Community Giving Foundation: Berwick Funds

Community Giving Foundation: Berwick is made up of 59 total funds. In 2023, Berwick received $144,256 total gifts and awarded $1,494,996 grants and $71,500 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 2023.)

Unrestricted Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Berwick Health and Wellness Fund

  • GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Non-Offending Parent Counselor Program ($1,000)

  • GRANTS:
    • For the Cause—STEM and Friendsmas ($3,200)

Donor Advised Funds

  • Donors:

  • DONORS:
    • Rotary Club of Berwick No. 527
    • Tom Popko

    GRANTS:
    • Salem Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1—Towards Purchase of Battery Powered Rotary Saw ($600)

  • DONORS:
    • Ali and Ramona Alley—in memory of Ferne Krothe

    GRANTS:
    • Stuart Tank Memorial Association—Organization Support ($350)
    • Wesley United Methodist Church, Nescopeck—Organization Support ($350)

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

  • DONORS:
    • Ferrigno Family

    GRANTS:
    • For the Cause—Berwick Teen Center Support ($600)

  • DONORS:
    • Lois Lingousky
    • Jodi Walp—in honor of Bob and Anne Walp for Christmas and in honor of Monte’s 94th birthday

  • DONORS:
    • Marilyn Muehlhof

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts—Roof and Other Needed Repairs ($1,000)

  • Donors:

  • GRANTS:
    • Columbia Montour Council No. 504 Boy Scouts of America—Organization Support ($1,400)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Boulevard Association—Christmas Boulevard Sponsorship ($410)
    • Berwick Historical Society—Organization Support ($4,500)
    • Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts—Organization Support ($4,500)
    • Salem Township Park & Recreation Board—Park Project Support ($2,500)

Field of Interest Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Anonymous
    • Berwick Hospital Pooled Income TUA
    • Berwick Hospital Pooled Inc. II
    • Community Giving Foundation
    • George E. Skomsky Fund

