Inspiring Centre County
Centre Inspires offers grants to fund projects that will be transformative on a county-wide scale by creating change through community engagement. It is a vehicle to enable the continued growth and strengthening of Centre County on a broad scale.
How Centre Inspires Works
Centre Foundation will provide up to $100,000 in grants to fund an innovative project that provides an opportunity to transform an aspect of life in Centre County. Collaborations between non-profit organizations and other entities that foster community engagement are strongly encouraged.
Organization qualifications and program guidelines are as follows:
- Proposed projects must serve Centre County residents.
- Only organizations that are the beneficiaries of a Centre Foundation endowment fund may apply.
- Collaborative partnerships between nonprofit organizations, businesses, churches, government entities, etc. are encouraged.
Granting Process
This granting cycle begins with the call for applications at the beginning of summer. The review process takes several months, and the grant recipient is announced in late fall. Funding for Centre Inspires comes from Centre Foundation’s community impact funds.
Full qualifications and guidelines are available in the 2019 Centre Inspires Application Packet.
Prior Grant Recipients

Ready to partner with Centre Foundation? Contact Rachael Hartman to get started today.
rachael@centre-foundation.org
814-237-6229