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Lancaster County Community Foundation

We embolden extraordinary community by investing in people and ideas that will shape the future of lancaster county.

$15M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
373
Grants FY2024
364
Organizations funded FY2023
9%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$18,695
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,050,000
Organizations funded a year
316 to 435
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
12
Total assets, FY2024
$185M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 9% of the organizations Lancaster County Community Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $438k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureHealthAnimalsEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving373$15M7%
FY2023364$12M9%
FY2022376$13M10%
FY2021435$18M11%
FY2020414$16M13%
FY2019377$14M13%
FY2018356$14M17%
FY2017316$12Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$19MHealth$12MHuman Services$12MArts & Culture$10MReligion$9.1MHousing & Shelter$8.8MCommunity Improvement$7.4MYouth Development$6.7MOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Water Street Ministries$3,693,02786%
Lancaster County Conservancy$2,997,19487%
The Children Deserve a Chance Foundation$2,284,976756%
Dayspring Christian Academy$2,028,907819%
Tenfold$1,635,72688%
Community First Fund$1,540,075813%
United Way of Lancaster County$1,537,829810%
Assets Lancaster$1,396,696826%
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever$1,385,020811%
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank$1,289,43680%
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All grantees of Lancaster County Community Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Water Street Ministries$3,693,02786%
Lancaster County Conservancy$2,997,19487%
The Children Deserve a Chance Foundation$2,284,976756%
Dayspring Christian Academy$2,028,907819%
Tenfold$1,635,72688%
Community First Fund$1,540,075813%
United Way of Lancaster County$1,537,829810%
Assets Lancaster$1,396,696826%
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever$1,385,020811%
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank$1,289,43680%
Thaddeus Stevens Foundation$1,181,145817%
Lancaster Bible College$1,179,73881%
Mennonite Disaster Service$1,172,3608n/a
The Foundation of the Economic Development Company of Lancaster$1,035,000647%
YWCA Lancaster$1,025,17186%
Creative Ministries Inc$1,018,453511%
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County Inc$1,011,36581%
Our Mother of Perpetual Help School$1,008,8395n/a
Spanish American Civic Association for Equality Inc$1,001,47284%
Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development$936,40083%
Fulton Theatre Company$925,76082%
Church World Service Inc$923,63180%
Lnp Media Group Inc$919,7423n/a
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences$876,00971%
Lancaster Public Library$858,79186%
Milagro House Inc$850,682816%
Lancaster County Career & Technology Foundation$832,721832%
Lancaster Area Habitat for Humanity Inc$830,35086%
The Foundation of the Lancaster Chamber$821,706882%
Lancaster County Food Hub$795,83388%
Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster Inc$782,752821%
Elizabethtown College$774,22880%
Global Disciples$767,74483%
Crossnet Ministries$731,252716%
Choices Healthcare$706,12980%
Pet Pantry of Lancaster County Inc$683,572811%
Power Packs Project$659,727810%
The Salvation Army$651,7758n/a
Align Life Ministries$642,78556%
Lancaster Country Day School$641,22681%
Lancaster-Lebanon Education Foundat$619,052866%
Lancasterhistoryorg$616,56484%
Mennonite Central Committee U S$612,0708n/a
Lancaster City Alliance$595,455819%
Meals on Wheels Inc$591,022818%
Raise28$581,249831%
Lancaster County Christian School$578,44055%
Ephrata Performing Arts Center$571,850825%
Lancaster Mennonite School$566,5148n/a
The Clinic for Special Children Inc$566,35882%
Rock Ford Foundation$561,045821%
North Star Initiative$554,326813%
Casa of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties$544,279814%
