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For press inquiries, contact
Erin D. Fessler
814.413.7352
Efessler@ErieCommunityFoundation.org
Kailey Pisani
814.413.7356
KPisani@ErieCommunityFoundation.org.
Press Releases & Community News
The Erie Women’s Fund Awards $100,000 Major Grant for Dafmark Dance Theater’s “Dafmark Creative Arts Center”
At today’s Erie Women’s Fund Grant Reception, Dafmark Dance Theatrer received a $100,000 grant from the Erie Women’s Fund in support of their Dafmark Creative Arts Center. The Dafmark Creative Arts Center provides educational programming for Erie youth who live in...
Meet Our Summer Interns
We’re excited to welcome four talented interns to The Erie Community Foundation this summer! Each brings a unique skill set, fresh perspective, and strong commitment to our mission. We’re grateful to have them on our teams as they make a meaningful impact during one...
Empowering Youth and Adults with Disabilities and Their Families: The Mission of Mission Empower
Founded in 2007, Mission Empower was created out of a simple but growing need: to help young people with disabilities integrate into their schools and communities and someday thrive as self-sufficient adults. Prior to their humble beginnings, while other organizations...
Summer Internship Applications Now Open
The Marketing & Communications Team is looking for two summer interns to join us in the planning and execution of the Foundation's two main events: our Annual Meeting and Erie Gives! If you are: A rising college senior: rising juniors are welcome to apply;...
Jefferson Educational Society and The Erie Community Foundation Announce Matching Gift to JES Endowment Fund
ERIE, Pennsylvania (Monday, Jan. 27) – Beginning today, those wishing to make a charitable donation to the Jefferson Educational Society through The Erie Community Foundation can see their impact doubled. Thanks to the pledge of Bruce Raimy, one of the JES’s...