Community foundation scholarships in Pennsylvania
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 29 community foundations in Pennsylvania with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Pennsylvania (by assets)
The Pittsburgh Foundation
All 29 in Pennsylvania
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pittsburgh Foundation | Pittsburgh | $1.5 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia | $705 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Erie Community Foundation | Erie | $386 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| York County Community Foundation | York | $224 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania | Williamsport | $185 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Lancaster County Community Foundation | Lancaster | $185 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Berks County Community Foundation Inc. | Reading | $155 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio | Sharon | $153 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown | Johnstown | $150 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Chester County Community Foundation Inc. | West Chester | $136 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Warren County | Warren | $117 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Lehigh Valley Community Foundation | Allentown | $108 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Scranton Area Foundation Inc. | Scranton | $88 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Centre County Community Foundation Inc. | State College | $83 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation | Altoona | $32 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies | St Marys | $28 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Fayette County Pennsylvania | Uniontown | $27 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Armstrong County Community Foundation | Kittanning | $26 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Bridge Builders Community Foundation | Franklin | $20 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Clinton County Community Foundation Inc. | Lock Haven | $17 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation for the Twin Tiers | Sayre | $17 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| North East Community Foundation | Erie | $17 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Clearfield Community Charitable Foundation | Clearfield | $16 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Wayne County Community Foundation | Honesdale | $16 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Greene County Pennsylvania | Waynesburg | $11 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Greater Pike Community Foundation | Milford | $7.3 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Can Do Community Foundation | Hazleton | $5.6 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Wellsboro Community Foundation Inc. | Wellsboro | $2.7 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Carbon County Community Foundation | Lehighton | $2.1 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.