Cobys Family Services$528,98982%
Millersville University of Pennsylvania$523,7488n/a
Girls on the Run of Lancaster$516,239818%
Aaron's Acres$510,955810%
The Factory Ministries$481,98387%
Men of Iron$481,201519%
Planned Parenthood Keystone$478,84381%
Southern Lancaster County Foundation for Education$476,562885%
Moravian Manors Inc$475,83181%
Lancaster Farm Sanctuary$468,866674%
Hope International$468,24761%
Bethany Christian Services$465,3078n/a
Arbor Place Inc$452,562812%
Friendship Community$448,79581%
Lancaster Farmland Trust$440,57581%
Prima Arts Inc$436,764820%
Music for Everyone$436,759820%
Bench Mark Program$428,890816%
Servant Stage Company$405,661815%
Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$400,19781%
Veritas Academy Inc$396,74556%
Good Samaritan Services$384,26864%
Clare House Inc$383,777822%
Lancaster Health Center$383,73381%
Brittany's Hope$368,66587%
Mental Health America of Lancaster County$365,025815%
Diocese of Harrisburg$362,5288n/a
Lancaster Education Foundation$360,331821%
Bridge of Hope Inc$357,32786%
Organization for the Responsible Care of Animals$356,967844%
Light of Hope Ministries$352,2085n/a
Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central & Northern Pa Inc$350,0003n/a
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic$344,97582%
United Disabilities Services Foundation$341,60089%
The Lancaster Lgbtq Center$340,462552%
Bright Side Opportunities Corporati$335,395818%
The Common Wheel$329,628818%
Lancaster General Hospital$325,72580%
Raven Ridge Wildlife Center Inc$321,659866%
Historic Rittenhousetown Inc$321,045827%
Humane League of Lancaster County - Partner of Humane Pa$317,7118n/a
Mt Hope Nazarene Retirement Community$315,41682%
Off the Streets Inc$313,352817%
Chestnut Housing Corporation$311,722736%
Pennon Organization$308,89780%
Grace Brethren Retreat Center (Dba Camp D/B/A Camp Conquest$305,83989%
Visioncorps$302,72281%
Geneva College$300,00011%
Arch Street Center Inc$287,917813%
The Milton S Hershey Medical Center$282,72670%
Lancaster Science Center$280,72486%
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design$272,49881%
Onelife Institute Inc$270,300526%
Speranza Animal Rescue Inc$268,02176%
Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities Inc$263,5158n/a
A Woman's Concern Inc$258,71187%
Advoz$257,640814%
Handi Vangelism Ministries International$256,9515n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$255,47380%
Swan Scaling Walls a Note at a Time$255,329834%
Grace Brethren Church of Lititz$255,1645n/a
Pennsylvania Family Institute$250,57543%
Eastern Lancaster County Library$246,594839%
Lifecycles Inc$246,429639%
Manheim Central Christian Education Council$241,425523%
Advantage Lancaster$240,838722%
Anchor Lancaster$240,686815%
The Pai Corporation$238,72780%
Mid Atlantic Air Museum$236,00079%
Real Life Community Services$235,85168%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$234,59280%
Elizabethtown Community Housing & Outreach Services$229,98866%
Long's Park Amphitheater Foundation$229,525811%
Housing Development Corporation Midatlantic$227,97261%
Lancaster County Therapeutic Riding Inc D/B/A Greystone Manor Therapeutic Riding$227,345813%
Samaritan Center$227,26582%
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc Lancaster Epa Chapter$223,977510%
Black Rock Retreat$220,92352%
SCORE Association$217,20280%
Hempfield Foundation$216,316841%
Luthercare$214,67380%
American Cancer Society Inc$212,82880%
Quarryville Library Center$212,41889%
Conestoga Valley Education Foundation$209,687817%
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Scholarship Committee$209,464633%
Hope Within Ministries Inc$205,50388%
Camp Hebron Inc$205,35782%
Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals Inc$202,74555%
Building Bridges Foundation at Anderson Farm$202,611425%
Brethren Village$202,54680%
Lancaster General Health Foundation$201,36582%
A Tail to Tell Inc$201,142736%
Literacy Council of Lanc-Leb Lva$200,21185%
Union Community Care$199,83480%
Kind Human Foundation$198,432626%
Halfway Environment for Alcoholics Recovering Inc$197,65581%
