Eligibility Requirements
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Eligibility for funding is determined based on due diligence and assessment of the following:
- Services to benefit the residents of Lancaster County (note: the Snyder Fund also benefits Cumberland County)
- Current 501(c)(3) designation from the IRS
- Registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations unless otherwise exempt per the Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act
- IRS Form 990
- Annual Audit or a financial review by an independent CPA within the last 12 months
- In good standing with all existing awards and contracts with the Lancaster County Community Foundation
Please note the Community Foundation will not typically fund:
- Creation of new organization
- Schools
- Capital campaigns/capital costs (equipment, building costs, maintenance)
- Political campaigns
- Expenses incurred before the grant is awarded
- Cemetery associations
- Religious causes that further a specific belief/agenda
- Individuals
