To ensure equitable access to high-quality and affordable health and human services for all residents in the Greater Phoenixville region.
Annual Grant Cycle Applications Are Open Until May 17th.
All grant requests must be submitted electronically via PCHF's online grant portal.
Grant Eligibility
Does your organization have the following?
- Current 501(c)3 status
- Services provided to residents of PCHF’s geographic area of interest
- Directors and Officers Insurance
- Operating budget of less than $10 million excluding in-kind revenue.
If you can answer YES to all of the above, then you are eligible to apply for funding under one of our grantmaking initiatives.
Grant Categories
PCHF has four grantmaking initiatives:
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Promote and strengthen access to timely mental health and substance abuse services, especially crisis intervention.
Housing and Public Safety
Support efforts to prevent homelessness and services for those experiencing housing security, and expand opportunities for healthy, safe, and affordable housing.
Capacity-Building and Development
Enhance the quality of services in the region by investing in nonprofit capacity building and development, and by encouraging partnership and innovation.
Required Documentation:
- Pennsylvania Charitable Organizations Bureau Registration Certificate
- List of current Board of Directors – Include which are officers, gender identification (or preferred pronouns), age, race/ethnicity, and any members with lived experience relevant to your organization and its services
- Most recent IRS Form 990
- Most recent independent financial audit and management letter
- Current operating budget-to-actual
- Fiscal year budget to which this grant will apply
- Program/Project budget (if applicable)
- Optional – additional attachments (Examples: strategic plan executive summary, organizational brochure, project timeline, etc.)
Review Process
All PCHF staff will initially review grant applications and financial documentation to ensure all information is completed. A Grant Committee comprised of PCHF Board members and staff will work collaboratively to review all applications and develop grant recommendations. This process will take place during June, July, and August. PCHF Board and staff recommendations will be presented in the September Board meeting for discussion and approval. All applicants will be informed of the decision after the board meeting.
Final Reports
Grantees will need to complete a final report on their grant. Grantees can select how to complete their final report: written via our online grant portal, an in-person interview, or a Zoom interview. All interviews will be conducted by a staff or board member who will complete the final report for the grantee to review prior to submitting.
Award Procedures
Upon awarding a grant, the staff will contact each grantee. They will then follow up in writing with a Grant Agreement that spells out the responsibilities of the Grantee and PCHF. Grantees should review, sign, and submit the Grant Agreement. Once we’ve received the signed Grant Agreement, the funds can be disbursed.
Learn More
At the April 9th grant forum, PCHF staff announced several changes to this year’s grant application and gave an overview of grant budget best practices.
Frequently Asked Questions
As part of our efforts to be a trust-based funder, PCHF is revamping its annual grant process to encourage relationship-building between our nonprofit partners and PCHF leadership. To that end this year’s application will use branching questions to direct applicants to either a streamlined question set, or a full-length question set, based on whether your organization has received an annual grant since July 1, 2023.
We have a close relationship with our current and recent grantees, and the streamlined question set will ease the administrative burden and redundancy of completing a long application when PCHF leadership already knows the organization well. However, new applicants, or those who have not received funding recently are not as well known to PCHF, and the staff needs more information to get to know these organizations and their work.
The branching questions on the grant application allow PCHF to display only relevant questions to applicants. The questions you’ll see will be determined by the answers you provide at the beginning of the application. This means applicants won’t need to see irrelevant questions or do more work than needed.
The questions are similar in content. However, the full-length question set includes more questions regarding your organization’s mission and governance structure. This is so PCHF can get a fuller picture of your organization.
No. All applications are reviewed under the same process and guidelines, and whether you complete streamlined or full-length question set has no bearing on the Board’s final funding decision.
To apply, login to our grant portal here. If you’re a new applicant, you must create a profile before applying. Email [email protected] with any questions regarding the grant portal or with help creating a profile.
Annual grant applicants must:
- Have current 501(c)3 status (or a fiscal sponsor)
- Have an annual operating budget under $10 million
- Have current directors’ and officers’ insurance
- Provide services to PCHF’s geographic area of interest.
The application opens April 14th. All applications are due by midnight on May 17th.
All applicants will be notified of funding decisions by late August.
No. However, your organization must provide services to clients in PCHF’s service area or have a detailed plan for expanding into the Phoenixville region.
Yes. Click here for information on our mini grant program. In addition to the mini grant program, PCHF is open to inquiries year-round. To set up an introductory meeting, please email [email protected].