Elizabethtown Public Library$196,63785%
Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center$196,54183%
Patients R Waiting Inc$194,720554%
Camp Can Do 2014 Inc$194,710642%
Westlanco Love Inc$194,185811%
Piercing Word Inc$192,288614%
Lancaster Theological Seminary$192,2858n/a
Keystone Pet-Enhanced Therapy Services$191,804827%
Pennsylvania FFA Alumni$187,500880%
Allegro the Chamber Orchestra of Lancaster$187,368816%
Salem United Church of Christ$185,7158n/a
Franklin & Marshall College$185,55650%
Ephrata Public Library$184,12783%
Penn Manor School District Education Foundation$183,826817%
Haldeman Mansion Preservation Soc$183,691554%
YMCA of the Roses$181,33041%
Ephrata Area Social Services$180,46576%
Lancaster Recreation Commission$180,3027n/a
Harvest USA$179,48753%
Compass Mark$179,37182%
Faith Friendship Ministries$179,28284%
Old Zion Church$178,5964n/a
Pitties Love Peace$177,262815%
Susquehanna Waldorf School$176,53382%
Life Change Ministries International Inc$174,645514%
Orphan Resources International$172,51578%
Warwick Education Foundation$170,919815%
Central Market Trust$170,87984%
Touchstone Foundation$167,065866%
Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services$166,653514%
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra$166,14484%
Goal Project Inc$163,838728%
Lancaster Dollars for Higher Learning$163,63787%
Parish Resource Center Inc$163,239815%
The Pennsylvania Dutch Council Inc$162,62881%
Wolf Sanctuary of Pa Inc$162,14284%
Mom's House Inc of Lancaster$161,298412%
Transition to Community$160,36178%
The Manheim Township Public Library Foundation$159,986839%
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc$159,86671%
Lititz Public Library Inc$159,43283%
Lancaster Law Foundation$158,022628%
Woodcrest Retreat Association$153,08084%
Lancaster Mennonite Conference Historical Society$152,75086%
Lancaster Day Care Center$150,08682%
Demuth Foundation$150,03888%
Children's Miracle Network$150,00020%
American Heart Association Inc$149,69480%
St John Neumann Catholic School$148,9553n/a
Tba School$148,82542%
Ephrata Development Organization Inc$147,854327%
Lighthouse Vocational Services$147,50681%
Linden Hall School for Girls$146,04180%
Mt Calvary Church of Elizabethtown$145,8195n/a
New Person Ministries Inc$145,11589%
2nd Chance 4 Life Rescue$144,007811%
Joni and Friends$141,99180%
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc$140,98580%
North Museum Corporation$138,16384%
Adamstown Area Library$138,03686%
Special Olympics Pennsylvania Inc$137,33380%
Ephrata Area Education Foundation$136,828830%
Lancaster Pride Association$136,756547%
Fellowship of Christian Athletes$136,28440%
Center for Parent Youth Understanding$135,41758%
Lancaster Community Safety Coalition$134,69855%
The Mennonite Home$133,93770%
Aevidum$132,762820%
The Nazareth Project$132,68089%
Lancaster City Police Foundation$131,811728%
Milanof-Schock Library$131,28485%
City of Lancaster$129,9854n/a
Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc$129,67581%
Sacred Heart of Jesus School$127,8727n/a
Lancaster United Methodist Inner City Alliance$127,8068n/a
Lancaster Creative Factory$126,486743%
Impact Missions$124,70267%
Occupational Development Center$123,31585%
Tnt Youth Ministry$123,04957%
Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County$122,974814%
City of Lancaster$122,5004n/a
Green Meadow Farm$122,088538%
Leo's Helping Paws Inc$121,574830%
Manheim Township Educational Foundation$121,514818%
Columbia Presbyterian Church$118,6348n/a
Landis Communities$118,32280%
The New School of Lancaster Dba New School Montessori$115,83871%
Phi$115,72380%
The Janus School$115,38171%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pa$115,31481%
The Pequea Valley Education Foundation$113,487717%
Donegal Chapter Trout Unlimited$112,440818%
Lancaster Emergency Medical Services Association$112,07580%
Chi St Joseph Children's Health$111,66581%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$110,78880%
The Columbia Food Bank Attn Suzanne Ollar$108,886820%
Lititz Area Community Chest$107,897812%
Wheatland Chorale$107,3498n/a
Cocalico Education Foundation$106,508817%
