About Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
The Berks Coalition to End Homelessness develops and implements strategies, coordinates resources and targets efforts to end homelessness in Berks County.
Focus Areas
homelessness preventionrapid rehousingpermanent supportive housingemergency sheltercoordinated entrystreet outreachyouth homelessnessHMIS/data & reporting
Who They Fund
people experiencing homelessnessresidents of Berks Countyindividuals and families at risk of homelessness
Funding Style
systems change
About Berks Coalition to End Homelessness
Berks Coalition to End Homelessness Inc. centers its grantmaking on one local system: the Reading/Berks County Continuum of Care. The organization serves as the lead agency and collaborative applicant for PA-506, overseeing CoC policies, HMIS, coordinated entry, project prioritization, and local funding decisions for homelessness services. That role shapes a pattern of grants aimed at homelessness prevention, rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, emergency shelter operations, and coordinated service delivery. Recent grants show steady support for core providers in Reading. Berks Community Action Program received $163,984 in 2025 and $155,886 in 2024 for HAP. Family Promise of Berks County was awarded $92,325 in 2025 and $84,176 in 2024 for the same purpose. The coalition also funded Council on Chemical Abuse, Opportunity House, Safe Berks, and Berks Counseling Center across multiple years, indicating ongoing support for the local homelessness response network rather than isolated project funding. The grantmaking profile reflects a local intermediary that channels funding through the county’s homelessness infrastructure and coordinates the system around shared priorities. Its work is tied to Berks County agencies that deliver services, manage data, and operate housing interventions for people experiencing homelessness and residents at risk of housing loss.
What Berks Coalition to End Homelessness Funds
In homelessness prevention and housing stabilization, Berks Coalition to End Homelessness Inc. gave $90,000 in 2025 to Council on Chemical Abuse for HAP, along with $23,000 in 2024 to Opportunity House for the same purpose. The coalition’s grants also reached Safe Berks, which received $25,500 in 2023 and $15,000 in 2025 for HAP. The organization also supports the local housing-service network through repeated funding to Berks Counseling Center, which received $12,000 in 2023, $12,000 in 2024, and $12,000 in 2025. That pattern points to recurring support for service capacity rather than one-time project spikes. Its role extends to coordinated system planning. Active grant-program materials identify priorities such as rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, coordinated entry, HMIS, and funding competition processes for the Berks County CoC.
How Berks Coalition to End Homelessness Gives
The foundation’s typical grant size is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $90,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants table shows repeated awards to the same local organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests ongoing multi-year relationships rather than one-off grants. The organization functions as a local intermediary and collaborative applicant for the Reading/Berks County CoC, with funding tied to CoC processes and project competition. Several active grant-program pages also indicate that it accepts unsolicited submissions for CoC-related opportunities and related requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$981K
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$2M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $15K and $90K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$90K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JOHN WILLIAMS
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