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The Erie Community Foundation

Helping Today Grants

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Description

The Erie Community Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in the Erie County, PA, region.

The Helping Today Grants program supports nonprofits tackling issues that align with the Foundation’s grantmaking priorities. As the Foundation’s most widely used grant program, Helping Today is intentionally broad and flexible, accommodating a wide range of project types and uses of funding.

The program focuses on broad priority areas...

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Funder Information
Total Annual Giving
$21,990,410
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Grants History

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990s

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If the details are not included, e.g. “Various”, they may be indicated on the PDF on the IRS site.

Grants less than $5,000 are not necessarily listed on the 990 form.

Tax Year Title City State/ Province Country Purpose Amount
ACES INC ERIE PA US VARIOUS PROJECTS $10,632
ACHIEVEMENT CENTER ERIE PA US VARIOUS PROJECTS $22,187
AFRICAN AMERICAN CONCERNED CLERGY (AACC) ERIE PA US VARIOUS PROJECTS $35,000
AFRICA 6000 INTERNATIONAL ERIE PA US VARIOUS PROJECTS $6,000
AHN SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL ERIE PA US VARIOUS PROJECTS $184,811
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The most recent tax form filed for 2024 lists the following key individuals.

Name Title
ANNE L DIPILLO Trustee
BARBARA SAMBROAK Former Cfo
CHARLES KNIGHT CPA Trustee
DAVID TULLIO Chair
DEBORAH MURPHY Immediate Past Chair
ERIN D FESSLER Vp Of Marketing & Communit
JAMES WALCZAK Secretary
KAREN BILOWITH President
KARINNA VERNAZA PHD Trustee
MARCUS ATKINSON Trustee
PATRICK HERR MSW Vp Of Community Impact
ROBIN SCHEPPNER Trustee
SARAH HAGEN MCWILLIAMS Trustee
SUZANNE HAUBER Cfo
TIMOTHY NECASTRO Trustee
TOM TUPITZA Vice Chair
WILLIAM HILBERT JR Trustee
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