The Lancaster County Community Foundation

You can support the Community Foundation strategic initiatives by donating to the I Love Lancaster Fund via credit card or connecting with our Donor Services team at 717-397-1629 ext. 118, or [email protected] to make a gift using a different payment method or asset. Learn more about the I Love Lancaster Fund here: https://lnkd.in/ePjwtbaT

EXTRAGIVE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! 🥳 Lancaster County is extraordinary because of YOU! Join more than 400 local community benefit organizations participating in ExtraGive on November 22. As a participant in Lancaster’s largest day of giving, your organization can raise funds, elevate awareness about your work, and engage new donors. Again this year, we’ll offer prizes and a stretch pool of at least half a million dollars that will be distributed based on an organization's number of unique donors. Whether someone makes a $10 donation or a $100 donation, each gift will go further for the causes our community members care about. Thanks to our presenting sponsors High Foundation, Murry Foundation, and our other community sponsors, each contribution will make an even bigger impact for our community. Visit extragive.org to apply! Keep an eye out for updates and resources to help your organization prepare for November 22 🎉

Through a fund at the Community Foundation, you can support any registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the United States. If you are interested in giving internationally, our team can work with you to find possible avenues. Our staff does the due diligence to ensure all nonprofit recipients are actively certified and in good standing as a 501(c)(3). We do not monitor the ideology of our giving partners. The Lancaster County Community Foundation uses an anti-hate and nondiscrimination in grantmaking policy to prevent money that goes out from the Community Foundation from being used for harm against federally protected classes in the community. We cannot knowingly make grants to nonprofits that intend to support or engage in hateful or discriminatory activities, whether online or offline. You can read more about our anti-hate and nondiscrimination in grantmaking policy by visiting: https://lnkd.in/eEvHBZ2n

Do you have a knack for details and deadlines, are a great communicator, love convening people and organizing data, and have a passion to help our community thrive? If so, we have the spot for you! We are looking for a Program Officer. Learn more about the role and how to apply below.

Absolutely! Our team is available to research nonprofit organizations working in the areas of interest to you. We can provide a list of organizations and even connect you to help build that important relationship. Helping our donors become informed about community benefit organizations working in areas of interest to them is one of our most significant value-adds, and it is a key reason why donors choose the Lancaster County Community Foundation compared to commercial banks and private foundations. Get started at: https://lnkd.in/eF3WgTYQ

Our team was thrilled to attend the Lancaster Chamber's 152nd Annual Dinner last week, celebrating the incredible work local businesses, nonprofits, and leaders are doing in our community. 🎉 We were honored to receive the 2024 Exemplar Award, presented by Brown Plus. We would like to thank the visionary leaders who came before us, paving the way for 100 years of community impact. 📸 PhotOlé Photography

Do you know what makes the I Love Lancaster Fund so unique? Because it is endowed, it grows over time to support emerging needs, while keeping the vibrance of our shared future as its priority. In fact, it’s our most flexible and responsive fund, making it possible to invest in critical opportunities like HDC MidAtlantic’s College Avenue affordable housing project at the former Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Lancaster. With a grant from the I Love Lancaster fund, HDC MidAtlantic is redeveloping the former hospital into a mixed-use site that will provide affordable housing to local residents. This renovation will not only meet the critical need for affordable housing in our community, but it also aligns with the priorities defined in the Lancaster County Planning's Places 2040 plan, the Lancaster City Alliance's Building on Strength Economic Development Strategic Plan, and the City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania's Interim Housing Strategy. When you give to the I Love Lancaster Fund, you join 100 years’ worth of visionary funders who worked to create a way to support emerging needs throughout the county. You give it. We grow it. For Lancaster. Forever. Learn more by going to https://lnkd.in/eHee4ACb

This is a common question. Our team has deep connections in Lancaster County and provides community expertise to help guide your grantmaking decisions if needed. We can even connect you to local community benefit organizations making an impact. Explore other frequently asked questions at https://lnkd.in/eRkq9xqx

Answers to this question allow us to narrow down the different giving options available at the Community Foundation to match you up with the best fund type for you. It can also help to guide your gift to a specific community benefit organization project, or to something more general in scope within your passions. Learn more about the Community Foundation's philanthropic services at https://lnkd.in/eRkq9xqx

Last week, members of our team joined the Building Together experience in Chicago designed by the Council on Foundations We joined philanthropic leaders from around the nation who want to develop strategies and skills to bridge differences and counteract toxic polarization. Our CEO, Sam Bressi, presented in two sessions including one with Gabrielle Webster, MSM from the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and Amanda Ripley, acclaimed author of “High Conflict.”    We all walked away with expanded perspectives, new connections, and concrete skills we will weave into our local work. Most importantly, we returned to Lancaster with hope for what is possible when are truly curious and seek to learn more about the humanity in all of us.