Our Foundation


Guidelines for Grant Applications

Our priority for funding projects are those serving children in the City of Allentown, although we are willing to consider other worthwhile initiatives in the Lehigh Valley.

How to Apply

You can apply for a grant from the Kiwanis Foundation of Allentown by downloading our application:

Grant Application Document 

Complete the online document, then click the submit button or print the document and mail it to:

Chair, Service Committee
Kiwanis Foundation of Allentown
P.O. Box 4355
Allentown, Pa.
18105-4355

Feel free to enclose supportive documents, such as program reports, photographs, etc.

Click here for the

Grant Feedback Form.

If you have any questions about this process, or the appropriateness of your application for a grant from our Foundation, E-Mail our Service Committee Chair with your inquiry.

servicecommitteechair@allentownkiwanis.org

Thank you for your interest in the Kiwanis Foundation of Allentown!

 

NOTICE:

 

    Grant applications for the 2008-2009 Administrative Year are being accepted accepted  between July 1- September 30, 2008. Applications must be postmarked no later than September 30 to be considered for funding.

The Kiwanis Foundation of Allentown, Pa. was incorporated on November 12, 1952. At the time it was established, the statement of purpose was:

“The devoting of such funds as it may receive exclusively for educational, charitable, religious, literary and/or scientific purposes”

In those early years, our Foundation was involved in a variety of community projects, including the building of a cottage at Girl Scout “Camp Mosey Wood” in 1955, and the purchase of a mobile canteen for the Salvation Army in 1958.

Over the years, Kiwanis Club of Allentown members have given generously to our Foundation, through donations, bequests, and memorials. This has enabled us to provide grants totaling nearly $1 million to a variety of community service projects, and college scholarships to deserving students from William Allen, and Allentown Central Catholic, High Schools.

The Foundation is comprised of all members in good standing of the Kiwanis Club of Allentown. It is governed by a Board of Trustees, which makes decisions on the expenditure of funds for grants and scholarships. The Foundation Board for 2007-2008 includes:

     
  • Sandra Tenney, President
     
  • Craig Walls, Vice-President & Chair of Service Committee

     
  • Jim Fronheiser, Treasurer
     
  • Ellen Kern, Secretary
     
  • Debbie Kolp, Immediate Past President
  • Bob Ashcraft
     
  • Tom Harp
  • Don Knapp
  • Joan Kneiss

Each fiscal year, beginning October 1, our Foundation awards grants to worthwhile projects and programs in our community. Individual grants usually do not exceed $2,500, although periodically we have awarded grants of a more substantial nature for special projects of significant value to the local, as well as global, community. In 1997, our Foundation contributed $50,000 towards Kiwanis International’s Worldwide Service Project to eliminate Iodine Deficiency Disorder in developing countries. In 2001, we provided a $40,000 grant to the Salvation Army towards the cost of building their new shelter for homeless women and their children, the Family Hope Center. In 2005, we provided a $50,000 donation to the Kiwanis International Foundation for the Tsunami Relief efforts in the Indian Ocean region.

  Since 1995, our Foundation has awarded over 130 grants and scholarships totaling nearly $280,000. Last year, grants were awarded to:

  • Allentown Symphony Hall- "Musical Treasure Chest" Program

  • Allentown Youth Soccer League - to purchase uniforms 

  • Alliance for Building Communities - Counseling for home ownership

  • Boy’s and Girl’s Club of Allentown – "Backpack Buddies" Program 

  • Bulgarian Orphanage Medical Relief Fund 

  • Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown - Equipment to present an educational program for expectant and new mothers and fathers

  •  Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley - Start Your Own Business Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Camp

  • Community Music School - Scholarships for at risk Latino youth

  • Lehigh County Conference of Churches - Aspires Youth Mentoring Program 

  • Miller Keystone Blood Center – Funding for materials used in an educational series with five Allentown schools encouraging blood donation

  • Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley - Sponsorship of a team

  • Personalized Books for Children – Purchase of personalized story books for 1st graders

  • Sacred Heart Hospital - Expand evaluation phase for children with ADHD 

  • State Theatre, Easton - Freddy Awards

 


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