Foundations Community Partnership Inc
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) is a private, independent foundation formed to improve the quality of life for special needs children, young adults, and families in Bucks County, Pa. We endeavor to establish collaborative partnerships linking public agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, colleges and young adults within our community. FCP is a valued community resource — solving problems, inspiring youth, and creating partnerships with organizations and higher learning institutions to enhance the quality of life in the region. To this end, we pledge to use our resources to fulfill our vision, mission, goals and objectives while remaining true to our philosophy and values.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants (BIIG)
Bucks Innovation and Improvement Grants (BIIG) range in value up to $15,000, recognizing innovative ideas to improve the quality of life for children, young adults, and families in Bucks County, Pa.
Summer Youth Corps (SYC)
This program provides paid human service internship opportunities for motivated college students from Bucks County, Pa., who are entering their second or third year in college. Interns are “matched” with selected Bucks County, non-profit human service organizations during the summer for the 10-week SYC program with the opportunity to earn college credits.
Capital Improvement Grants
Capital Improvement Grants range in value up to $10,000 and support structural facility improvements, such as new buildings or additions, extensive renovations, and adding durable equipment to existing structures.
Partnership in Youth Services Grants (PYS)
Partnership in Youth Services Grants (PYS) award $3,000 to non-profit organizations that are dedicated to solve community problems and enhance the quality of lives for children, young adults, and families in Bucks County, Pa.
Technical & Tuition Assistance Grants
Technical and Tuition Assistance Grants support the strategic and professional development needs of non-profit organizations.
Target Funding-General Operating Support Grants (GOS)
Target Funding Grants-General Operating Support (GOS) range in value up to $60,000 and support non-profit organizations focused on the behavioral health and human service needs of children, young adults, and their families in Bucks County, Pa.
Emergency Action Grants
Emergency Action Grants range in value up to $10,000 to address an unanticipated reduction in public funding or a non-reimbursable catastrophic event impacting direct delivery of services.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsTotal number of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Young adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The total grants awarded number is for the calendar year.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Young adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The total grant dollars awarded amount is for the calendar year.
Number of organizations applying for grants
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Young adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The total application number is for the calendar year.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
- Respond to behavioral health and human service needs within Bucks County's non-profit community.
- Encourage development of innovative services and collaboration within the Bucks County nonprofit community through grants and educational services.
- Provide opportunities for the community to participate in resolving issues of concern to all Bucks County residents.
- Recruit, train, supervise and provide leadership for qualified young adults to participate in service learning opportunities to help meet community needs.
- Support research efforts to identify and communicate practical and effective treatment guidelines and disseminate them through workshops, seminars and professional publications.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
FCP provides program grants, capital, emergency, target funding, and technical assistance support to move its mission forward and have a greater impact in Bucks County. Furthermore, FCP offers a scholarship to a graduating senior at all public and vocational high schools, and collaborates with the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce to support their Women in Business scholarship program, which recognizes young women who have overcome special challenges and are finding a career path.
In addition to grant-making and scholarships, FCP is committed to its Summer Youth Corps service-learning program and Professional Education Workshops. The service-learning program provides an outstanding paid internship experience for Bucks County students returning home after their freshman or sophomore year of college, while the Fall and Spring Professional Education Series offers state-of-the-art continuing education workshops for psychologists, MSWs, educators, professional counselors, among others.
While always being open to new opportunities to increase its impact in Bucks County, FCP strives to continuously improve and refine its systems and practices. Integrated with GuideStar by Candid, the foundation's grant-making system provides charity status verification to ensure grant eligibility. Additionally, the staff provides an annual grant-writing workshop that teaches grantees how to use FCP's system and write clear and effective grant requests.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
As a private foundation, FCP is committed to the public good and providing responsible stewardship of its resources. To that end, the Board of Directors and management team provide constant and thorough oversight of the financial endowment, ensuring effective governance.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In December of 2007, FCP gave out its first grant. Since then, the foundation awarded nearly $5.5 million in grants to more than 500 non-profit agencies that serve special needs youth and their families in Bucks County, Pa. Providing grants to vital nonprofits, technical assistance to emerging 501(c)(3) organizations, scholarships and internships to the next generation of concerned citizens, and ongoing professional education and development to those serving the behavioral health needs of Bucks County's youth, are vital to FCP's past, present, and future. The Board of Directors and management are committed to good governance, best practices, responsible stewardship, and serving the Bucks County community.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Grantee feedback caused the launch of a new grant cycle.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Foundations Community Partnership Inc
Board of directorsas of 01/25/2023
Mrs. Abigail Halloran
Universal Health Services, Inc.
Term: 2022 - 2024
Mrs. Tracy Pasternak Willis
Haven Behavioral Healthcare
Term: 2022 - 2024
Terence McGlinchey
Banking Professional
Falesha Grasty
Penn Community Bank
Amy Conte
Penndel Mental Health Center
Abigail Halloran
Universal Health Services, Inc.
Stephanie Bunin
Licensed Psychologist
Sean Schmid
Penn Investment Advisors, Inc.
Tracy Pasternak Willis
Haven Behavioral Healthcare
Patricia Smallacombe
Bucks County Community College
Judith Stern Goldstein
Gilmore & Associates, Inc.
Thomas Hanna
Central Bucks School District
Morgan Bryan
Travis Manion Foundation
Rachael Neff
County of Bucks
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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