Doylestown, PA (July 3, 2025) – At the conclusion of its fiscal year, Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) Board of Directors awarded $176,750 in grants to 24 non-profit organizations, including 15 Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants (BIIG), eight Capital Improvement Grants, and one Nonprofit Growth Grant (NGG). Collectively, these organizations will help address the behavioral health and human service needs of 21,458 Bucks County residents.

 

The BIIG cycle recognizes innovative programs and ideas to improve the lives of children, youth, and families in Bucks County, while Capital Improvement Grants support structural improvements to facilities, renovations, durable equipment, and technology upgrades. The NGG program intends to strengthen a nonprofit’s operations by offering support for professional and organizational development efforts.

 

“Since 2007, we awarded more than $8.5 million to nonprofits serving Bucks County, and the Board is thrilled to continue the tradition of support and partnering with all of the grant recipients in support of their mission,” said Tracy Pasternak Willis, Chair, FCP Board of Directors. “Reflecting the uncertainty nonprofits face right now, the number of applications we received this grant cycle more than doubled which caused the Board to increase spending to fund more projects than usual,” she added.

 

BIIGs totaling $110,000 were awarded to the following nonprofits:

Organization	Grant Will Be Used
Ann Silverman Community Health Clinic ($10,000)	To expand the integration of its behavioral health and medical programs, focusing on mothers and their children.
BARC Developmental Services ($10,000)	To upgrade the sensory room at its adult training facility.
Bucks County Community College Foundation ($10,000)	To help ensure equitable access to food, hygiene products, and transportation as part of its Basic Needs Initiative.
Bucks County Health Improvement Partnership ($12,000)	To support community-based vaccine clinics for the upcoming school year.
Bucks County Herald Foundation ($7,500)	To produce a series of service-oriented stories across print, digital platforms, and video, highlighting local nonprofits that address critical issues.
Camp Cranium ($2,500)	To alleviate the financial burden of attending a specialized summer camp for children with brain injuries and their families.
Immigrant Rights Action – now The Welcome Project PA ($7,500)	To expand behavioral health services, direct therapy, and group support, in Bucks County.
Potential Inc. ($8,000)	To develop a recurring series of activities that promote interpersonal development, confidence, and community integration for autistic individuals and their families.
Pride of Quakertown ($2,500)	To support extracurricular enrichment programs for eligible students in the Quakertown School District.
Rolling Harvest Food Rescue ($10,000)	To support programming for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in partnership with Gravity Hill Farm, The Next Step Programs, and SEQUEL.
The Baby Bureau ($2,500)	To alleviate the costs associated with raising a baby in the first year of life for underserved, at-risk, and low-income families.
The Council of Southeast PA ($10,000)	To enhance outreach to families impacted by substance use disorder.
The Salvation Army Children’s Services ($10,000)	To expand its HALO (Healing, Attachment, Loving, Outreach) Project for foster and adoptive families in Bucks County.
Welcoming the Stranger ($5,000)	To offer classes in English as a Second Language, computer skills, and U.S. citizenship exam preparation for adult immigrants and refugees.
Youth Orchestra of Bucks County ($2,500)	To provide music education and performance opportunities not provided in the schools for children from low-income areas.

 

Capital Improvement Grants totaling $58,750 were awarded to the following nonprofits:

Organization	Grant Will Be Used
Bucks Learning Cooperative ($5,000)	To repair and replace windows to improve ventilation, comfort, and safety in key learning spaces.
Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia ($7,500)	To replace the roof on its children’s and teen program building.
Delaware Valley University ($7,500)	To enhance campus safety by purchasing additional Automated External Defibrillator kits.
Family Service Association of Bucks County ($8,750)	To replace stationary panic buttons with wireless ones at its headquarters and homeless shelter.
Network of Victim Assistance ($7,500)	To renovate its existing training room to create a flexible, trauma-informed multi-purpose space.
River Crossing YMCA ($7,500)	To replace windows in its “Stay and Play” program area.
Snipes Farm & Education Center ($7,500)	To improve the interior and exterior conditions of the infirmary.
Special Equestrians ($7,500)	To renovate restrooms to improve accessibility for clients, visitors, and staff.

 

An $8,000 Nonprofit Growth Grant was also awarded to Vita Education Services to support its strategic planning process.

 

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Photo caption (from left to right): Dean of the School of Business and Humanities Dr. Tanya Casas, who also serves on FCP’s Board of Directors, joins Kevin Ladden, Major Gift Officer, and Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs Hannah Cornell to accept the grant on behalf of Delaware Valley University.

 

Media Contact:

Name: Tobi Bruhn, Ed.D., CFRE

Title: CEO

Phone: (267) 247-5584

E-mail: info@fcpartnership.org