What Community Giving Foundation does

Community Giving Foundation is a nonprofit community foundation headquartered in Berwick, Pennsylvania, serving the Central Susquehanna region. Founded in 1998/1999 and rebranded from Central Susquehanna Community Foundation in 2019, the foundation manages more than 400 charitable funds and holds nearly $100M in assets, distributing over $4M annually in grants and scholarships across six counties through five affiliated local boards (Berwick, Bloomsburg, Danville, Milton, Sunbury). The foundation was re-accredited under National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations in February 2026, confirming compliance with operational and governance benchmarks.

The foundation's core products are charitable fund administration, donor-advised funds, scholarships, and grantmaking programs including the Youth in Philanthropy initiative and the Women's Giving Circle. Its technical platform is modest: standard financial management systems, a recently launched Advisor Portal, and online donation infrastructure. It does not operate proprietary technology or AI-driven capabilities. The underlying delivery model is community-based, with programmatic reach extended through affiliate offices and partnership-driven initiatives (e.g., the Amazon $300K grant fund and the FCFP-hosted Elevate2 conference).

The business model is a nonprofit stewardship model: revenue is generated primarily through administrative fees on assets under management (industry-standard 0.75%–1.5% on $100M AUM), supplemented by fund setup fees and donor contributions. No direct revenue figures are disclosed. Go-to-market is relationship-driven, relying on local board networks, corporate partnerships, and institutional donor pipelines rather than outbound marketing. The customer base is structurally diversified across 400+ fundholders, mitigating single-donor concentration risk.

Name

Community Giving Foundation

Legal name

Community Giving Foundation

Website

https://csgiving.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Giving Foundation is a Berwick, PA-based nonprofit community foundation managing 400+ charitable funds and nearly $100M in assets, distributing $4M+ annually in grants and scholarships across six Central Susquehanna counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Foundation / Philanthropic Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

Keywords

• Community foundation services
• Charitable fund management
• Competitive grantmaking
• Scholarship administration
• Nonprofit philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

Berwick

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Administrative Fees: Fees assessed on funds held at the Foundation to support processing of grant checks, accepting donations, completing annual audits, and reporting. Fee schedule is publicly available.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Community Giving Foundation is a regional community foundation that manages over 400 charitable funds and administers competitive grant and scholarship programs for nonprofits, donors, and students in Pennsylvania's Central Susquehanna region. The Foundation distributes over $4 million annually in grants and scholarships through five regional affiliate boards and specialized programs such as the Women's Giving Circle and Youth in Philanthropy. It offers personalized fund establishment, donor-advised giving, legacy planning, and stewardship services supported by an online Advisor Portal and donation platform.

Product overview

Community Giving Foundation operates as a unified platform of philanthropic services built around its core fund management infrastructure. The Foundation's primary offerings include charitable fund administration (managing over 400 funds), competitive grantmaking across five regional affiliates (Berwick, Bloomsburg, Danville, Selinsgrove, Sunbury), and scholarship administration (over 125 funds awarding $580,000+ annually). Supporting digital platforms include the Advisor Portal for fundholders and an online donation system. The Women's Giving Circle and Youth in Philanthropy programs represent distinct giving circles that operate within the Foundation's infrastructure. The Foundation also provides community room facilities and publishes annual reports and storybooks documenting impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Women's Giving Circle: A program that empowers, connects, and inspires women and girls by supporting initiatives and resources that better their lives.
• Youth in Philanthropy
• Neighbors Helping Neighbors
• Elevate2

