Erie Community Foundation
The Erie Community Foundation is a community foundation serving the Erie, PA region that builds charitable endowments, awards grants and scholarships, and supports philanthropic leadership. The site lists the foundation's address and phone, hosts grant and scholarship program pages, and displays financial/EIN information matching 25-6032032.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established Erie/Erie‑county Pennsylvania nonprofits or organizations with clear community impact in health, human services, arts, education, or community development that can document local need and program outcomes.
Good Fit
- • Headquartered in Erie or serving Erie/Erie County (in‑state work receives the vast majority of dollars).
- • Established nonprofit with prior local track record or partnerships.
- • Project or program aligns with community development, health, social services, education, or arts/culture.
- • Willingness to engage in a required pre-application meeting and provide standard grant documentation.
- • Program size that fits common award bands (many grants in the ~$10k–$100k range, with some larger awards).
Geography
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local: about 98% of dollars stayed in Pennsylvania, focused on the Erie region, though a handful of out‑of‑state recipients appear across 13 states.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 356 distinct recipients across many sectors (health, arts, social services, education and community development), showing a broad and diverse recipient set rather than a tiny closed circle.
New Applicants
Observed behavior shows real turnover (84 new grantees in 2024 alongside 272 returning grantees), and the foundation provides a visible, if gated, application route (pre‑application meeting that issues a personalized GoApply link), indicating unfamiliar applicants can and do enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
