NEWS 2022
Generous Donation to Greater Pike Fund May Benefit Youth, Scholarship Services
March 15, 2022
MILFORD, PA – A local businessman with a history of charitable giving recently made a generous donation to a fund he established with Greater Pike Community Foundation that will help him focus his philanthropy on building capacity in the community for future generations.
Local businessman and Milford resident Charles Petersheim hopes his latest donation of $100,000 to the Petersheim Fund will allow him to take his charitable giving to a new level.
Youth services and scholarship are areas that Petersheim has been exploring for his more focused, giving plan.
“I was giving consistently to a wide range of organizations but switching to a donor-advised fund with Greater Pike gave me a more mindful and satisfying experience,” he explained, noting that he has been contributing to various arts, cultural, beautification and community initiatives for the past few years. “I knew I wanted to be more thoughtful and establish a way to have long-reaching effect and impact,” he added.
Petersheim continues to contemplate the best and most effective means of giving and is exploring non-profit organizations that provide much-needed services to children and youth in the community.
“It could be something that’s already in existence or is emerging now, where the need is there but the heavy lift still needs to be made,” he said of the potential charitable opportunities.
“I haven’t found the best lane to get into yet, but I know I want to nurture long-term success and be able to measure that success. Years from now I want to be able to look back and see that we made a difference and that our contribution is sustainable into the future.”
“Chuck is an extremely creative philanthropist in our community,” said Executive Director Jenni Hamill. “He is not only very generous, but also thoughtful about the process of giving. He cares a lot about the impact he has on his community and has also offered a lot of insight into his motivations for giving. Through the Petersheim Fund, I feel that we have developed a community partnership and a template for future donors trying to realize their philanthropic goals.”
Petersheim agrees. “My advice to others is that if you find yourself giving to multiple organizations but feel you are unfocused and doing yourself a disservice” consider working with Greater Pike, whose Board and staff “educated me and enabled me to focus my giving goals.”
To learn more about the Petersheim Fund or to make an online donation to the Petersheim Fund visit https://greaterpike.org/fund_list/ Scroll down to the fund name for the link.
Greater Pike helps individuals, families, and local businesses to provide a permanent and personal way to give back to the community. For more information, please contact Jenni Hamill, Executive Director, at jennihamill@greaterpike.org, 570-832-4686 or visit our website at www.greaterpike.org and Facebook.com/GreaterPike.