Centre Foundation

About Centre Foundation

Centre Foundation Inc. concentrates its giving in Centre County, and its recent records show a strong preference for sustaining the same local institutions over time. The largest recent grant in the file went to Congregation Brit Shalom in State College for general support, while Centre Volunteers In Medicine appears repeatedly with three separate awards across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern points to a funder that backs ongoing community infrastructure rather than short-term, one-off projects. The foundation’s recent grants also connect to several everyday needs in the county: medical access, food security, housing, domestic violence services, arts and downtown vitality, libraries, environmental stewardship, and scholarships for regional students. State College organizations account for most of the named recipients in the recent grants list, including 3 Dots Downtown, Schlow Library Foundation Inc, State College Food Bank, Centre Safe, and ClearWater Conservancy. Penn State University- Outside Scholarships and other higher-education recipients show that education support is part of the portfolio as well. Overall, Centre Foundation Inc. reads as a local institutional funder with recurring operating support at its core, especially for organizations serving residents of State College and the surrounding county.

What Centre Foundation Funds

Health and human services are a clear priority. Centre Volunteers In Medicine received $181,211 in 2023, $172,752 in 2024, and $161,142 in 2025, showing sustained support for local primary care. In safety-net work, the foundation also gave $134,294 to Food Bank of the State College Area in 2023 and $112,824 to State College Food Bank in 2025. Education funding includes both scholarships and student support. Penn State University- Outside Scholarships received $139,258 in 2025, following earlier awards of $121,694 in 2023 and $103,590 in 2024. The foundation also made a $90,000 general-support grant to Misericordia University in Dallas, PA. Community life and place-based institutions appear throughout the file. 3 Dots Downtown received $157,583 in 2025 for general support, Schlow Library Foundation Inc received $153,508 in 2025, and Downtown State College Improvement District Inc received $130,000 in 2025. Environmental and animal-welfare groups also appear, including ClearWater Conservancy and Centre County PAWS.

How Centre Foundation Gives