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Food Connect to receive $50,000 in additional grant funds to help feed those in urgent need PHILADELPHIA, April 2, 2020 — The Barra Foundation (Barra) is immediately dedicating $520,000 in grants to respond to the short-term needs of the region’s nonprofit organizations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grants enable Wayne-based Barra to reach nonprofits throughout the five-county region.  The foundation is also considering ways to address the recovery issues and longer-term needs that will arise as organizations continue to deal with the public health and economic crises. As one of its immediate-responses, Barra has made one-time grant payments of $2,500… Read More »

(WEST CHESTER, PA – March 17, 2020) –The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) is pleased to award $3,750 to four Wilson College students to further their education. Wilson College (www.wilson.edu) is located in Chambersburg, PA. The school’s mission is to empower students through an engaged, collaborative, liberal arts education that combines the skills and focused study needed for success in work and life. For the past four years, TERF has generously provided scholarships to eighteen students in alignment with their own mission, to support and promote equine education and research by sponsoring scholarships in veterinary medicine. With TERF’s continued… Read More »

(February 19, 2020) The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) is proud to unveil its new website, terfusa.org. The website was launched with the overall goal of providing enhanced information about TERF, its mission and impact. TERF is also pleased to announce that its 2020 Grant application materials are now available on the TERF website. Applications are due April 1, 2020. The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation’s mission is to support Thoroughbred health and welfare by funding scholarships, educational programs, and equine research; with a priority to make racing safer. Since its inception, TERF has awarded over $ 700,000 grants… Read More »

WEST CHESTER, PA – February 17, 2020 – The Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) aims to grow legacy philanthropy by engaging students in the power of giving back.  The Community Foundation recently partnered with the Honors Stewardship and Civics Engagement Class at West Chester University (WCU) to review and recommend the nonprofit recipient(s) of the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Trust Fund award.  The class is taught by Dr. Gerardina L. Martin, Assistant Director for the Honors College at WCU, who also serves on the Community Foundation’s Grants Committee.  Students in the Honors Stewardship and Civics Class use the knowledge they have… Read More »

(West Chester, PA – February 10, 2020): The Chester County Community Foundation (CCCF) is pleased to announce it has started its first Focused Grant Panel Sessions to celebrate, inspire, and grow legacy philanthropy. Through this process, the Chester County Community Foundation hopes to engage new volunteers in the grant making process and educate the public on due diligence and smart grant making practices. These panels are made possible due to the generosity of donors who have entrusted their legacy funds to the community foundation. Community volunteers participated in the initial grant panel process. They learned about the Community Foundation and… Read More »