Products and services

• Charitable Fund Management Administers over 400 charitable funds including permanent endowments, donor-advised funds, designated funds, field-of-interest funds, and agency funds for managing charitable giving by individual donors, families, and businesses.
• Competitive Grantmaking Annual competitive grant rounds distributing over $4 million annually to nonprofits across the Central Susquehanna region through affiliate boards in Berwick, Bloomsburg, Danville, Selinsgrove, and Sunbury.
• Scholarship Administration Administers more than 125 scholarship funds providing over $580,000 annually in scholarships to high school seniors and undergraduate students pursuing higher education.
• Women's Giving Circle Empowers women and girls by supporting initiatives through collective giving, awarding competitive grants focused on women and girls in Columbia, Lower-Luzerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union Counties, with annual grant cycle and Champagne Brunch event.
• Youth in Philanthropy Empowers high school students across the region as youth grantmakers, with students from a record 20 school districts serving as youth philanthropists who award grants to local causes.
• Advisor Portal Secure, password-protected website allowing fund advisors to view fund data, balances, grant history, donation records, and submit grant requests online.
• Online Donation System Web-based donation platform enabling donors to contribute to funds and the Foundation via fcsuite.com.
• Community Room Rental Two meeting rooms or one combined large meeting space available for community organizations, with facilities at 725 West Front Street, Berwick, PA.
• Annual Report & Publications Annual reports, storybooks, and giving workbooks documenting Foundation activities, financial statements, and impact stories, including the 2025 Annual Report.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $4 million distributed annually in grants and scholarships
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Luzerne FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Co-administration of Amazon Northeastern Pennsylvania Community Fund with Community Giving Foundation for nonprofits in Columbia and Luzerne Counties.
• Ronald McDonald House DanvilleminorOthers · 15 June 2026Community nonprofit organization highlighted in 'Where Giving Meets Community' column sharing impact stories from Elevate2 Conference.
• First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania (FCFP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Partnership to co-host Elevate2, a regional nonprofit conference at Bucknell University serving Columbia, Lower-Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, and Union Counties. Second iteration of conference focused on nonprofit leadership, governance, and community impact.
• Leadership Susquehanna Valley (LSV)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 July 2019LSV established agency endowment fund at Community Giving Foundation to support leadership development programming and scholarships for emerging and established leaders in the Susquehanna Valley region.
• Bloomsburg Area Community Foundation (BACF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2018Affiliated community foundation under Community Giving Foundation umbrella, serving Bloomsburg and surrounding areas with separate board and grantmaking process.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Luzerne Foundation: A community foundation serving Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with which CGF co-administers the Amazon Northeastern Pennsylvania Community Fund. Directly comparable in mission, scale, and geographic adjacency.
• Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation: A larger community foundation serving Harrisburg and the broader Central Pennsylvania region. Comparable in mission and customer base; serves an adjacent region with similar donor and nonprofit populations.
• First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania: A regional community foundation in Central Pennsylvania that co-hosts the Elevate2 nonprofit conference with Community Giving Foundation and operates in overlapping counties (Lycoming). Highly comparable in mission, structure, and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Hawaii Community Foundation: A large statewide community foundation managing over $1 billion in assets. Comparable in mission, scholarship administration, and fund management, though at much greater scale and operating across a state rather than a multi-county region.
• Fidelity Charitable: The largest U.S. donor-advised fund sponsor. Represents a different operating model (commercial/fiduciary DAF sponsor) competing for the same donor-advised fund dollars CGF manages through its community foundation structure.
• Philadelphia Foundation: One of the oldest and largest community foundations in the U.S., serving the Philadelphia region. Comparable in mission and product suite (fund management, scholarships, grantmaking), but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope.

Regional players

• Chester County Community Foundation: A community foundation serving Chester County, Pennsylvania. Comparable in mission and operations, with similar focus on local grantmaking, scholarships, and donor-advised funds in a different PA region.
• Lehigh Valley Community Foundation: A regional community foundation serving Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. Comparable in mission, fund management, and grantmaking structure, but operates in a different (eastern) Pennsylvania geography.
• Scranton Area Community Foundation: A community foundation serving northeastern Pennsylvania. Comparable mission and operating model with similar focus on local fund management and regional grantmaking, in an adjacent geography.

Others

• Council on Foundations: The national membership association that administers the Community Foundations National Standards accreditation program under which Community Giving Foundation is re-accredited. Functions as the sector's governing body and accreditation entity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/csgiving
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/central-susquehanna-community

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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