Bible Visuals International Inc$105,930513%
Support for Prison Ministries$105,01184%
Homes for Hope$104,83517%
Fairmount Homes$104,52460%
Jeff Musser Foundation$104,18086%
Christs Home$103,94450%
Manheim Central Foundation for Educational Enrichment$102,144728%
Millport Conservancy$102,020722%
Canine Partners for Life$101,97763%
Harrisburg Area Community College Foundation$101,58232%
Northwest Emergency Medical Services Foundation Inc$101,38871%
Kansas Athletics Inc$100,0002n/a
Lititz Area Mennonite School$99,73051%
Children's Museum of Lancaster$99,66175%
Young Men's Christian Association of Lancaster County$99,64741%
Ephrata Recreation Center$99,61081%
The Arc of Lancaster County$99,08085%
Lancaster Downtowners$98,883627%
Strasburg-Heisler Library$97,074711%
Cornerstone Community Ministries Inc$96,538516%
Lancaster County Workforce Investment Bo$96,13831%
Cornerstone Pregnancy Care Services$95,621612%
Our Home of Hope Inc$94,92264%
Iolc$94,9203n/a
Young Life$94,81080%
Helping Hands for Animals Inc$93,66687%
Conservation Foundation of Lancaster County$92,75763%
Tenfold Community Lending$92,56442%
Millersville International House$92,34687%
Midpenn Legal Services$92,06380%
Marietta Center for the Arts$90,94085%
San Juan Bautista Church$90,4474n/a
Welsh Mountain Home$88,59381%
Club 521 Inc$88,496811%
Junior League of Lancaster Pa Inc$88,224825%
New Holland Band Inc$87,462811%
Susquehanna Heritage Corporation$86,94482%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia Delaware and Susquehanna Valley$86,86180%
Lancaster Redevelopment Fund$86,636316%
Castaway Crittersthe James a Hueholt Memorial Found for Animals$86,37889%
Regenall Inc$85,806239%
Solid Rock Youth Ministries Inc$85,189511%
Cavod Performing Arts$85,10354%
Beat the Streets Wrestling$84,963624%
Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation Inc$84,64281%
Music at Gretna Inc$84,52586%
Calvary Church$83,8097n/a
Garden Spot Fire Rescue$82,91375%
House on the Rock Family Ministries$81,70257%
Centerville Pet Rescue$81,604712%
Junior Achievement of South Central Pa$80,77871%
Philhaven$80,72660%
Linville Hill Christian School$79,17851%
Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation$78,256436%
Friends in Action International$78,11752%
Keystone Service Systems Inc$78,04260%
Millersville University Foundation$77,76071%
Ascend Clinical Services Dba Naaman Clinical Services$77,15870%
Zoe's House Inc$76,98338%
Operation Scarlet Inc$76,644723%
Ephrata Area Rehab Services$76,58880%
New Holland Early Learning Center$75,86581%
Diamond Street Early Childhood Cent$75,72682%
Ephrata Cloister Associates$75,469616%
United Disabilities Services$74,63030%
Ten Thousand Villages$74,46170%
Willow Street Fire Company$73,39664%
Lets Go 123$72,983229%
American Lung Association$72,3438n/a
Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre$71,805817%
Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley$71,519811%
United Zion Retirement Community$71,33550%
Heifer Project International$70,74880%
Stewards of the Lower Susquehanna Inc Dba Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Ass$70,71656%
Solanco Neighborhood Ministries$70,0595n/a
Lancaster County Project for the Ne$69,738819%
Mennonite Children's Choir of Lancaster$69,6156n/a
South Asian Association of Lancaster$69,302255%
First Presbyterian Church$68,8005n/a
Library System of Lancaster County$68,70570%
Leg Up Farm Inc$67,99071%
Landis Valley Associates$67,93176%
A Week Away Foundation$67,905710%
Lafayette Fire Co of East Lampeter Township$66,10855%
Lancaster Township Fire Department$65,61224%
The Bridge Youth Center Inc$65,196514%
Columbia Animal Shelter$64,99067%
Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor Union Inc$64,27336%
House of His Creation$63,192511%
Zoe International$63,10740%
Capital Area Therapeutic Riding Association$62,56374%
United Churches Elizabethtown Area$62,52645%
Oasis Ministries For Spiritual Development Inc$62,50859%
Calvary Fellowship Homes Inc$60,75750%
Casa Inc$60,14730%
Love Revolution$59,651734%
Gigis Playhouse Inc$58,7224n/a
Lancaster Country Club Foundation$58,632514%
