Delaware Valley High School – The Delaware Valley Music Department Booster Club was the recipient of the very first grant from the Walt Edwards Ashenfelter Fund for Performing Arts, administered by the Greater Pike Community Foundation. This grant underscores the commitment of both organizations to support the development of young, aspiring musicians within the Delaware Valley School District and our community. Established by Kathryn Wolf-Ashenfelter and Michael Zimmerman, the Walt Edwards Ashenfelter Fund for Performing Arts honors the legacy of Milford’s...

MILFORD, PA – Greater Pike Community Foundation recently announced the availability of grants up to $500 from the Barbara J. Buchanan Fund for eligible nonprofits beginning February 1. The deadline for applying is midnight on March 6. This annual program funds eligible local nonprofit community organizations in the arts and culture, basic human needs, health, families, education, and the environment with innovative ideas for improving our community’s quality of life. Greater Pike has an online application process. Organizations that have received a...

MILFORD, PA – Greater Pike Community Foundation recently announced that Rick Little will be the new executive director and Luke Turano will be the new board chair. Little, who has worked for the past few years as a principal at a nonprofit consulting firm, has extensive experience in the nonprofit world covering administrative operations, fundraising, fiscal management, strategic planning, board relations, community engagement, communications, and more. He also worked on the High Line project in New York City for over 13...

MILFORD, PA – Greater Pike Community Foundation, with its slogan “For Good. Forever.” was created to enable generous individuals, families, and local businesses to maximize their charitable support through organized, targeted, long-term community philanthropy. Greater Pike provides a permanent and personal way to give back to the region we love and have worked so hard to nurture and maintain. The foundation is currently accepting applications for board members to begin new terms in January of 2024. Being a board member with...

MILFORD, PA – The Safe Haven Legacy Fund, administered by Greater Pike Community Foundation, was established to grant awards to organizations in Pike County to assist survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault to find and relocate to permanent, safe housing. To commemorate the significance of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Greater Pike has piloted a micro-grant program with three providers in Pike County; VIP Empowers, Family Promise, and Pike County Human Services. Each recipient has received a micro-grant to...

MILFORD, PA – A diverse array of programs including portable lighting that will improve nighttime rescues; therapeutic equipment for children and adults with developmental disabilities; local theater productions that illustrate our area’s history, and improvements to parks and playing fields are among the 31 initiatives that will receive funding from Greater Pike Community Foundation’s Richard L. Snyder Fund. These ambitious projects by area nonprofit organizations will address health and wellness initiatives; enhance and beautify public spaces and support local arts and...

MILFORD, PA – Greater Pike Community Foundation recently presented scholarship awards totaling  $40,700, including $20,000 in recurring awards to 4 past recipients, to Delaware Valley, Port Jervis, Kittatinny, and Wallenpaupack Area High School seniors who are planning to pursue a variety of academic interests in colleges and universities this fall. The awards, benefiting 14 students, are from Scholarship funds administered by Greater Pike. “We are so pleased to be able to provide these deserving students with a little bit of financial help as...

MILFORD, PA – A longstanding community supporter, an enterprising family-based hospitality business team and a nonprofit organization that focuses on helping veterans have been named the 2023 Greater Pike Community Foundation honorees and will be honored at Greater Pike’s 8th Annual Dinner Celebration on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. “As we move forward into our second decade of community service, Greater Pike is working hard to advance philanthropy and help address the evolving and emerging needs in our community,” said Gail Shuttleworth, Greater...

MILFORD, PA – The promise of emergency help for families and individuals facing temporary homelessness is getting a leg up by establishing a new endowment fund with Greater Pike Community Foundation. Family Promise of the Poconos is responding to this growing and critical need in Pike County by establishing The Promise of a Better Future Organizational Endowment Fund that will strengthen its long-term sustainability and improve financial stability to see its programs succeed in the future. “This Fund is going to help ensure...

MILFORD, PA – Nonprofit organizations located in or that serve Pike County can apply for grants through Greater Pike Community Foundation’s Richard L. Snyder Fund from May 15-June 15. Nonprofit organizations working in the areas of arts and culture, historic preservation, beautification, medical, health, and wellness are encouraged to apply. Contact Greater Pike for clarification if you are unsure if your application will qualify under one of the areas specified. “This fund is a lasting legacy that will carry forward Richard Snyder’s enduring...