The PPL Foundation this month completed the first of three planned grant cycles for 2023, awarding $185,000 in grants to 24 nonprofit organizations working to build stronger communities in eastern and central Pennsylvania.
In all, the PPL Foundation expects to award nearly $1 million in grants this year to support the Foundation’s focus areas: education; diversity, equity and inclusion; and sustainable communities.
Funds from the first round of grants will be used to facilitate community conversations on diversity and inclusion, improve equity in access to higher education, and support innovation and entrepreneurship among underrepresented residents in local communities.
“Through its grants, the PPL Foundation invests in innovative approaches to address critical social challenges and help build stronger, more sustainable communities,” said Ryan Hill, president of the PPL Foundation. “We’re proud to support nonprofit organizations working to improve lives and promote greater equity and inclusion in the communities we serve.”
Some of the recent Powering Equity grants, ranging from $2,500 to $15,000, were awarded to:
·Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Bethlehem
·Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, Allentown
·Community Action Committee of The Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem
·Greater Valley Young Men’s Christian Association, Allentown
·Lehigh Valley Inter-Regional Networking & Connecting Consortium, Bethlehem
·Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem
·Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley
The Foundation’s next round of grants – Empowering Communities – is focused on enriching the vitality of the community through programs that support environmental stewardship and education, economic development and workforce development. Applications for Empowering Communities grants are being accepted through June 15.
For information, visit www.pplcares.com.
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