La Academiathe Partnership Charter School$58,07960%
Manheim Christian Day School$57,8465n/a
The Donegal Foundation$57,533426%
Furry Friends Network$56,741810%
Imani Edu Tainers African Dance Company$56,364564%
Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community$56,28480%
Montessori Academy of Lancaster$56,17651%
Pennsylvania Vent Camp$56,159524%
Friends of the Railroad Museum Pennsylvania$56,09581%
Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Inc$55,73232%
Columbia Public Library Association$55,23584%
The Edible Classroom$55,173613%
Disability Empowerment Center$54,54162%
The Loft Community Partnership$53,778311%
Mount Gretna School of Art$52,63074%
Tennis Central$52,59878%
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Services$52,03641%
The Hourglass Foundation$51,766414%
Shalom Place T/A Abundant Living Ministries$51,74847%
Gretna Productions Inc$50,52554%
Craighead House Committee Corp$50,000189%
Lititz Historical Foundation Inc$49,700610%
Sawa Africa$49,044323%
Manheim Community Library$47,57484%
Longenecker's Reformed Mennonite Church$46,6488n/a
Pleasant View Retirement Community$46,14150%
Floor Covering Industry Foundation Inc$45,00033%
Sweet Adelines International Vocal Harmonix$44,542621%
Justice & Mercy Inc$44,080524%
Lancaster Moravian Church$43,8855n/a
National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Inc$43,85951%
Hempfield Area Recreation Commission$43,7385n/a
Holy Family Radio Inc$43,70659%
E-Town Area Youth Alliance$43,20466%
Lancaster Improv Players Incorporated$42,709330%
Community Life Network of Columbia Wanda Whare Nikolaus & Hohenadel$42,395222%
Greater E-Town Area Recreation & Community Services$42,10850%
Joyshop Ministries$42,042524%
Leadership Lancaster Inc$42,01826%
LGBT Community Center$41,84747%
Lititz Springs Park Inc$41,45454%
Kathy's Circle of Friends Inc$41,06859%
West Lampeter Township$40,5731n/a
Lancaster Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing$40,06564%
Lancaster Bail Fund$40,005211%
Donegal Presbyterian Church$39,8206n/a
The Conner M Holland Foundation$39,749513%
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa$39,73140%
Lampeter-Strasburg School District$39,2521n/a
Birth Care and Family Health$38,63851%
Accessing Independence$38,00021%
Jewish Family Service$37,8682n/a
Manheim Township Historical Society$37,168668%
Kenbrook Bible Camp Inc$36,94741%
Chemowarrior the Eli Sidler Foundation$36,3465n/a
Sudan Rebirth Ministry$36,3295n/a
Lancaster Medical Heritage Musuem$36,263517%
Southern End Community Association$35,22043%
The Rotary Club of Lancaster Foundation$34,931418%
The Columbia Education Foundation$34,074214%
Emerald Foundation$34,05417%
Conestoga Valley Seeds$33,794212%
Conestoga River Club$33,49729%
Five Stones Global$33,49345%
Intercourse Library Inc$33,16753%
Hood College$32,31310%
Northfield Mount Hermon School$32,31310%
Camp Andrews$32,07031%
The Pocket Testament League Inc$31,79521%
Lone Oak Animal Assisted Therapeutic and Education$31,414424%
Quarryville Borough$31,3225n/a
Revelations of Freedom Ministries$31,09241%
Liberty Warbird Association$30,855230%
St Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church$30,0001n/a
Stroud Water Research Center$29,97120%
Oasis Youth Services Inc$29,135212%
Building & Supporting Entrepreneurship of Southeast Lancaster Inc$28,81848%
Friends of Shirati$28,58343%
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd$28,5652n/a
Adoptions From the Heart Inc$28,38140%
New Hope Community Life Ministry$27,62942%
Lampeter-Strasburg Educational Foundation$27,358187%
Carson Long Military Academy$27,28211%
Mennonite Economic Development Associates$27,05140%
Strasburg Heritage Society$26,983134%
County of Lancaster$26,8143n/a
Peyton Walker Foundation$26,63415%
Pennsylvania State University$26,5003n/a
Millersville Community Umc$26,4712n/a
Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pa$26,39314%
Latin American Alliance$25,955311%
Furever Home Adoption Center$25,7583n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$25,71230%
Cumberland County Library System Foundation$25,0001n/a
Hand Up Partners$25,000146%
Lancaster County Chooses Love$25,00019%
