Our Mission

The Regional Foundation mobilizes resources to advance racial, social, and economic justice through resident-led community development that builds equitable, thriving neighborhoods across our region.

Our Vision

We envision a region where communities most impacted by inequities have the power, resources, and leadership to shape their futures within just and equitable systems. 

About Us

We make investments (grants and loans) across a 62-region service area to community and economic development practitioners spanning New Jersey, Delaware, and the eastern half of Pennsylvania. 

Our work is rooted in our core values, centering the leadership of our grantee and loan partners. We practice trust-based principles to cultivate mutual learning and accountability. 

The Regional Foundation team comprises of an Executive Director, a Senior Program Office, two Program Officers, an Administrative Coordinator, and the Board includes twelve individuals from across the region. The foundation is committed to a learning mindset and building meaningful relationships with organizations across the region and with one another. 

Core Values

Community: We approach our work with love, joy, and humility; working in partnership with community-based organizations towards a vibrant, healthy region. 
Justice: We actively work to dismantle systemic racism and other forms of oppression by embedding fairness, equity, and inclusion into all that we do. We acknowledge how these barriers shape social and economic issues, and we commit to removing them through our work in pursuit of a more liberated world. 
Stewardship: We recognize the oppressive origins of our history and use our resources to repair harm and build community wealth. We steward these resources with accountability, long-term vision, and care for our relationships. 
Collaboration: We co-create solutions through shared power, authentic engagement, and continuous learning. We listen, celebrate all contributions, and hold ourselves to be reliable and responsive. 
Trust: We build trust through transparency, follow-through, accountability, and clear communication — doing what we say and learning openly from our impact. 

News & Updates

Spring News 2026

At our 2026 Annual Partner Gathering, partners from across the tri-state region came together to explore how collaboration among residents, nonprofits, philanthropy, and government can drive equitable community-led change.

Welcome Cassandra Manotham

We are excited to welcome Cassandra Manotham to the Regional Foundation team. As our Administrative Coordinator, Cassandra brings a passion for building connections and supporting impactful work.

Counties We Serve

Pennsylvania

Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, and York.

New Jersey

Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren.

Delaware

Kent, New Castle, and Sussex.