    GRANTS:
    • AGAPE Love from Above to Our Community—Financial Assistance & DailyBread ($30,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($340); WIN & Happy Tails ($5,800)
    • Benton Area School District—20thAnnual Holiday Meal ($500); Kindergarten Kickoff ($6,000)
    • Benton Borough Police Department—Organization Support ($3,125)
    • Benton Volunteer Fire Company—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Berwick Boulevard Association—2023 Sponsorship ($1,000)
    • Berwick Area Ministerium—Heating Assistance Program ($7,500)
    • Berwick Area School District—B.A.R.K. ($18,988); Board/Staff Match, R. Davis ($500); Counseling Services ($43,726.75); Newspapers in Education ($1,000); School-Based Prevention Education Services ($7,500); West Berwick Elementary Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Berwick Area Swimming Pool, Inc.—Replacement of Large Floatables ($6,500)
    • Berwick Area United Way—Celebrate Berwick 2023 Sponsorship ($1,000); Club 100 Sponsorship ($500); Cradle to Career Mini Project ($6,000); Day of Caring 2023 Sponsorship ($1,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Berwick Area YMCA—10K Sponsorship ($200); Board/Staff Match, R. Cashman ($500); CPR Request ($4,000); Gymnasium Expansion ($250,000); Senior Water Exercise Program ($10,000)
    • Berwick Arts Association—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Berwick Borough Police Department—Police Department Support 2023 ($10,000)
    • Berwick Dental Clinic—Organizational Endowment Match ($250)
    • Berwick Football Champions Club—Berwick Football Team Golf Hole Sponsor ($100)
    • Berwick Historical Society—Seybert Sponsorship ($2,500)
    • Berwick Marathon Association, Inc.—Board/Staff Match, R. Davies ($500)
    • Berwick Police Benevolent Association—Community Give Back Program ($4,500)
    • Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts—Board/Staff Match, R. Cashman ($500); Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($500); Support for Theater ($30,000)
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—5K Run/Fun Walk Sponsorship ($500); Board/Staff Match, J. Scopelliti ($500); Gala 2023 Sponsorship ($3,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Non-Offending Parent Counselor Program ($2,800); Replacement of Door Lock Control Panel ($2,600); Shelter Programs ($32,603.75); Social and Music Fundraiser Sponsorship ($500)
    • Bloomsburg University—21st Annual High School Diversity Conference ($2,000)
    • Bloomsburg Volunteer Ambulance Association—Saving Lives ($3,356.50)
    • Borough of Berwick—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Riverfest 2023 Platinum Sponsorship ($4,000); Vine Street Park Fitness Court ($15,000)
    • Briar Creek Township Police—Police Department Support 2023 ($5,000)
    • Camp Cadet Troop “N”—Brennan Memorial Golf Tournament to Benefit Camp Cadet, Hole Sponsor ($100)
    • Central Columbia School District—Fun Run 2023 Fundraiser ($1,600)
    • Central PA Youth Ministries—The Cliff Youth Center of Berwick ($4,500)
    • Central Pennsylvania Food Bank—Supporting Berwick Youth and Families with Nutritious Food ($5,000)
    • Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc.—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—Organization Support ($250); Preventing Blindness in our Community Initiative ($2,750); Social Service Support for Blind/Low Vision Customers ($2,750)
    • Child Hunger Outreach Partners—Berwick School District In-School Pantry and Backpack Program ($25,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Columbia Child Development Program—Healthy Workplace Grant ($876); Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for Children and Families ($44,405)
    • Columbia County 4-H—Organizational Endowment Match ($25)
    • Columbia County Commissioners for Columbia Co. Family Centers—Healthy Workplace Grant ($980); Prevention Programs for Families ($40,000)
    • Columbia County Redevelopment Authority—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic, Inc.—Board/Staff Match, J. Scopelliti ($500); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($40); Salary Support of CCVIM 2023 ($100,000)
    • Columbia Montour Aging Office, Inc.—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Columbia Montour Area Vocational Technical School—Angel Tree Fund ($1,500)
    • Columbia Montour SWAT Team—Rescue vehicle Upgrade/Training and Crisis Training ($5,000)
    • Community Giving Foundation—Board/Staff Match, N. Marr ($1,000); Nonprofit Leadership Series Program Support ($4,000); Youth in Philanthropy Program Support for Benton ($6,000), Berwick ($6,000), Central Columbia ($3,500), Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech ($6,000), Northwest ($6,000)
    • Community Strategies Group—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Eagle Hose Company No. 2 Inc.—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Family Service Association of NEPA—PA 211 NE/Help Line ($6,000)
    • First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania—Columbia County Needs Assessment ($8,000)
    • For the Cause—Annual Gala Platinum Sponsorship ($1,000); Board/Staff Match, K. Dyer ($300); Education Expansion Development Program ($15,000)