Volunteers of America Inc$25,0001n/a
Highland Presbyterian Church$25,0001n/a
Elizabethtown Area Education Foundation$25,000169%
Drexel University$25,00010%
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations$25,00022%
Octoraro Watershed Association$25,000248%
Federal City Council$25,00011%
Lancaster's Economic Action for Downtown's Success$24,528412%
Naaman Center Dba Naaman Counseling Services$24,44021%
Help the Fight$24,31047%
Life Counseling Ministries$24,2702n/a
Servants Inc$24,26431%
Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen$24,19842%
United Way of Kankakee County Inc$24,00031%
Dutchland Rollers Inc$24,000458%
Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank$23,87430%
Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education$23,49822%
Almost Home Dog Adoption Center$23,41926%
Garden Spot Village$22,84440%
Eastern Pa Trans Equity Project Inc$22,46024%
No Longer Alone Ministries Inc$21,89127%
Infinity Charter School$21,85520%
Friends of Angels$21,840417%
The City of Lancaster Office of Promotion Inc$21,5001n/a
St John's Episcopal Church$21,3502n/a
United Churches of Elizabethtown Area$21,07831%
Lancaster County Conservation District$21,0152n/a
Manheim Township School Dist$20,7231n/a
Bible Fellowship Church$20,6482n/a
Community Basics Inc$20,20011%
South Ann Concerned Neighbors Inc$20,0002n/a
White Rose Leadership Institute$20,00021%
Maine State Music Theatre$20,00020%
The Catholic Worker House of Lancaster Inc$19,894328%
Humanitarian Social Innovations$19,83122%
First Presbyterian Church of Strasburg$19,7553n/a
The First Reformed Church of Lancaster Pa$19,4592n/a
Kairos School of Spiritual Formation$19,37926%
Lancaster County Field of Hope$19,11639%
Unto Inc$18,9492n/a
Omega Horse Rescue and Rehabilitation Center Inc$18,93732%
Cumberland County Historical Society and Hamilton Library Assoc$18,86512%
Anchor Christian Academy$18,67823%
Lititz Church of the Bretheren$18,5542n/a
Friendship Fire & Hose Co 1 of Elizabethtown Pennsylvania$18,55131%
2 Seconds or Less Inc$18,2632n/a
Alpha & Omega Community Center$18,12738%
Communities in Schools of Pennsylvania$18,08211%
Aim to Empower$18,051222%
Large Animal Protection Society Inc$18,00439%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region$17,80631%
Upward Call Counseling Services Inc$17,67432%
Friends of Fishing Creek$16,7802n/a
Loving & Caring Inc$16,723214%
Caitlin's Smiles Inc$16,64725%
Columbia Economic Development Corp$16,544141%
Adventist Health International$16,50010%
Least of These Ministries$16,20827%
Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture$15,91511%
Musser Park Civic Association$15,8753n/a
Theturtleroom$15,7402n/a
Crispus Attucks Community Center Inc$15,53115%
East Stroudsburg University Foundation$15,50020%
We Help Children and Families Inc$15,359122%
Boulder Crest Foundation$15,24630%
Ephrata Community Ambulance Assoc$15,09730%
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Inc$15,00010%
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism Special Asset Fund of Tpf$15,00010%
Lititz Borough$14,5002n/a
Homestead Village Inc$13,98710%
Healing Journey$13,9352n/a
Hempfield United Methodist Church$13,9232n/a
Servenow$13,86211%
Off the Streets Inc$13,6102n/a
Hope Inspire Love Inc$13,23422%
Lancaster Area Kidney Assn$13,2292n/a
Venture Lititz Inc$13,18324%
African American Cultural Alliance Inc$13,0001n/a
Alliance for Global Justice Corp$12,96110%
Writeface$12,876226%
Red Creek Wildlife Center Inc$11,94221%
Lancaster Bar Association$11,74312%
Creative Works of Lancaster$11,507239%
Lancaster County Youth Amateur Hockey League$11,37221%
Lititz Community Center Inc$11,23920%
One A-Chord Ministries$11,2242n/a
American Diabetes Association$11,01120%
Eliannie Animal Rescue$10,824210%
Tri-County Conewago Creek Association$10,6521n/a
Go Beyond LLC$10,6071n/a
4 Girls on a Mission$10,583119%
Penn Square Opera$10,526112%
Bridlepath Equine Center$10,43917%
Kraybill Mennonite School Corporation$10,36611%
St Leo the Great Parish and School Lancaster Chari$10,2591n/a
NAACP Lancaster Branch$10,1321n/a
Youth With a Mission Lancaster$10,00411%
