A History of Making a Difference
Over the past decade the Millennium Circle Fund has granted over $439,000 to nonprofit organizations throughout Luzerne County. Previous recipients:
YEAR | AMOUNT | ORGANIZATION |
2023 | $25,000 | Patriot’s Cove |
2022 | $25,000 | Keystone Mission |
2021 | $25,000 | Fork Over Love |
2020 | $25,000 | Volunteers in Medicine |
2019 | $25,000 | CASA of Luzerne County |
2018 | $25,000 | United Way of Wyoming Valley – Nurse’s Pantry |
2017 | $25,000 | Brandon’s Forever Home – After school Tutoring and Family Meal Program |
2016 | $22,000 | The Hope Center of Wyoming Valley to expand Dental and Free Clinics for the Uninsured & Underinsured |
2015 | $20,000 | CEO (Commission on Economic Opportunity) – Food 4 Kids Weekends Backpack Program |
2014 | $20,000 | $10,000 to Volunteers of America/Ruth’s Place for shelter expansion $10,000 to CEO (Commission on Economic Opportunity) Monsignor Andrew J. McGowan Center for Healthy Living |
2013 | $20,000 | Family Service Association of NEPA for the Help Line to “Dial 211” Conversion |
2012 | $20,000 | Anti-Bullying Coalition of Luzerne County |
2011 | $20,000 | Commission on Economic Opportunity’s Dinners for Kids Program |
2010 | $20,000 | Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley for their Help Line program |
2009 | $22,000 | Ruth’s Place Homeless Women’s Shelter in Wilkes-Barre for renovation of new location |
2008 | $30,000 | Care & Concern Ministries in Pittston for facilities enhancement for program services |
2007 | $30,000 | Volunteers in Medicine, a program providing health care services to our “working poor,” as well as other uninsured and under-insured area residents |
2006 | $25,000 | Luzerne-Wyoming Counties’ Drug and Alcohol Program for prevention services delivered in all public school districts within Luzerne County |
2005 | $20,000 | McGlynn Learning Center for education programs provided to at-risk children who reside in Wilkes-Barre |
2004 | $15,000 | Friday’s Child, a program available to autistic children and directed by the Jewish Community Center, Wilkes-Barre |
2003 | $10,000 | Candy’s Place, a community support center for cancer patients and their loved ones |
2002 | $10,000 | Diamond City Partnership for Downtown Wilkes-Barre revitalization |
2001 | $10,000 | 28 “Follow Your Dreams” motivational presentations held at local high schools |