    • Foundation of the Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce—Healthy Workplace Grant ($950); Leadership Central Penn Scholarships ($4,000)
    • Geisinger Health System Foundation—Camp Courage ($10,000)
    • Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Fostering Mentally, Physically and Emotionally Strong Girls in Berwick ($2,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($950)
    • Hand in Hand Family Resource Center—I Am Safe Program ($250)
    • Historical & Preservation Society of the Greater Shickshinny Area—Board/Staff Match, K. Hart ($500); Shickshinny FLT Children’s Library Heat & Air System ($6,750)
    • Hobbie Volunteer Fire Company #1—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Hunlock Creek Volunteer Fire Company—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Huntington Valley Volunteer Fire Company—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • KidsPeace National Centers, Inc.—Cherished Connections Mentoring Program ($7,250)
    • Lightstreet United Methodist Church—Children’s Clothing Giveaway ($500)
    • Lime Ridge Fire Company—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • McBride Memorial Library—Children’s Librarian ($19,500)
    • Mifflin Township Forest Rangers and Fire Company No. 1—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Inc.—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Nescopeck Borough—River Area Project ($1,551.25)
    • Nescopeck Borough Police Department—Police Department Support ($1,250)
    • Nescopeck Township Volunteer Fire Company—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company No. 1—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Nicholas Wolff Foundation, Inc.—Camp Victory Program Service Expense Reimbursement Project ($20,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Northern Columbia Community & Cultural Center—Annual Fall Fundraising Dinner ($2,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Summer and Winter Camp Costs ($15,000)
    • Northwest Area School District—Automated External Defibrillator ($8,000); Project Jump Start ($23,000)
    • Orange Township Police Department—Benton Borough Police Department ($3,750)
    • Orangeville Public Library—Healthy Workplace Grant ($279); Organizational Endowment Match ($500)
    • PA Pets, Inc.—Organization Support ($5,000)
    • Pond Hill-Lily Lake Volunteer Fire Company—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Ranger Hose Company #2—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Reliance Fire Company, No. 1, Berwick—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Resurgent Life—Financial Assistance for Mental Health and Modern Treatment ($8,000); Modern Mental Health Treatment and Assistance ($6,000)
    • Ronald McDonald House of Danville—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Salem Township Police Department—Police Department Support 2023 ($6,250)
    • Salem Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Setebaid Services, Inc.—HDYC and Camp Setebaid 2024 Camperships ($11,024); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • South Centre Township Police Department—Police Department Support 2023 ($6,875)
    • St. Joseph Catholic Church—Powerheart AED Restoration ($467.34)
    • Stuart Tank Memorial Association—Board/Staff Match, R. Albertson ($500); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Organizational Endowment Match ($2,071.92); World War II Weekend Sponsorship ($1,000)
    • Students Overcome and Achieve through Running—SOAR Program Support ($5,500)
    • Sugarloaf Township Police Department—Police Department Support 2023 ($3,750)
    • Summerhill Fire Company—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • Susquehanna Warrior Trail Council—Board/Staff Match, K. Hart ($500); Warrior Trail 5K Run/Walk Sponsorship ($1,000)
    • The Children’s Museum, Inc.—Day of Play Sponsorship ($1,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Yes I Can! Generating Positive Outcomes on Youth Mental Health ($5,000)
    • The Dental Health Clinic—Healthy Workplace Grant ($800); Oral Health Project 2023 ($50,000)
    • The Gate House: Transitional Housing and Care Center of Columbia and Montour County—Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000); Support for BHWF Service Area ($5,000)
    • The Hope Center of Nescopeck, PA Inc.—Healthy Workplace Grant ($986)
    • The Little Children Development Center—Clean Water ($11,500); Healthy Workplace Grant ($974)
    • The Salvation Army—Door and Window Replacement ($20,000)
    • The Women’s Center, Inc.—Be the Change Prevention Education Program ($6,000); Healthy Workplace Grant ($1,000)
    • Transitional Housing and Care Center of Columbia and Montour County—Housing First ($7,500); Road to Independence ($7,500)
    • Wesley United Methodist Church, Nescopeck—Milk, Egg, Bread & Butter Distribution ($10,000)
    • West Berwick Hose Company No. 1—Fire Company Support 2023 ($3,000)
    • West Branch Arts Consortium—Developing Arts Literacy in Benton School District K-12 Students ($4,545)
    • WVIA—Board/Staff Match, H. Morrison ($500)