The Richard J Schuettler Center for Municipal Development$10,000125%
School District of Lancaster$10,0001n/a
St Francis of Assisi$10,0001n/a
Sarasota Manatee Assoc for Riding Therapy Inc$10,00013%
Mennonite World Conference Inc$10,0001n/a
The Davis Dog Farm$10,0001n/a
Endless Mountain Music Festival Inc$10,00014%
Hiinga Inc$10,00011%
Solar United Neighbors Inc$10,00010%
Second Grace Inc$10,000113%
Little Conestoga Creek Foundation$10,0001n/a
Create Karma$9,768115%
Warwick Little League$9,702117%
Diakon Child Family & Community Ministries$9,53210%
Mission Church$9,4441n/a
Drilling for Life$9,41714%
Wake The Beast$9,3191n/a
NAMI National$9,09510%
Sun Point Foundation Inc$9,09211%
National Ambucs Inc$9,0441n/a
Nami Lancaster County Pa$8,8881n/a
Immigreat Lancaster Inc$8,704135%
The Sustainability Nexus Inc$8,623112%
Cocalico Creek Watershed Association$8,50013%
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce & Industry$8,23010%
First United Methodist Church$8,0001n/a
Randolph County United Way Inc$8,00015%
Transport for Christ International Inc$7,7871n/a
West Shore Wildlife Center$7,77214%
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends$7,6331n/a
Riverstewards Collaborative Inc$7,500147%
Lgbt Center of Greater Reading$7,50011%
Bcm International Inc$7,0621n/a
Water Science Institute$7,01712%
Lancaster Church of the Brethren$7,0001n/a
United Way of the Capital Area Inc$7,00010%
Mighty Mehal Foundation$6,8861n/a
Lancaster County Agriculture Council$6,78918%
Family First Health Corporation$6,77310%
A & E Hearing Connection$6,748122%
Terraclear Foundation$6,64611%
Spay Neuter Assistance Program Inc$6,545110%
Upper Saranac Lake Foundation Inc$6,46311%
Pennsylvania Technology Student Association$6,34214%
Ephrata Grace Point Church of the Nazarene$6,2801n/a
Cbm Ministries of South Central Pennsylvania Inc$6,27010%
Way of Jesus Academy$6,1881n/a
Associates for Biblical Research$6,16311%
Red Rose International Film Festival$6,0711n/a
Operation Hope Inc$6,00010%
Bethanna$5,93010%
Youth Advocate Programs Inc$5,92910%
Brighter Day Foundation Inc$5,895124%
Lutheran Camping Corporation of Central Pennsylvania$5,88610%
Sierra Club Foundation$5,85610%
Africa Association of Bible Schools$5,8341n/a
Operation Paws for Homes Inc$5,71711%
Families United Network Inc$5,67610%
Pennsylvania Orphan Care Alliance$5,65611%
Children's Home of York$5,59710%
Day Seven Ministries Inc$5,57012%
Kidney Foundation of Central Pa$5,51912%
Tree House of Lititz Foundation$5,502113%
Noble Hill Rescue Inc$5,4791n/a
Nolan Michael Himes Foundation$5,467129%
Creative Visions Foundation$5,44110%
Fight on Foundation$5,411110%
Colgate University$5,27410%
Hope Ministries and Community Services$5,2651n/a
Rocky Springs Carousel Association$5,123115%
Peace of Mind Caring Foundation$5,1201n/a
Life Skills of Lancaster$5,0771n/a
Conoy Township$5,0601n/a
Rohrerstown Fire Company Relief Ass$5,02015%

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($302k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Lancaster County Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 67 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWater Street Ministries: $3,693,027 over 8y, 6.0% of budgetLancaster County Conservancy: $2,997,194 over 8y, 7.3% of budgetThe Children Deserve a Chance Foundation: $2,284,976 over 7y, 56% of budgetDayspring Christian Academy: $2,028,907 over 8y, 19% of budgetTenfold: $1,635,726 over 8y, 8.0% of budgetCommunity First Fund: $1,540,075 over 8y, 13% of budgetUnited Way of Lancaster County: $1,537,829 over 8y, 10% of budgetAssets Lancaster: $1,396,696 over 8y, 26% of budgetDelaware Valley Golden Retriever: $1,385,020 over 8y, 11% of budgetCentral Pennsylvania Food Bank: $1,289,436 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetThaddeus Stevens Foundation: $1,181,145 over 8y, 17% of budgetLancaster Bible College: $1,179,738 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetThe Foundation of the Economic Development Company of Lancaster: $1,035,000 over 6y, 47% of budgetYWCA Lancaster: $1,025,171 over 8y, 5.7% of budgetCreative Ministries Inc: $1,018,453 over 5y, 