Berwick Awards 2025 Grants

September 11, 2025

Community Giving Foundation: Berwick announces grant awards totaling $798,400 to local charitable nonprofits and government agencies through their 2025 competitive process. The awards were supported through the following funds: Berwick Health and Wellness Fund, Catherine E. Gensel Fund, Conway and Gertrude Dickson Fund, Myers-Seely Fund, Theron T. Klinetob Fund, and Ray McBride and Edna McBride Fund.

2025 Competitive Grant Awards

  • AGAPE Love from Above to Our Community—Code Blue Expansion, $5,000
  • AGAPE Love from Above to Our Community—Daily Bread Program, $5,000
  • AGAPE Love from Above to Our Community—Financial Assistance Program Expansion, $5,000
  • AGAPE Love from Above to Our Community—Women in Need (WIN) Program, $2,500
  • Benton Area School District—Kindergarten Kickoff, $6,000
  • Berwick Area Ministerium—Heating Assistance, $4,000
  • Berwick Area School District—BARK (Building Achievement through Reading for Kindergarten), $21,622
  • Berwick Area School District—Elementary Playground Upgrade, $10,000
  • Berwick Area School District—School-Based Therapy Services, $50,000
  • Berwick Area School District—Shade the Way to Education, $14,000
  • Berwick Area Swimming Pool, Inc.—Emergency Back Up Pumps, $14,935
  • Berwick Area YMCA—Senior Water Exercise Program, $10,000
  • Berwick Arts Association—Berwick Community Art Initiative, $25,000
  • Berwick Historical Society—Making History Cool, $4,000
  • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Counseling Programs, $30,000
  • Beyond Violence, Inc.—Shelter Programs, $37,500
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of NEPA—One-on-One Youth Mentoring Programs, $1,000
  • Bloomsburg Children’s Museum—Unlocking Potential: Support for the Children’s Museum’s Mission, $4,000
  • Borough of Berwick—Access for All at Sponslers Park, $25,000
  • Central Pennsylvania Food Bank—Berwick Youth Hunger Programs, $10,000
  • Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc.—Homeless Street Outreach Staffing, $10,000
  • Central Susquehanna Opportunities, Inc.—THRIVE Getting Ahead Workshops, $10,000
  • Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2025/26 Prevention of Blindness Programming for Children and Adults, $4,000
  • Central Susquehanna Sight Services, Inc.—2025/26 Social Service Support for Blind/Low Vision Customers, $4,500
  • Child Hunger Outreach Partners—Hunger Elimination in Children and Senior Citizens, $25,000
  • Collaborative Autism Movement LLC—Open Access Initiative, $600
  • Columbia Child Development Program—Positive Solutions for Children and Families, $40,000
  • Columbia County Family Centers—Strong Foundations: Empowering Families Through Parenting Education, $40,000
  • Columbia Montour Aging Office, Inc.—Caregiver Support Program, $7,500
  • Columbia Montour Council, Scouting America—Repairing a Campground, Continuing a Legacy, $3,100
  • Columbia Montour SWAT Team—Emergency Rescue Equipment and Entry Training, $4,000
  • Family Service Association of NEPA—PA 211 NE/Help Line, $4,000
  • For the Cause—Education Expansion Development Program, $30,000
  • Friends & Ferals—Berwick and Surrounding Communities TNR Program, $30,000
  • Friends of the Columbia County Traveling Library—Launch into Learning: Expanding Digital Access with Library Launchpads, $1,100
  • Geisinger Health System Foundation—Camp Courage, $8,000
  • Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania—Academic Edge Program Education, $2,500
  • Girls on the Run Mid State PA—Meeting the Mental, Physical, Emotional, and Social Health Needs of Girls, $1,000
  • Historical & Preservation Society of the Greater Shickshinny Area—Ductless Heat / Air System, $8,200
  • Historical & Preservation Society of the Greater Shickshinny Area—FLT Roof Replacement, $6,800
  • Historical & Preservation Society of the Greater Shickshinny Area—FLT Window Project, $500
  • Historical & Preservation Society of the Greater Shickshinny Area—Security System, $4,500
  • John Buck Memorial Community Food Bank—Healthy Eating and Assisting Food Insecurities, $6,000
  • KidsPeace National Centers, Inc.—Independent Living Symposium for Foster Youth, $2,000
  • McBride Memorial Library—Children’s Library Staff Support, $20,000
  • Mifflin Township Forest Rangers and Fire Company No. 1—Replacement of 6×6 Utility Terrain Vehicle for Wildfires and Search/Rescue, $10,000
  • Nescopeck Township—Lenape Park Maintenance and Improvements, $10,000
  • Nicholas Wolff Foundation—Camp Victory 2025 Season Support, $15,914
  • Northern Columbia Community & Cultural Center—Enhancing Emergency Lighting for Community Safety and Preparedness, $4,400
  • Northern Columbia Community & Cultural Center—Keeping Young Minds and Bodies in Motion with Summer Camp, $10,000
  • Northwest Area School District—Project Jump Start, $20,000
  • Orange Township Police Department—Police Body Cameras, $3,250
  • Orangeville Public Library—Summer Learning 2025 Program, $450
  • Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation—Mobile Ag Education Science Lab, $1,315
  • rabbitcares—Stop Hopper Local Match, $9,575
  • Resurgent Life—Making Mental Health Care Accessible to the Local/Regional Community, $5,000
  • Ronald McDonald House of Danville—Share-a-Night Program, $3,000
  • Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern PA—Quality of Care Improvement, $35,000
  • Setebaid Services, Inc.—Camp Setebaid HDYC 2026 Camperships, $12,150
  • Single Mothers Individually Living Empowered, Inc.—Creating Memories with Family Dinners, $1,300
  • Single Mothers Individually Living Empowered, Inc.—Senior Backpacks, $274
  • The Dental Health Clinic—2025 Oral Health Project, $50,000
  • The Gate House: Transitional Housing and Care Center of Columbia and Montour Counties—Road to Independence, $15,000
  • The Hope Center of Nescopeck, PA Inc.—Rebuilding Hope: Improvements for Our Community, $20,000
  • The Salvation Army—Berwick Social Services Rental Assistance, $16,000
  • Wesley United Methodist Church, Nescopeck—Milk, Eggs, Butter and Bread Distribution, $19,815
  • West Branch Arts Consortium—Developing Arts Literacy in Central Pennsylvania Schools, $1,000

Berwick administers 70 charitable funds, investing over $1.5 million annually to local nonprofits and students. A complete list of funds and more information about the Foundation can be found at csgiving.org/berwick. Nonprofit organizations that provide programming in the Sunbury community and surrounding areas are encouraged to apply during the 2026 competitive grant round, which will open December 15th at csgiving.org/grants.

Berwick is an affiliate of the Community Giving Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that develops, manages, and distributes funds for charitable purposes, helping donors maximize their community impact in the Central Susquehanna region both now and for future generations.