PPL Corporation

08/28/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/28/2024 08:37

PPL Foundation awards $1 million to empower communities throughout eastern and central Pennsylvania

Allentown, Pa. (August 28, 2024) - The PPL Foundation recently awarded $1 million in grant funding to support 53 nonprofit organizations working to build stronger communities in eastern and central Pennsylvania.

The foundation's latest investments - Empowering Communities Grants - support programs focused on environmental stewardship and education, as well as economic and workforce development initiatives.

"Whether it's supporting the development of small businesses, preserving and protecting our local environment or helping residents explore viable career opportunities, there are many nonprofit organizations working to better the lives of people who call our region home," said Lissette Santana, president of the PPL Foundation. "The PPL Foundation is proud to support the efforts of the organizations that help make our communities safe, strong and sustainable."

The grants announced today will support programs across PPL Electric Utilities'29-county service territory in central and eastern Pennsylvania.

Empowering Communities Grants were awarded to:

  • American Red Cross, Harrisburg
  • Brodhead Watershed Association, Henryville
  • Bucks County Housing Group, Warminster
  • Center for Employment Opportunities, Harrisburg
  • Chester County Futures, Coatesville
  • Clinton County Economic Partnership Foundation, Lock Haven
  • Danville Area Community Center, Danville
  • Da Vinci Science Center, Allentown
  • Eastern Pennsylvania Alliance for Clean Transportation, Auburn
  • Focus Central Pennsylvania, Danville
  • Friends of Camp Louise Shickshinny, Shavertown
  • Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, Camp Hill
  • Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership, Hazleton
  • Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity, Williamsport
  • Greater Philadelphia YMCA, Conshohocken
  • Greater Wilkes-Barre Growth Partnership, Wilkes-Barre
  • Hazleton Integration Project, Hazleton
  • Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation, Lake Ariel
  • Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity, Lancaster
  • Lancaster City Alliance, Lancaster
  • LEAF Project, Landisburg
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College Foundation, Schnecksville
  • Lehigh Valley Zoo, Schnecksville
  • Let's Go 1-2-3, Philadelphia
  • Midwest Food Bank, Middletown
  • Natural Lands Trust, Media
  • New Hope Ministries, Dillsburg
  • North Branch Land Trust, Dallas
  • Partnership for Career Development, Enola
  • Penn's Northeast, Pittston
  • Pennsylvania Friends of Agriculture Foundation, Camp Hill
  • Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation, Harrisburg
  • Pennypack Farm Education Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Horsham
  • Regional Engagement Center, Selinsgrove
  • Rising Tide Community Loan Fund, Bethlehem
  • Riverfront Parks Committee, Wilkes-Barre
  • Schuylkill Chamber Foundation, Pottsville
  • Sparks Foundation, Wyomissing
  • Susquehanna Health Foundation, Williamsport
  • The Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation, Harrisburg
  • The Edible Classroom, Washington Borough
  • The Greenhouse Project, Scranton
  • The Institute, Wilkes-Barre
  • The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership, Lewisburg
  • Trust for Public Land, Scranton
  • Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition, Lackawaxen
  • Wildlands Conservancy, Allentown
  • Wildheart, Harrisburg
  • Wildlife Leadership Academy, Lock Haven
  • Wayne Pike Workforce Alliance, Honesdale
  • Young Women's Christian Association of Allentown

The foundation's next round of grants - Energizing Education - will support equitable and engaging high-quality educational opportunities for students. These grants fund programs focused on STEM education, literacy, summer learning, and college and career readiness. Applications for Energizing Education grants are being accepted from Aug. 1 to Sept. 15. For more information, please visit www.pplcares.com.

In all, the PPL Foundation expects to award nearly $2 million in grants this year to support the foundation's focus areas: education; diversity, equity and inclusion; and sustainable communities.

About the PPL Foundation

The PPL Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization. Funded by PPL Corporation shareowners, the foundation was formed to support community initiatives in the areas served by PPL Corporation's utilities. Through strategic partnerships, the PPL Foundation supports nonprofit organizations that are engaged in innovative and groundbreaking work to create vibrant, sustainable communities; advance diversity, equity and inclusion; and support children's success from cradle to career in both Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.