11% of budgetCommunity Action Partnership of Lancaster County Inc: $1,011,365 over 8y, 1.0% of budgetSpanish American Civic Association for Equality Inc: $1,001,472 over 8y, 4.1% of budgetSchreiber Center for Pediatric Development: $936,400 over 8y, 2.6% of budgetFulton Theatre Company: $925,760 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetChurch World Service Inc: $923,631 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetPennsylvania College of Health Sciences: $876,009 over 7y, 1.2% of budgetLancaster Public Library: $858,791 over 8y, 5.6% of budgetMilagro House Inc: $850,682 over 8y, 16% of budgetLancaster County Career & Technology Foundation: $832,721 over 8y, 32% of budgetLancaster Area Habitat for Humanity Inc: $830,350 over 8y, 6.0% of budgetThe Foundation of the Lancaster Chamber: $821,706 over 8y, 82% of budgetLancaster County Food Hub: $795,833 over 8y, 7.5% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Lancaster Inc: $782,752 over 8y, 21% of budgetElizabethtown College: $774,228 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetGlobal Disciples: $767,744 over 8y, 3.1% of budgetCrossnet Ministries: $731,252 over 7y, 16% of budgetChoices Healthcare: $706,129 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetPet Pantry of Lancaster County Inc: $683,572 over 8y, 11% of budgetPower Packs Project: $659,727 over 8y, 9.8% of budgetAlign Life Ministries: $642,785 over 5y, 6.3% of budgetLancaster Country Day School: $641,226 over 8y, 0.5% of budgetLancaster-Lebanon Education Foundat: $619,052 over 8y, 66% of budgetLancasterhistoryorg: $616,564 over 8y, 3.5% of budgetLancaster City Alliance: $595,455 over 8y, 19% of budgetMeals on Wheels Inc: $591,022 over 8y, 18% of budgetRaise28: $581,249 over 8y, 31% of budgetLancaster County Christian School: $578,440 over 5y, 5.1% of budgetEphrata Performing Arts Center: $571,850 over 8y, 25% of budgetThe Clinic for Special Children Inc: $566,358 over 8y, 1.9% of budgetRock Ford Foundation: $561,045 over 8y, 21% of budgetNorth Star Initiative: $554,326 over 8y, 13% of budgetCasa of Lancaster and Lebanon Counties: $544,279 over 8y, 14% of budgetCobys Family Services: $528,989 over 8y, 1.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Clark Associates Charitable FoundationPA175.6× affinity120 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Clark Associates Charitable Foundation · The Steinman Foundation · High Foundation · United Way of Lancaster County · Ferree Foundation · Pryor E & Arlene R Neuber Charitable Trust · Willis and Elsie Shenk Foundation · Gooding Group Foundation · Shady Maple Foundation · The Abigail L Longenecker Memorial Foundation · Ashland Foundation · Richard S & Ann B Barshinger Family Fdn

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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Find your warmest path to Lancaster County Community Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Lancaster County Community Foundation

How much does Lancaster County Community Foundation give?
Lancaster County Community Foundation reported 373 grants totaling $15,021,807 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 316 and 435 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Lancaster County Community Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (17%), Health (11%), Human Services (10%).
Who are Lancaster County Community Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Water Street Ministries ($3.7M), Lancaster County Conservancy ($3.0M), The Children Deserve a Chance Foundation ($2.3M).
Does Lancaster County Community Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 9% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Lancaster County Community Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Clark Associates Charitable Foundation, The Steinman Foundation, High Foundation.
Where is Lancaster County Community Foundation based?
Lancaster County Community Foundation is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 626 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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