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Helping Today Grants

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Funder
Erie Community Foundation
Deadline
Next cycle: Quarterly. 2026 deadlines January 29, May 1, July 30 and October 15.
Deadline as stated by the funder
Cycle 4: October 15, 2026 (read from the source page on Nov 1, 2026)
Cycle
Quarterly. 2026 deadlines January 29, May 1, July 30 and October 15.
Posted
Not stated
Award range
$50,000
Total program funding
Not stated
Expected number of awards
Not stated
Match or cost share
Match not stated
Who applies
Nonprofits
Who benefits
CommunitiesStudents
Eligible applicants
Nonprofits
Education level
K-12
Topics
Facilities
Geography
PA: Erie County
Source
FindGrants reviewed programs registry · ID pa-erie-community-foundation-helping-today-grants

Summary

Quarterly grants of up to $50,000 to Erie County 501(c)(3) nonprofits for capital purchases, facility improvements, programming, capacity building and advocacy in funding areas that include education, health, economic growth and community development.

Full description from the funder

Next cycle not yet posted. Quarterly. 2026 deadlines January 29, May 1, July 30 and October 15. The last published deadline was October 15, 2026. Quarterly grants of up to $50,000 to Erie County 501(c)(3) nonprofits for capital purchases, facility improvements, programming, capacity building and advocacy in funding areas that include education, health, economic growth and community development. 501(c)(3) status required (three or more years recommended); schools and districts are not listed as eligible, so this suits education nonprofits.

A pre-application meeting with the Community Impact Team is required before an application link is issued (GOapply). Funds must be spent within 12 months. robots.txt disallows only /wp-admin/.

Details are copied from the funder's posting and may change. The official page is authoritative. Applying is free.