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Pottstown Regional Community Foundation
Community Leadership

Pottstown Proud: A Legacy of Hope

Pottstown’s civil rights story is not a footnote, it is a blueprint. Each February, Black History Month invites us to reflect on the people, places, and events that shaped the fight for equality, and Pottstown has a meaningful place in that history. As a small, working-class town, it became a hub of interracial activism from World War II through the 1960s and beyond, a legacy that continues today through the work of the NAACP and community partners.

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February 2, 2026
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Community Programs

Mentoring: A Form of Life Support

Everyone deserves a role model. Some are fortunate enough to have them automatically through a dedicated family member or senior colleague. For many, especially marginalized and low-income individuals, this support is absent. Pottstown Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) works with mentoring organizations to help people of all ages benefit from trusted, experienced role models. Discover more about this transformative relationship.

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December 15, 2025
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Giving Opportunities

Season of Giving

The Pottstown Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) provides a variety of pathways for generosity—whether through volunteering, supporting established funds, honoring a loved one, or creating a lasting legacy of your own. With diverse focus areas and even a special matching gift opportunity this season, PRCF makes it easy to give back in ways that truly matter and strengthen the future we share.

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December 1, 2025
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Community Collaboratives

Add Joy to the Holidays by Helping Others

As we prepare our homes and hearts for the upcoming holidays, November brings attention to all we have. It also may make those with less feel it a bit more. As we plan celebrations, bountiful meals, and warm gatherings, Pottstown Regional Community Foundation reminds us some of the best ways to enjoy the season, and all of life, involve giving.

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October 31, 2025
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Community Collaboratives

Pathways to a Stronger Future

Today’s classroom allows a hands-on/minds-on approach to learning, providing opportunities to better equip students for their future. Pottstown Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) shares the benefits of this experiential learning in nurturing students…

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October 1, 2025
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Community Collaboratives

All Aboard for Equity

Pottstown Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) serves as our community’s local coordinating agency as we work with the Thriving Communities Program on reactivating the Philadelphia to Reading passenger rail line to benefit our Pottstown community.

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September 2, 2025

Who We Are

Pottstown Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) connects people who care with causes that matter. As a public community foundation, we collaborate with donors, nonprofits, businesses, and government to address the region’s most pressing challenges and unlock new opportunities. Serving a 10-mile radius around Pottstown, our work advances equity, fosters collaboration, and drives measurable community impact.

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Ways to Give

When you give through PRCF, you invest in local impact. Whether you wish to support education, healthcare access, youth enrichment, the arts, or other charitable causes, our team channels your vision into meaningful, measurable results. With a dedicated board of directors, a knowledgeable staff, and a commitment to transparency, PRCF provides trusted financial stewardship by ensuring donor funds are used effectively and responsibly, and we share annual reports and Community Benefit Reports biannually so you can see your generosity at work.

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Grantmaking

Pottstown Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) strengthens the region by investing in nonprofits, partnerships, and initiatives that address systemic barriers and improve quality of life. Through our community-centered grantmaking, we channel donor resources toward sustainable solutions across education, health, and economic opportunity.

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Your Gift Gets Matched, Up to $50,000

This year, every gift can go twice as far thanks to a $50,000 matching opportunity. Your support fuels early action, resident-led solutions, and lasting community resources.

Emerging Needs & Rapid Response Fund:
Help us respond early to new and growing challenges by piloting and expanding solutions before a problem becomes a crisis.

Pottstown Community Voices Grant Fund:
Power resident-led grantmaking that funds local projects shaped by lived experience and community priorities.

Diana Smith Memorial Endowment:
Support student loan debt relief for nurses and behavioral health professionals serving the Boyertown and Tri-County area.

Boyertown Pool Construction Fund:
Help restore and rebuild the Boyertown Pool by supporting essential repairs and improvements for long-term community use.