Fulton Forward Foundation

About Fulton Forward Foundation

Fulton Forward Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by large, place-based commitments to urban revitalization, with a $300,000 award to Greater Philadelphia YMCA for For the Love of the City standing out as the biggest recent grant. The foundation pairs that kind of citywide investment with targeted support for neighborhood economic development, homeownership, workforce training, and small business access to capital. Its pattern suggests a funder that backs institutions working on practical parts of community change: lending, readiness, and service delivery. That approach shows up in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancaster, and nearby cities across the mid-Atlantic. The Enterprise Center received $250,000 for Capital Readiness Funding Commitment, signaling interest in strengthening organizations that help businesses and projects reach the next stage. Lancaster City Alliance also appears repeatedly in the recent grants list, with awards of $120,000 in 2025 and 2024 and $113,000 in 2023 for its citywide work in Lancaster. Across the portfolio, Fulton Forward Foundation tends to make larger grants to established nonprofits and intermediaries rather than many small awards.

What Fulton Forward Foundation Funds

Housing and homeownership are a visible part of the foundation’s portfolio. It gave $150,000 to Community Loan Fund of New Jersey Inc for the Address Yourself Homeownership Program, $100,000 to Southside Community Development & Housing Corporation for SCDHC Pathways to Homeownership, and $50,000 to York Habitat for Humanity for York Habitat Homeownership Projects. Workforce and entrepreneurship also appear regularly. PA Chamber Foundation received $41,667 for workforce development, while Tec Centro received $50,000 for Workforce Development Grant. For youth entrepreneurship, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship received $31,250 for the power of entrepreneurship to youth in low-income communities. Financial capability is another thread: Junior Achievement of Greater Washington received $75,000 for JA Finance Park Montgomery County, and New Hill Development Corporation received $50,000 for financial capability programming in Charlottesville. The foundation also supports CDFI and lending infrastructure, including Baltimore Community Lending and Pennsylvania CDFI Network.

How Fulton Forward Foundation Gives