Greater Erie Economic Development
https://www.geedc.org
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Total Assets (2023)
$425K
Total Giving (2023)
62
Grants on File (2023–2023)
$7K
Avg Grant Size
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Gerald Blanks
Phone
8144562621
Deadlines
April 15th for Fall semester, November 25th for Spring
How to Apply
Scholarship applications should include family data, financial data(notarized statement of federal income, tax return, or social security or dpw statement to verify income) and other data such as year in school, major, and specific need (books, tuition, etc.)
Restrictions
Applications are only selected from residents from Erie County area and only for colleges and universities that confer four year degrees.
Grant Size Distribution
Min: $200
Median: $3K
Avg: $7K
Max: $80K
Geographic Distribution
Key Personnel
| Name | Title | Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Gerald L Blanks | President & CEO | $124K |
| Ronald Bryant | Chairman | $18K |
| Vivian McCullum | CFO | $16K |
| Evan Tucker | Secretary | $14K |
| Ricardo S Giles | Vice Chair | $12K |
| Adrienne M Dixon-McCullum | Board Member | $3K |
| Corey Cook | Treasurer | $875 |
Grants Awarded (62 total)
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluerock Construction LLC | Erie, PA | $80,000 | Grant to further business | 2023 |
| Lifethrumusic | Erie, PA | $40,000 | Financial support of its programs | 2023 |
| Metro 21 | Erie, PA | $21,500 | Grant | 2023 |
| Abigail Rutkowski | Erie, PA | $17,943 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Christian Boarding LLC | Waterford, PA | $15,000 | Financial support of its programs | 2023 |
| East Side Lions | Erie, PA | $13,500 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Courtney Cook | Erie, PA | $12,460 | Higher Education Assistance | 2023 |
| Alex Lamis | Erie, PA | $12,158 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| New Life Spirit Revival | Erie, PA | $12,000 | Financial support of its programs | 2023 |
| St James Church | Erie, PA | $12,000 | Financial support of its programs | 2023 |
| Ethan King-Vincent | Erie, PA | $11,461 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Metro Youth Football League | Erie, PA | $10,000 | Financial Support of its programs | 2023 |
| RB Wiley Community Charter | Erie, PA | $10,000 | Financial support of its programs | 2023 |
| Gabrielle Watson | Erie, PA | $9,609 | Higher Education Assistance | 2023 |
| Iyme Porter | Erie, PA | $9,071 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Erie Knights | Erie, PA | $8,565 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Test Football Academy | Martinsville, NJ | $8,000 | Financial Support of its programs | 2023 |
| Khadijah Knickson | Erie, PA | $7,500 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Avery Stevens | Erie, PA | $7,388 | Higher Education Assistance | 2023 |
| Joshua Lewis | Northeast, PA | $6,850 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Ron Bryant II | Erie, PA | $6,750 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| Ken Nickson | Erie, PA | $5,000 | Scholarship | 2023 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Erie, PA | $5,000 | My Brother's Keeper Scholarship Awards Program | 2023 |
| Erie Community Foundation | Erie, PA | $5,000 | Financial support of its programs | 2023 |
| Peter Lamis | Erie, PA | $4,730 | Scholarship | 2023 |