Grants & Funding

Northeastern Pennsylvania consists of the following counties: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming.

Amaranth Foundation
1751 Lehigh Parkway, North
Allentown, PA 18103
610-435-1492
Mostly local giving. All grants for general purposes related to youth, seniors, historical, or conservation and ecology.
Call – no unsolicited requests.

Hoch Foundation
1825 Lehigh Parkway North
Allentown, PA 18103
610-435-5570
Grants awarded for Lehigh and Northampton Counties only for projects related to youth, disabled, seniors, minorities, community arts, historical, or conservation and ecology.
Requests accepted in any format during September, October; deadline is November 1st.
Include an annual report, project budget, board member list, list of major funding sources, audited finance statement and IRS tax-exempt document. Grants awarded in May/June and November.

Horsehead Community Development Fund
Central Lab Building
PO Box 351
Palmerton, PA 18071
610-826-3878
Grants awarded to organizations in Palmerton Borough and neighboring Carbon County Communities.
All grants are for operating expenses related to programs serving youth, seniors, community arts, conservation and ecology, sports and camps, or miscellaneous.
All funds must be used within one year. Call first to check feasibility in applying.

Luzerne Foundation
East Mountain Corporate Center
613 Baltimore Drive
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702
717-822-5420
Grants are awarded locally for youth and community arts projects.
Call the foundation for a formal application form.

Magee Foundation
c/o Magee Industrial Enterprises, Inc.
480 West 5th St.
Bloomsburg, PA 17815
717-784-4100
Mostly local giving for youth or sports and camps.
Call Foundation for application information.

Reidler Foundation
c/o Summit Bank, Trust Dept.
101 West Broad St.
Hazleton, PA 18201
717-459-4521
Pennsylvania and local giving for grants related to youth, conservation and ecology, and historical projects.
Any form of requests may be made during October – March. Grants awarded in April/October.

Trexler Trust
Suite 205
33 South 7th St.
Allentown, PA 18101
610-434-9645
Grants awarded to Lehigh County organizations only for youth, disabled, seniors, community arts, conservation and ecology, sports and camps, or miscellaneous.
Submit request in letter (3 page maximum) before December 1st deadline. Describe purpose of the requested grant and its benefit to the community, total amount requested and other projected sources of support. Grants awarded annually at an April or May meeting.