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alex Arnold ($1,250)
    • Kathryn Cerminaro ($1,250)
    • Samantha Dyer ($1,250)
    • Maura Evans ($1,250)
    • Harlee Hons ($1,250)
    • Cecilia Isenberg ($1,250)
    • Kaitlin Isherwood ($1,250)
    • Makayla Lear ($1,250)
    • Makenna Lombargo ($1,250)
    • Haley Owens ($1,250)
    • Camille Pinterich ($1,250)
    • Lauren Rauch ($1,250)
    • Caden Reader ($1,250)
    • Mallory Taney ($1,250)
    • Tanya Tubbs ($1,250)
    • Olivia Watkins ($1,250)

  • GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Non-Offending Parent Counselor Program ($7,500)

  • GRANTS:
    • Students Overcome and Achieve through Running—SOAR Program Support ($21,500)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area School District—Blaze Croop ($100)

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

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area School District—Allyson Firth ($800)

  • DONORS:
    • Meyers Seely Memorial Trust

    GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Non-Offending Parent Counselor Program ($15,400)

  • DONORS:
    • Theron Klinetob Trust

    GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Non-Offending Parent Counselor Program ($3,300)

Scholarship Funds

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Alex Hacker ($700)
    • Matt Lonczynski ($800)
    • Rowen Slabinski ($700)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Drey Wilk ($200)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Madelyn Brown ($3,100)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Makayla Maslinski ($1,000)

  • DONORS:
    • David and Ginger Saracino

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Camille Pinterich ($250)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Tyler Robinson ($600)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Emily Barna ($300)

  • DONORS:
    • Newberry Family Fund
    • David and Ginger Saracino

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Sarah Steeber ($500)

  • DONORS:
    • Helen F. Pyles

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Makenna Lombargo ($500)
    • Caden Reader ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Madelyn Donnelly ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Trystan English ($100)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Kara Adams ($250)
    • Emily Barna ($200)
    • Morgan Clark ($250)
    • Kiah Kennedy-Mordan ($100)
    • Morgan Nevel ($250)
    • Francesca Pupo ($850)
    • Sarah Steeber ($500)
    • Mackenzie Switzer ($250)
    • Emily Talanca ($250)
    • Michael Terry ($100)
    • Kaiden Thomas ($100)
    • Seth Tripp ($100)
    • Alyssa Wolfe ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • John Ebert ($650)
    • Gabe Hook ($650)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Brianna Basehore ($100)
    • Tyrone Birt ($100)
    • Madelyn Donnelly ($100)
    • Richelle Kemp ($100)
    • Eloise Pena Pineda ($100)

  • DONORS:
    • Terry K. Riegel

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Angel Ayala ($1,100)
    • Kaitlyn Caladie ($1,100)
    • Alex Peters ($1,100)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Makayla Maslinski ($500)

  • DONORS:
    • John S. and Katherine Mulka

    SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Makenna Lombargo ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Ethan DiPippa ($150)
    • Morgan Lisnock ($150)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Cristofer Baez ($500)

  • SCHOLARSHIP:
    • Amanda Carr ($400)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Angel Ayala ($1,000)
    • Madelyn Brown ($200)
    • Kaitlyn Caladie ($500)
    • Marisa Canouse ($500)
    • Ben Carro ($200)
    • John Guerriero ($200)
    • Carly Hill ($200)
    • Cecilia Isenberg ($400)
    • Karly Kile ($200)
    • Trace Maneval ($200)
    • Jasper Martinez ($200)
    • Alex Peters ($200)
    • Rowan Slabinski ($400)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Jacob Bobersky ($600)
    • Maura Evans ($600)
    • Kaitlin Isherwood ($600)
    • Lauren Rauch ($600)
    • Tyler Robinson ($600)
    • Mallory Taney ($600)
    • Tanya Tubbs ($600)

  • SCHOLARSHIPS:
    • Bruce Hartman ($700)

Designated Funds

  • DONORS:
    • Berwick Elks Lodge 1138
    • Firemen’s Ball
    • James J. Meighan
    • Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company
    • Ranger Hose Company #2

  • DONORS:
    • Michael Canouse—in memory of Lisa Canouse
    • Jackie Davis
    • Molly Davis
    • Donna and Jim—in memory of Lisa Canouse

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

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

Agency Funds

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area Swimming Pool, Inc.—Organization Support ($4,100)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Area United Way—Organization Support ($13,700)

  • DONORS:
    • Berwick Arts Association
    • Joy McGinnis—in honor of Connie and Eddie Donlin
    • Christine Orlando—in memory of Arty Oliver

  • DONORS:
    • Ali and Ramona Alley
    • Ali and Ramona Alley—in memory of Arty Oliver
    • Cheryl Fischer
    • Joy McGinnis
    • Susan Schwartz

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Arts Association—Organization Support ($65,000)

  • DONORS:
    • Berwick Health and Wellness Fund

    GRANTS:
    • Berwick Dental Health Clinic—Organization Support ($5,200)

  • GRANTS:
    • Berwick Historical Society—Organization Support ($13,900)

  • GRANTS:
    • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Agency Endowment Payout 2023 ($19,100)