Berks County Community Foundation receives final payout of $17.1M Marian Snyder estate gift

Pennsylvania’s Berks County Community Foundation has received the final $1.5 million payout from the estate of Marian S. Snyder, bringing the bequest to more than $17.1 million. Prior to her death in 2018, Snyder established her namesake fund with BCCF to support local organizations. In fiscal 2026, the fund distributed $680,400 to six organizations: the American Cancer Society, Humane Pennsylvania, Tower Health at Home, the Reading Public Museum Foundation, Animal Rescue League of Berks County and Vision Resource Center of Berks County.