Township Volunteer Fire Company—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company No. 1—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Nicholas Wolff Foundation, Inc.—Camp Victory Program Service Expense Project ($27,473)
    • Northern Columbia Community & Cultural Center—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Summer and Winter Camp Programs ($14,000)
    • Northwest Area School District—Project Jump Start ($23,000); Vision Screening Apparatus ($4,190)
    • Not Bread Alone Ministry—Organization Support ($9,500)
    • Orange Township Police Department—2024 Police Dept Allocations ($3,750)
    • Orangeville Public Library—AED Request ($2,000); Board/Staff Match, K. Simpson ($300); Healthy Workplace Grant ($315); Organizational Endowment Match ($5,500); Summer Reading Program 2024 ($940)
    • Pond Hill/Lily Lake Volunteer Fire Company—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000); AED Grant Purchase ($1,818)
    • Ranger Hose Company #2—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Reliance Fire Company No. 1 Berwick—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Resurgent Life—Financial Assistance for Mental Health Care and Treatment ($10,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Ronald McDonald House of Danville—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Salem Township Police Department—2024 Police Dept Allocations ($6,250); Salem Police AEDs ($7,174)
    • Salem Township Volunteer Fire Company Number One—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Setebaid Services, Inc.—Diabetes Camps AED Project ($2,861.22); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); The HDYC and Camp Setebaid 2025 Camperships ($11,575)
    • Shape of Justice Inc.—Fighting Period Poverty in the Berwick Area School District ($2,000)
    • Single Mothers Individually Living Empowered, Inc.—Catch Your Dreams ($2,044); Teen Moms Build Friendships ($800)
    • South Centre Township Police Department—2024 Police Dept Allocations ($6,875)
    • Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church—Berwick Area AED ($1,900)
    • Stuart Tank Memorial Association—2024 World War II Weekend Sponsor ($1,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($6,100); Stuart Tank Memorial Museum AED ($1,420)
    • Sugarloaf Fire Company Inc.—EKG Monitor ($35,000)
    • Sugarloaf Township Police Department—2024 Police Dept Allocation ($3,750)
    • Summerhill Fire Company—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • Susquehanna Valley United Way—Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($100); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); United in Recovery: Transforming Lives, Building Resilience ($4,000)
    • Susquehanna Warrior Trail Council—2024 Susquehanna Warrior Trail 5K Sponsor ($1,000); Board/Staff Match, K. Hart ($500)
    • The Dental Health Clinic—Board/Staff Match, J. Scopelliti ($500); Oral Health Project 2024 ($50,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($500)
    • The Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); LCP Nonprofit Scholarships 2024/25 ($1,500)
    • The Gate House, Transitional Housing and Care Center of Columbia and Montour County—Organization Support for Berwick Area Residents ($8,000); Project Save a Life ($1,500); Road to Independence ($10,000)
    • The Hope Center of Nescopeck, PA Inc.—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • The Little Children Development Center—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); STEM Learning Program ($6,065)
    • The Salvation Army—Salvation Army Summer Camp ($1,500); TSA Berwick Social Services: Rental Assistance ($13,000)
    • The Women’s Center Inc.—Be the Change Prevention Education and On-Site Counseling Services ($6,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer Fund—ThinkBIG Family Care Program ($5,000)
    • Wesley United Methodist Church, Nescopeck—Milk, Egg, Butter & Bread Distribution ($23,000)
    • West Berwick Hose Company No. 1—2024 Fire Company Support ($4,000)
    • WVIA—Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($500)

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    (BHWF Health Processions Scholarship)
    • Alex Arnold ($1,500)
    • Anna Baccile ($1,100)
    • Karlie Benjamin ($1,100)
    • Makayla Bracey ($1,100)
    • Cassidy Evans ($1,100)
    • Maura Evans ($1,500)
    • Kaylee Hacker ($1,100)
    • Emma Hayman ($1,100)
    • Riley Heller ($1,100)
    • Cecilia Isenberg ($1,500)
    • Addison Post ($1,100)
    • Sabrina Preston ($1,500)
    • Caden Reader ($3,000)
    • Savannah Wark ($1,100)
    • Jessie White ($1,100)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area United Way—Cradle to Career ($7,700)

  • GRANTS:
    • AGAPE Love from Above to Our Community—Dailybread Program ($5,000); Financial Assistance Program ($5,000); Women in Need (WIN) Program ($2,500)
    • Benton Area School District—Kindergarten Kickoff ($6,000)
    • Berwick Area Ministerium—Heating Assistance ($3,100)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area School District—Dylan Francis ($100)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area School District—Business Department Support ($1,800)

  • DONORS:
    • Stephanie Wolf—in memory of Kirk Kuchinski

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area School District—Cadence Zeigler ($800)

  • DONORS:
    • Meyers Seely Memorial Trust

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area School District—Building Achievement through Reading for Kindergarten ($15,900)

  • DONORS:
    • Theron Klinetob Trust

    GRANTS:
    • Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc.—Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World Workshops ($3,400)

Scholarship Funds

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Liam Carroll ($400)
    • Josh Kishbaugh ($400)
    • Luke Krepich ($300)
    • Luke Peters ($600)
    • Harrison Snyder ($400)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Liam Carroll ($200)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alysa Lewis ($3,100)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Mason Eddinger ($1,000)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Kaylee Hacker ($300)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Eden Savoy ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Lauren Birk ($300)

  • DONORS:
    • Newberry Family Fund

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Kaylee Hacker ($500)

  • DONORS:
    • Helen F. Pyles

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Marissa Burger ($500)
    • Addison Post ($500)
    • Jessie White ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Madison Cragle ($400)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Joshua Kishbaugh ($100)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Jayde Bartholomew ($650)
    • Emily Beck ($350)
    • Lauren Birk ($100)
    • Helen DiFebo ($750)
    • Emma Klinger ($200)
    • Luke Krepich ($200)
    • Lybbi Switzer ($650)
    • Julia Troiani ($250)
    • Kayla Vencloski ($55)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Marissa Burger ($500)
    • Joshua Kishbaugh ($400)

  • DONORS:
    • Anonymous

  • DONORS:
    • Terry K. Riegel

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Joshua Feudale ($1,000)
    • Alysa Lewis ($1,000)
    • Isabella Varvaglione ($1,000)
    • Jessie White ($1,000)
    • Ava YAnkowsky ($1,000)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Kendra Fahringer ($100)
    • Mallory Frye ($100)
    • Cameron Gomez ($100)
    • Bryce Johnson ($100)
    • Connor Shuminski ($100)

  • DONORS:
    • Kevin Tanribilir

    SCHOLARSHIP:
    • Addison Post ($800)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Julia Troiani ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Willow Siecko ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alysa Lewis ($200)
    • Liam Carroll ($200)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alysa Charles ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIP:
    • Jessie White ($400)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Camila Amaya ($200)
    • Marissa Burger ($150)
    • Tawney Culver ($1,000)
    • Josh Feudale ($1,000)
    • Ethan Lear ($200)
    • Alysa Lewis ($150)
    • Eden Savoy ($200)
    • Mattocks Shultz ($400)
    • Emma Taney ($400)
    • Isabella Varvaglione ($200)
    • Liam Welch ($200)
    • Cadence Zeigler ($200)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Maura Evans ($1,050)
    • Kaylee Hacker ($1,050)
    • Lauren Rauch ($1,050)
    • Savannah Wark ($1,050)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Liam Carroll ($700)

Designated Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Anonymous

  • DONORS:
    • Anonymous

  • DONORS:
    • Billy
    • David and Ruth Boring
    • Reese Dellios
    • Peggy Vicente—in memory of Lisa Canouse

    (Lisa’s Kids Golf Tournament donations)
    • Anonymous
    • Lewis Canouse
    • Wendy Daily
    • Larry DiPippa
    • Donna Duddy
    • Pio Dustin
    • Ann McNichol Eckroth
    • Elfant Wissahickon Realtors
    • Anthony Falcone
    • Friends of Lisa’s Kids Golf Tournament
    • Fuel Fitness
    • Contance Furey
    • Gemma Power Systems
    • Gemma Renewable Power
    • Heller’s Gas
    • Zac Hess
    • Journey Bank
    • Brian Joyce
    • Josephine Kraft
    • Lima Precision Mfg. Co., Inc.
    • Steven Lopashanski
    • Linda Maly
    • Aaron Mantz
    • Michael and Maria McCabe
    • Michael and Danielle McCracken
    • Bruce and Darla McMichael
    • MellDon Commercial Products, Inc.
    • Jim and Donna Oram
    • Christian Origlio
    • POWER Engineers Inc.
    • Garrett Putnam
    • Chris and Kate Reamer
    • Shelby Financial Corporation
    • SmartPM Technology
    • Mary Ann Steele—in memory of Douglas Michael Steele
    • The Katz Family
    • John Travis
    • Milo Vath
    • John Walsh
    • Andrew Wolfe
    • Chris Woolard
    • Geraldine Wozniak
    • York Design Group

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area School District—Special Education Department ($700)

  • GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Organization Support ($500)

  • DONORS:
    • Dr. Terry K. Riegel

Agency Funds

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area Swimming Pool, Inc.—2024 Agency Endowment Payout ($4,200)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area United Way—2024 Agency Endowment Payout ($13,700)

  • DONORS:
    • Anonymous—in memory of Arty Oliver, who loves and was so proud of his sister Connie and all she does for our community
    • Jessica Aviva
    • Ali and Richard Briggs
    • The Crispin Family—in memory of Anita Crispin
    • Donald Hellenthal
    • Cindy Lombard
    • Alyssa Meyers-Sanonu
    • Holly Morrison
    • Candee Orlando
    • Jonah Prestridge
    • Dave and Deb Stabley—in memory of Stephen Fleck

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Arts Association—Downtown Berwick Arts District ($6,189.53)
    • Berwick Arts Association—PA Arts Downtown Berwick Arts District ($12,560.47)

  • DONORS:
    • Deborah D. Lutz

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Dental Health Clinic—2024 Agency Endowment Payout ($5,200)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Historical Society—2024 Agency Endowment Payout ($13,900)

  • DONORS:
    • For the Cause, Inc.
    • The Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce

  • GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—2024 Agency Endowment Payout ($19,300)

  • DONORS:
    • Central Pennsylvania Youth Ministries

Community Impact & Pass Through Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Anonymous

    GRANTS:
    • 3P Ride—Rabbit Transit Public Transportation Expansion ($20,000)
    • Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc.—Case Manager for Berwick and Surrounding Areas ($30,000); Client Support Services for Berwick and Surrounding Areas ($5,000)
    • Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association—STEAM Education, Mobile Environmental Education Training Kit Program ($5,600)
    • Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation—Mobile Ag Labs for Berwick Area School District ($12,000)
    • The Children’s Museum—STEAM Education and Resources ($7,400)
    • The Hope Center of Nescopeck, PA Inc.—Expansion of Employee Hours to Increase Services and Resource Distribution ($10,000); Public Restroom Completion ($5,000)